2D Meme Animator for Viral Character Brand (TikTok/IG) — Long-Term

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# 2D Meme Animator for Viral Character Brand (TikTok/IG) — Long-Term We're building **Slippy the Snake** into a globally recognized internet character, and we need a 2D animator who lives and breathes meme culture to make his short-form videos (9:16, TikTok + Instagram Reels). **Style benchmark:** https://www.tiktok.com/@ponkehq — same energy, same format, but slightly **higher drawing quality**. If you watched that and immediately got it, keep reading. ## About Slippy Slippy is one cartoon snake with **twelve distinct personalities** — one body, many minds. Each video, a different personality "wakes up" and runs the show: a coping wellness guru, a smug old-money type, a rage-quitting gamer, a judgmental auntie, and eight more. The personalities **never appear together in one frame** — that's canon. Canon you must respect (non-negotiable): - **No arms, no hands. Ever.** He holds everything with his tail — one tail, one rattle. The tail-as-hand is the physical comedy engine. - **Faces stay exactly on-model.** We provide full reference art. The #1 sin is drifting into Pepe-the-frog anatomy. - Each personality has a **fixed outfit and props** — never mixed, never improvised. ## What You'll Make - **Parodies of iconic viral movie scenes** recreated with Slippy (think Wolf of Wall Street) — instantly recognizable compositions. - **Original, out-of-the-box meme videos** — multi-scene mini-narratives with our signature 3-sentence deadpan caption style. - Background characters in **wojak style**. ## Hard Requirements - **Tight, high-quality dubbing/lip-sync.** Each personality has a consistent voice across ALL videos — we have fixed voice presets, or bring us a better dubbing workflow. - **Recurring signature gags.** Each personality needs a recognizable "reference thing" that repeats across videos — a catchphrase, a sound, a verbal tic (e.g. drawn-out hissing s-sounds: "ssslithering"). You help develop these and use them consistently so viewers recognize each character in seconds. - **Deep meme-culture fluency** — wojaks, comedic timing, trending sounds and formats. - **2D animation portfolio required** — including at least one character-driven meme video. ## What We Provide Full character asset pack (all 12 personality reference PNGs + style guides), the brand bible, voice presets, and creative direction. We handle all posting and distribution — you only deliver video files (9:16, 1080p preferred, for TikTok + Instagram). ## Engagement Start: **1–2 paid trial videos.** If it clicks: **ongoing weekly work** with the intention of a permanent, long-term role as the animator behind the brand. ## How to Apply 1. Portfolio links (meme/character animation first). 2. A **one-paragraph pitch of ONE movie-scene parody idea** — for a snake with no arms. (Yes, this filters for people who actually read the brief.) 3. Your price per video. Generic applications get skipped. Show us you get the joke. Can see all the characters on the website slippy.club x: https://x.com/Slippyclub Attached neccesary information and files

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 3-6 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
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  • $15.00

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    $35.00

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  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
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2D Animation
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About the client
Member since Jun 24, 2023
  • Netherlands
    2:53 AM
  • $5.7K total spent
    22 hires, 0 active
  • 7 hours

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