Animator

Tombola Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company seeks a talented Animator to join its Brand & Planning team. You will create high-quality animated content for marketing campaigns, social media, and digital advertising. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in animation and a strong portfolio showcasing their work. This role offers flexibility with remote options and the expectation to travel to the Sunderland office once a month for team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience as an Animator or Motion Graphic Designer in gaming or marketing.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce animations for marketing campaigns.
• Collaborate with teams to bring static assets to life.
• Stay up to date with trends in animation.

Skills

Experience as an Animator or Motion Graphic Designer

Portfolio demonstrating 2D and/or 3D animation

Proficiency in After Effects or similar software

Understanding of animation principles

Excellent communication skills

Tools

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Blender

Premiere Pro

Job description

Animator

Animator

Brand & Planning Team | Sunderland (hybrid) with flexible location options

Role overview

We’re looking for a talented Animator to join our Brand & Planning team, focusing on creating high-quality animated and motion graphic content across marketing campaigns, social media, digital advertising, and internal communications.

This role will translate creative ideas into engaging animations that capture attention, enhance user experience, and align with tombola’s visual identity.

While the role is primarily based in Sunderland, we’re open to candidates based in Gibraltar, Dublin, or working remotely. For those based outside Sunderland, there will be an expectation to travel to our Sunderland office once a month for team collaboration and planning.

Key accountabilities & responsibilities

• Design and produce animations and motion graphics for marketing campaigns, social media, display advertising, and video content
• Collaborate with designers, video producers, and marketing teams to bring static creative assets to life through animation
• Develop storyboards, animatics, and visual concepts to support creative campaigns
• Ensure animations are optimised for web, mobile, social media, and in-app platforms
• Maintain consistency with brand guidelines while experimenting with innovative and engaging motion design techniques
• Stay up to date with trends in animation, motion graphics, and interactive media to continually enhance creative output
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met

Skills, capabilities & experience required

• Proven experience (3–5+ years) as an Animator or Motion Graphic Designer, ideally within gaming, digital media, or marketing environments
• A strong portfolio or showreel demonstrating high-quality 2D and/or 3D animation, motion graphics, and video content
• Proficiency in animation and motion design software such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, Premiere Pro, or similar
• Strong understanding of animation principles, timing, storytelling, and visual composition
• Experience creating animations for web, mobile, social media, and digital marketing campaigns
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines while maintaining creative quality

Skills, capabilities & experience desired

• Experience using Generative AI tools to support ideation and concept exploration
• Experience implementing automation to streamline animation and motion design workflows