Job Description
Currently the creator of Vow to Vitra (VtV), a 2D action-adventure animation, is in need of 1 storyboard/rough animator (Action), and 1 cleanup/color animator (Action) to complete 4 shots for the project’s kickstarter trailer. The information listed in the job descriptions are your assignments for the final project once the kickstarter trailer is complete.
If the kickstarter campaign is successful, around the end of December they will be hiring significantly more animators (around 20) from this page’s pool of applicants!
Notes:
- This position is fully remote and will have little to no mandatory meetings with project staff
- The two applicants selected to work on the kickstarter trailer will be contacted around mid to late October
- There are no live interviews for applicants, but the creator will perform background checks to ensure that the work you submitted in the process is legitimate
- This project is not affiliated with a studio or publisher, this is entirely a personal project headed by the creator
About Vow to Vitra:
It takes place in a world which combines the characters and magic of fantasy, with the aesthetic and technology of near future sci-fi. These two sides will often interact to create all manner of awesome characters who combine tropes present in both settings, from mecha-knights, to gun wizards, to magic infused AI monstrosities, anything is possible in Vitra!
No generative AI will be used in the production of this project.
Roles/Description :
Action Scene Animator:
- Storyboard/Rough Animator
- Cleanup/Colorist
As an action scene animator you would be responsible for animating roughly 1 minute of the action scenes for the final animation.
An Action scene animator will be paid $70 per shot, $90 for complex shots. With the average shot length being around 3 seconds.
Duties will be split between 2 different roles, and paid the amount listed above
Storyboard/Rough Animator:
Storyboarding
Roughs
Background sketch
Cleanup/Colorist:
Background coloring*
Clean-up
Colors and Shading
*Some background assets will be provided to lighten your workload
Non-Action Scene Animator:
- Storyboard/Rough Animator:
- Cleanup/Colorist:
As a non-action scene animator you would be responsible for animating roughly 2 minutes of the final animation.
A Regular animator will be paid $50 per shot, $70 for complex shots. With the average shot length being around 5 seconds. Most shots will either be half-bodies or headshots of characters.
Duties will be split between 2 different roles, and paid the amount listed above
Storyboard/Rough Animator:
Storyboarding
Roughs
Background sketch
Cleanup/Colorist:
Background coloring*
Clean-up
Colors and Shading
*Some background assets will be provided to lighten your workload
Requirements:
- You must be willing to work with other animators to complete your assigned shots.
- You must be fluent in English for ease of communication.
- You must have a discord account so you can access the project development server.
- You must be willing to show examples of your animated works in adobe animate. (For the application email you can include works from other programs, but later in the application process they will ask for an example using adobe animate)
- You are required to use Adobe animate in this project for ease of collaboration and consistency with the project’s art style.
- This project has an art style similar to late 2000s flash animation, a short example will be provided below.
You must be able to replicate this art style using Adobe Animate:
How to Apply:
Send your application before October 10th 2026
To submit your application, Email at brejikalt@gmail.com in this format:
- In the email you must send your Discord, relevant Demo Reel/Portfolio and any questions or comments you may like to add. The following is an example on how the email should look like, replace everything in [brackets] with your relevant applicant information:
_________________________________________
Email to: BREJX (brejikalt@gmail.com)
Subject line: [Action] Scene [Cleanup/Colorist ] Application
[Discord Username]
[Link to portfolio or animation reference video] *(Links only please)
[Any extra comments/quesions]
____________________________________________
You will be contacted through discord if you’re accepted for any role!
Requirements
- You must be willing to work with other animators to complete your assigned shots.
- You must be fluent in English for ease of communication.
- You must have a discord account so you can access the project development server.
- You must be willing to show examples of your animated works in adobe animate. (For the application email you can include works from other programs, but later in the application process I will ask for an example using adobe animate)
- You are required to use Adobe animate in this project for ease of collaboration and consistency with the project’s art style.
- Able to replicate this project's art style (similar to late 2000s flash animation)
Offer includes
Salary
$70 per (action) shot
