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Ayomide J.

Lagos, Nigeria

$15/hr
5.0
25 jobs

As a freelance animator, I manage the entire animation pipeline from concept to final delivery. My role involves collaborating with clients to understand their vision, developing scripts and storyboards where needed, designing characters and environments, creating animatics, producing the animation, adding visual effects, compositing, and delivering a polished final product. I oversee every stage of production, ensuring consistency in style, storytelling, and quality while maintaining clear communication and meeting project deadlines. Whether it's a commercial, short film, YouTube content, game cinematic, or promotional video, I take full ownership of the creative and technical process, providing clients with a seamless, end-to-end animation service.

  • Traditional Animation
  • Animation
  • 2D Animation
  • Animation for Streamers
  • Character Design
  • Sketching
  • Anime
  • Comic Art
  • Cartoon Art
  • Storyboarding
  • Cartoon Character
  • Character Animation
  • Music Video
Michael Andrew P.

Los Banos, Philippines

$10/hr
5.0
243 jobs

AVAILABLE TO WORK and LOOKING FOR NEW PROJECTS! Greetings, here are the list of services I provide: ♦ RIVE ANIMATIONS ♦ LOTTIE ANIMATIONS ♦ SVG ANIMATIONS ♦ RIVE GAME ASSET ANIMATION ♦ VECTOR ILLUSTRATIONS -Please be sure to check out my portfolio in this page. I have made some samples that you can view. -Let's talk about your ideas.

  • Sketch
  • Line Drawing
  • 2D Illustration
  • Anime
  • Digital Art
  • Illustration
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Vector Art
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • AI Image Generation
  • Cartoon Character
  • Cartoon Art
  • Lottie
Muhammad Slamet R.

Bandung, Indonesia

$20/hr
5.0
32 jobs

Hi! I’m a Motion Designer and Animator with over 7 years of experience creating clear, engaging animation for digital products, marketing, and educational content. I specialize in lightweight, platform-ready motion, particularly Lottie (JSON) animations, Explainer video, Character animation and custom GIF creation. Helping startups, agencies, and brands communicate their ideas through polished, efficient visuals. I provide tailored motion solutions for a variety of needs, including: 🎬 Lottie / App & Web Animations 🎬 Custom GIFs & Animated Stickers 🎬 UI/UX Micro-interactions 🎬 Explainer & Marketing Motion Graphics 🎬 Educational Animation Content I’ve contributed animation work for children’s educational media and collaborated with teams delivering content designed to simplify complex ideas and engage young audiences. Let’s collaborate! If you’re looking for motion that’s not only visually appealing but also optimized, purposeful, and easy to integrate into your product or campaign, I’d love to work with you. You’re welcome to share a brief. I’m happy to review your idea and discuss the best approach to bring it to life. Looking forward to creating something impactful together!

  • Animation
  • UI Animation
  • Explainer Video
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Motion Design
  • Character Animation
  • GIF
  • Animation for Kids
  • Stickers & Emojis
  • Education
  • Lottie
  • Flat Animation
  • Intro & Outro Animation Design
  • Animated Explainer
  • JSON
Yuliya K.

Bialystok, Poland

$37/hr
4.7
22 jobs

Hello, I'm Julia. Top Rated+ 2D motion graphic designer specializing in interactive animations (RIVE/lottie), SaaS videos and animated explainers. I cover the full animation production cycle - from concept to final delivery. 🔹 What I do: 🎨 Lottie & Rive animations – lightweight, interactive animations for websites and apps 🖼 Graphic design & illustration – custom illustrations, character design, and UI graphics 📺 Explainer & SaaS videos – clear, engaging videos that showcase platforms and products ✨ Logo animations & motion graphics – dynamic branding for social media and campaigns 🎞 Video editing & podcast visuals – clean edits, intros, and branded content for podcasts 🖌 Storyboarding & visual design – creating cohesive visual narratives and styles I focus on smooth, polished motion design with fast turnaround times and clear communication. Let’s bring your ideas to life! 🚀

  • Animation
  • Illustration
  • Motion Design
  • Explainer Video
  • Animated Explainer
  • Lottie
  • 2D Animation
  • Vector Graphic
  • UI Animation
  • UI Graphics
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Figma
  • SVG
  • Interactive Design
  • JSON
Ahmad S.

Pati, Indonesia

$8/hr
5.0
9 jobs

Hi, I'm Ahmad — a 2D motion designer who started with cozy lofi loop animations and has since expanded into UI animation and product demo videos for SaaS & fintech. I help brands and creators bring static visuals to life — whether it's a calm looping background for a music channel, or a clean, smooth motion walkthrough for a SaaS dashboard. I usually work on: 1. UI/product animation for SaaS & fintech apps 2. Lofi loop animations for YouTube & music channels 3. Calm motion visuals for streamers and brands 4. Seamless animated backgrounds & looping GIFs My approach is simple: clean motion, smooth transitions, and pacing that actually fits the product or content — not animation for the sake of animation. How I usually work: 1. You share your idea, product, or reference 2. I create a clean, polished animation 3. You receive a ready-to-use result I prefer clear communication upfront so we stay aligned and avoid unnecessary revisions. Feel free to message me before ordering if you want to discuss your project first.

  • Animated GIF
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Animation for Streamers
  • Motion Graphics
  • 2D Animation
  • Seamless Loop Video
Diana K.

Wroclaw, Poland

$30/hr
4.9
31 jobs

👋 I am a professional animator and artist with 6 years of experience in animation, specializing in creating 2D Animations for Kids, Anime style animations, high quality Game opening animations, Social media contents, etc. 💎Storyboard,💎 CH design,💎 BG design,💎 Animation,💎 Compositing and edit I work with Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Clip Studio pro. ⭐Let's create something amazing together!

  • Animation
  • 2D Animation
  • 2D Game Art
  • Illustration
  • Comic Art
  • Cartoon Animation
  • Cartoon Art
  • Anime

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