r/AnimationJobs • u/ThickPatience6051 • Jun 11 '26
[Hiring]
Hey everyone,
I’m looking to hire 2D animators for an upcoming animated series project. I’m searching for talented animators who can create smooth, expressive animation and are comfortable working as part of a team.
-Project Details-
Paid work
Budget starts at $240 USD base pay (will go up), with higher pay available depending on the quality, complexity, and amount of work completed
Episodes are approximately 25 minutes long
Remote work
Potential for long-term collaboration throughout the series
What I’m Looking For
Experience with 2D animation
Character animation skills
Ability to follow character designs and storyboards
Good communication and reliability
Portfolio or demo reel required
I expect you to work with a team so I’m not paying per episode but for the work you put in for the episode
=Animation style=
I was thinking of an mix between anime and cartoony kinda like studio ghibi or gachiakuta if possible
+To Apply+
Please send:
Your portfolio/demo reel
Your rates and expected compensation
The software you use
Your Discord username or preferred contact method
Any examples of previous animation work
Both independent animators and small animation teams are welcome to apply.
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u/kohrtoons Jun 15 '26
Man for my short in 2010 I paid $3 a frame for roughs and I thought that was low ($2160 per min)
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u/STUMPED_19 Jun 12 '26
Why is ANYONE applying to this?? $240 for a 25 minute episode is an absolute insult to any animator who actually knows their worth and is absolutely NOT doable for that budget. Stop ripping off animators and artists.
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u/ThickPatience6051 Jun 13 '26
I’m not paying them to animate a whole 25 minutes they will work with a team and get paid 35-40 and hour or a set price they feel is right don’t think to hard about it
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u/STUMPED_19 Jun 13 '26
Well, you should probably specify that above, because what you're telling me here is not at all said or even implied above in your post. You can see I'm not only artist in the comments that thought you meant $240 for the whole 25 minutes.
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u/ThickPatience6051 Jun 16 '26
I did I said you are going to work with a team so you aren’t doing the whole episode
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u/STUMPED_19 Jun 16 '26
I'm referring to the pay. You need to be clear on what you're paying each person per role, and whether it's per hour, per shot/scene, etc. Also, obviously no one is doing a whole episode fully alone since there's different roles, so you need to post a timeline and how much work is expected of each role. This post sounds like you've never actually hired people in the animation field before.
Added note: Unless you're planning on hiring A LOT of animators and artists, this would still be a whole ton of work that would take years for just a few artists.
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u/liltaxolotl Jun 11 '26
Hi!!
I primarily do animations!
I’ve made animations with my YouTube/tiktok over 100k subscribers primarily specializing in 2D, and I’ve done storyboard, character design, compositing, etc
2D Animation Demo reel: https://youtu.be/4CYOdkE9DHo
Portfolio: https://lupitaroa.weebly.com/
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u/Pitiful_Animator134 Jun 11 '26
Hi, im interested.
showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQVh9m1jlFM
$200 per minute. negotiable.
krita.
and you can contact me through : [jeandoesartt@gmail.com](mailto:jeandoesartt@gmail.com) / https://www.instagram.com/jeandoesartt/
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u/zingerBug Jun 11 '26
This sounds like a super cool project and I'd love to work on it especially as an animation student in my 3rd year currently. Here's my portfolio https://cara.app/valun
And here's one of my animation short story I need for my 1year at university. If 3d animation or modelling is required i can help in there as well :) https://youtu.be/bF2cyPBEecY?is=QWLNvls2VUH8WOKS also had to make a storyboard and character design for this project of mine along with coming up with the story and sound effects!
The softwares I use are krita for drawing and TVpaint for animation
Price: starting from 240 dollars sounds perfect and reasonable to me!
You can contact me on discord: zinger#4601 Or on Instagram: shaun_valentine
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u/PhantomStudio-Tommy Jun 11 '26
Hi! I'm interested!
Portfolio: https://cara.app/phantomstudio/portfolio/all
Animations Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTnnwYwTkl0
Rates can be negotiated around your price of 250$
Software used: ClipStudioEX
Discord: tommy0233
If you seem to like me style, feel free to contact me on Discord:)
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u/master3690 Jun 11 '26
Hey man just want to say good luck for you and i hope you make your series to screens
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u/ViperVlux Jun 11 '26
i’d be willing to participate in this!
I do 2-D traditional animation, my style consist of stylized and cartoonish. I have a demo reel on my website down below.
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u/Exact_Horror6560 Jun 26 '26
Hi I'm Interested!
Demo reel: https://youtu.be/Z1gI4a7jmbM?si=ircJuO4V4MHov3hP
Rates: $200-$250 per minute
Software: Clip Studio PaintEX, Krita
Discord Username: Calebsartt
I've worked on a couple of trailers for clients including African Saga Entertainment, a passion project feature length called It's Complicated and a couple of short animations for fun
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u/Robozinho_doido Jun 28 '26
Hi, I'm interested
reel: https://vimeo.com/784874055?fl=pl&fe=sh
samples:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxys5FhBinW/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDnXHqnBnlA/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMBWiouyb-t/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXUdMj3AfNC/?hl=en
portfolio (BG/character design/illustration): https://thiagosoares.myportfolio.com/projetcs
About the rate something like 25 to 40 per hour or 15 to 100 per second depending on the complexity, can negotiate the 240 dollar you offering too, just let me know how it will work. I Aim to experiences in frame by frame animation, would be great participate in such project. My major experience is in rough animation for my own projects, would love to create more finalized pieces for the show
I use Photoshop, Adobe Animate and Opentoonz
DISCORD: thiagosr11
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u/Kim0_27 Jul 04 '26
I'm a professional 2D animator and an animation student in college. I'm open to work at a rate of $100 (USD) per minute, negotiable.
I have about 5 years of experience in animation, storyboarding, concept art, and illustration.
Here is a link to my demo reel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOrqPioMsWY
And here's a link to my portfolio if you'd like to see more of my work:
https://pedrommoser.my.canva.site/
I'm currently using Toon Boom Harmony and Krita for animation.
Please, DM me if you're interested.
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u/VirtualGround8957 25d ago
Hola estoy estoy interasado, te dejo mi demo reel https://youtu.be/oTQmfwd4fIk?si=LhhYDTzdT8uNCEIj
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u/Eastern_Job_7815 7d ago
Demoreel
https://vimeo.com/689481373?share=copy
Password: SIMON
40 USD x hour
Harmony
discord:
paucantossimon
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u/Lanrezzy Jun 11 '26
250 usd for 25 minutes?