Technical Animator, 6-month Contract
Blackbird Interactive
Senior Motion Designer
Roofr
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$90,000 - CA$100,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Conceptualize and storyboard motion projects in collaboration with the creative and marketing teams.
- Design and animate engaging motion graphics, titles, and transitions for video, social, and digital platforms.
- Edit video content (cutting, color grading, sound design) to produce cohesive, high-impact narratives.
- Translate static designs and ideas into visually compelling motion assets while maintaining brand integrity.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, copywriters, and producers to deliver creative solutions from pitch to post.
- Stay current with emerging animation styles, techniques, and tools to continuously evolve the brand’s visual language.
Requirements
- Proficiency in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop (Cinema 4D or Blender a plus).
- Strong sense of timing, rhythm, and visual storytelling.
- Ability to develop storyboards and visual concepts that clearly communicate creative ideas.
- Keen eye for typography, composition, and color.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- A portfolio showcasing a range of motion design and video work—from concept through execution.
- Experience with 3D animation or visual effects (VFX) is a plus.
- Understanding of sound design and audio syncing.
- Familiarity with social media video formats and best practices.
Benefits
- 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO! Start your journey with Roofr by decompressing and recharging - we will see you in week 2!
- 1 Friday off per month (we call those our laundry days!)
- Company wide paid shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Years
- Flexible time off
- 80% employer paid benefits
- RRSP/401k match
- Generous Parental Leave policy
- We host 2 retreats per year and great team building activities
- Ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career
- Home office setup stipend
- Internet and phone allowance
- Remote first culture
- Weekly Friday paydays!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
After EffectsPremiere ProIllustratorPhotoshopCinema 4DBlender3D animationvisual effectssound designaudio syncing
Soft skills
timingrhythmvisual storytellingstoryboardingattention to detailproject managementcreativitycollaborationcommunicationtypography
