2D Motion Designer to Build a Reusable Animated Template for a Faceless Finance YouTube Channel

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Summary

I'm building a faceless personal-finance and wealth-education YouTube channel and I need a reusable animated template I can produce every episode from. This is a one-time build, not per-video work, though there may be ongoing work for the right person. I write the scripts and provide the voiceover. You build the visual system. I already have a style guide with palette, typography, and a signature on-screen device, which I'll share with shortlisted applicants. I'm looking for someone who builds clean, reusable template systems, not one-off custom animations. What I need built Character and brand One host character or mascot, designed from a direction I provide, built as a reusable rig in roughly 5 to 6 poses and expressions (idle-talking, explaining/gesturing, pointing, leaning in for emphasis, thinking, surprised/reacting). Two reusable background environments (a primary "set" plus a neutral variant). An icon and prop pack of about 18 finance visuals (house, car, dollar stacks, piggy bank, up and down arrows, calendar, briefcase, credit card, chart glyphs, and similar). Reusable scene plates (used and recombined every episode) 4. Animated intro and title card with a short logo sting. 5. A big stat or number-reveal plate where a figure counts up with a label. 6. A line-chart plate. 7. A bar-chart plate. 8. A two-item comparison or split plate for "this versus that." 9. A numbered list or countdown plate for "10 signs" style videos. 10. A level or threshold ladder plate for "every level of net worth" style videos. 11. A lower-third caption bar. 12. One or two branded transitions or wipes. 13. An outro and end card with subscribe and next-video slots. What I provide: finished scripts, voiceover audio, a full style guide (colors, type, and the signature device), and a written direction for the character. Specs: 1920x1080, 30fps, built in After Effects. Everything must be delivered as editable template project files so I or an editor can drop in new text and numbers each episode. No pre-comped exports only. Ownership, and this is a hard requirement: full work-for-hire with all intellectual property assigned to me, including native source and project files. Any fonts, plugins, or assets used must be licensed for commercial reuse and disclosed. I need to fully own the template with no ongoing dependency on you to use it. You're a fit if you: have a portfolio of 2D character animation or motion-graphics explainers, ideally for faceless YouTube channels, are strong in After Effects, have built rig and template systems meant to be refilled each episode, and can work from a style guide. To apply, please answer: Share two or three examples of reusable templates or faceless-channel work you've built, ideally with a character that gets reused across episodes. Have you built character rigs designed to be refilled every episode? Briefly, how do you set them up? Confirm you deliver native source files and assign full IP under work-for-hire. Give me a fixed-price quote and a timeline to deliver the scope above. Tell me one thing in this scope you'd push back on or simplify, and why. Please start your reply with the word "ledger" so I know you read the post.

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Motion Graphics
2D Animation
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:2 hours ago
  • Interviewing:
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About the client
Member since Apr 2, 2026
  • USA
    Weston3:03 PM
  • $690 total spent
    6 hires, 3 active

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