Animator & Video Editor

About the Role:

We are looking for an Animator & Video Editor with expertise in creating engaging social-first videos in different interesting formats by making relevant use of . The role demands someone who exhibits exceptional craft skills, design thinking, storytelling and domain knowledge. If you think you are someone who can create videos that can communicate our brand story with a little twist and a lot of wit, from conceptualising the video to rendering the end product, this role is for you. We're looking for an Animator & Video Editor who can create social-first video content by combining motion design, storytelling, platform-native editing, and emerging technologies to make the brand content impossible to ignore

Responsibilities:

Animation & Editing: Lead video creation charter across social media channels (Instagram, YouTube & LinkedIn) by creating interesting and highly binge-worthy videos for calendarised content, new product launches, campaign sustenance and topical/festive campaigns

• Translate brand strategy into aesthetic, tasteful and repeatable video formats
• Develop and maintain video creation guidelines for the brand
• Conceptualise and execute episodic content formats and recurring IPs that can build audience affinity and brand distinctiveness over time.
• Work closely with the content, design and marketing team to ensure design intent is in line with the brand personality and purpose

Campaigns & Brand Communication:

• Support integrated campaigns for launches, seasonal rollouts, festive season communication and exclusive brand moments.
• Adapt product campaigns into:
• Digital & social assets
• In-store communication
• Collaborate with copywriters, marketers, and external partners to ensure visual consistency and impact across channels.
• Help translate big ideas into clear, executable video ideas.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Education: Bachelors degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 3-5 years. Agency/brand experience preferred.

Skills:

• Must-have Skills & Experience:
• 1. Proven experience in working for FMCG or consumer brands. Brownie points for portfolios that showcase:
• 2D Animation
• Kinetic typography
• Compositing and masking
• Camera tracking and motion graphics systems
• Animation principles (timing, easing, anticipation, squash & stretch)
• Explainer/infographics video animation
• Animated transitions and visual effects o GIF and micro-animation creation
• Short-form video editing (Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts)
• Long-form video editing (PR footage, interviews, brand films)
• Video cutdowns and repurposing
• Storytelling and pacing o Sound design and audio syncing
• Colour correction and colour grading
• Multi-format exports and platform optimisation

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Illustrator, Photoshop).

Ability to think in systems, not one-off designs.

Strong attention to detail and bias for action on output quality.

Nice-to-have Skills & Experience:

• Experience in 3D animation

• Exposure to direction, CGI, or AI-led visual creation

• Knowledge of sound production and SFX

• Character animation

• Storyboarding, Script visualisation

• Shot planning

• Asset management and workflow organisation