2D Animator & Video Editor — YouTube Long-Form Channel (Ongoing Work)

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TYPE OF WORK

Any

SALARY

N/A

HOURS PER WEEK

TBD

DATE UPDATED

Aug 14, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

About the project:
Long-form YouTube channel covering true crime, cold cases, and dark/strange history as well as educational content and interesting stories. Casual, conversational narration — like explaining a wild story to a friend, not a formal documentary. Videos run 20-30 minutes. I record my own voiceover and provide the full script; you bring it to life visually.

Style reference:
Close to the visual style of Trust Me Bro ---------- specifically:

2D cutout/puppet-style character animation — thick outlines, simple round heads, swappable facial expressions — similar to "Oversimplified" or Trust me bro'' style, not frame-by-frame animation
Characters composited over real photo/stock footage backgrounds (interiors, locations, etc.)
Real photos mixed in for effect — mugshots, newspaper clippings, relevant objects
A recurring narrator character on a clean background between animated scenes
Motion graphics: animated date/text cards, comic-style speech bubbles, simple icons/effects
Fast-paced editing — jump cuts, zooms, pans, spotlight/vignette effects

What you'll be doing:

Editing raw voiceover + script into a fully animated video matching the style above
Building a reusable character rig and asset library so later videos go faster than the first
Sourcing/integrating real photos or footage where the script calls for it
Text overlays, captions, and sound effects timed to the narration
Light sound design and music mixing

Requirements:

Experience with Adobe Illustrator (character/asset creation) and After Effects (rigging/animation/compositing), or an equivalent toolset
A portfolio or reel showing cutout/puppet-style 2D animation specifically — not just basic cuts-and-captions editing
Strong English comprehension — you'll be working from a full written script
Reliable communication, able to hit a weekly deadline

Pay: $3-5/hour to start. Open to moving to a flat per-video rate once we've done a few together and have a template built.

To apply: Send a portfolio/reel, your typical turnaround time for a ~20-minute animated video, and your hourly rate.

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