Fancy yourself a jack of all trades when it comes to motion graphics or animation projects? Are you a not-so-secret geek who loves sharing fun facts about the things around us?
If you want to help kids learn Science and Math through powerful visual storytelling, you may be the next Motion Graphics Artist we’re looking for!
We’re looking for our next animation whiz, who has a genuine passion for educating kids and is unafraid of experimenting with out-of-the-box executions to bring our lessons to life.
[About The Pique Lab]
At The Pique Lab, we’re on a mission to create the best Math & Science learning experiences for students aged 9 to 16 in Singapore. Our lessons are meticulously crafted based on pedagogical research, data-driven methodologies & have one overarching goal: to make learning fun, shorten learning curves & help students develop a genuine appreciation for Math & Science.
Over the past decade, we've grown from a pair of co-founders to a diverse team of over 100 team members across 10 departments. Our proprietary learning methodology & examination-centric materials have helped more than 20,000 students ace their examinations.
Our headquarters is in Singapore, with remote teams in China, India, Malaysia & the Philippines. We take pride in our open, fast-paced & flat organisational structure where every team member is valued for their skills & competencies, not just their job titles.
[Your Role]
In this role, you’ll be working closely with your fellow Motion Graphics Artists to co-create fantastic animation projects around various Science/Math concepts and courses. You’ll be working on the entire gamut of animation production from conceptualisation & storyboarding to making our illustrations come alive with your expertise!
- Turn ordinary classroom Science/Math topics into creative and engaging kid-friendly Science/Math videos.
- Transform static assets into dancing tidbits of joy for our social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok).
- Produce lively motion graphics to supplement the videos produced by the Video Production Team.
We’ve received plenty of raving reviews for our learning videos, which have amassed more than 1.3 million views! They’re being used in classrooms internationally to pique students’ interest and facilitate students’ understanding of various Science and Math topics.
You can check out some of our past work here:
- [NEW] Forces: https://tpl.digital/types-of-forces
- [POPULAR] Plant Life Cycle: https://tpl.digital/plant-life-cycle
- [CROWD FAVOURITE] Plants VS Fungi: https://tpl.digital/plants-vs-fungi
We’re a young team of teachers and creatives (averaging at 26) who are insanely passionate about our craft and work well together to bring our playful visions to life. You'll fit well if you're someone who can work efficiently with minimal supervision and are able to bring dollops of positivity to the workplace.
[You, Our Ideal Candidate]
Personality
- Independent With Team Player Mentality: You’re able to work independently with minimal guidance and willing to collaborate with your fellow Motion Graphics Artists and team members from other teams.
- Pro-active: Despite your experience, you’re hungry to learn more and strive for work excellence.
- Adaptable: You’re able to come up with creative solutions to tackle animation problems you face!
Skills
Required:
- Intermediate proficiency in Adobe After Effects & basic proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premiere Pro
- Great eye for colours, compositional lines and typography
- Strong background in character puppet rigging
- Able to apply the theories/ concepts of animation on related projects.
- Able to apply the basic pipeline/workflows of creating a child-friendly, creative, infographic video animation (conceptualisation, scripts, storyboarding, guiding the Design Team in asset production, animation, minor video editing, BGM, SFX)
- Able to collaborate with different teams to ensure all assets involved in the project will be available for the final output.
- Familiar with importing/arranging .ai assets for animation in After Effects.
- Strong command of the English language (both written & spoken)
- Must have a strong internet connection (50 mbps and up) to be able to sync large files.
Good To Have:
- Familiar with DUIK, Rubberhose, Overlord, Joysticks n' Sliders
- Decent draftsmanship/drawing skills to create quality pre-production materials such as storyboards and initial character concepts in collaboration with the Design Team
- Basic scripting in After Effects (Expressions)
- Familiar with creating dynamic "non-video editor-friendly" Motion Graphic Templates or .mogrt files.
P/S: We don’t really care which school you came from or how many years of experience you have. We’d love to grow together with you, so long as you have the right personality, skills & attitude!
[Your Welfare]
We’re committed to making The Pique Lab an amazing place to work, so we go to great lengths to give you what you need to succeed.
- Above-Market Remuneration: PHP 50,000/ month (upon confirmation) fixed monthly salary
- Training Allowance: PHP 35,000/month with a PHP 45,000 completion bonus (NOTE: The offer that we'll make eventually will depend on our assessment of your attitude, aptitude, along with any relevant skills & experience that you can bring to the table.)
- Full-time Remote Work (you no longer have to stress over traffic, work anywhere you like!)
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Mentorship, Training & Regular Feedback
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
- Technology & Work-from-Home Benefits: 34” Monitor, Custom-built Animation Rig & Peripherals
- Generous Leave Package: 21 Days Paid Vacation Leave, 14 Paid Support Leave (Medical, Calamity, Bereavement)
[Work Information]
- Working Arrangement: Remote/ Work From Home
- Engagement Arrangement: Self-employed, Contractor
- Work Days: 5-day Work Week (Dayshift, Manila Time)
- 5 Weekdays: 10AM to 7PM (includes 1-hour lunch break)