Animator (Remote - Contract)
Ethena
Remote
Posted on Jun 29, 2025
Who we are
Hi there 👋 . We’re Ethena – the compliance platform for modern teams. Ethena’s suite of admin- and employee-friendly training and compliance tools help you check all the boxes and build a better workplace. Our training isn’t just a thing people get through, it’s something they actually enjoy (we got the stats to prove it—over 90% positive ratings). We are proud to be a part of the culture at companies like Zendesk, Pinterest, Figma, and Notion. In 2020, Ethena announced our $15.5 million Series A, and in 2022 we raised an additional $30 million Series B to build out Ethena’s best-in-class training solution, further invest in data and analytics, and continue launching impactful compliance products. Ethena’s Series B was led by Lachy Groom, with participation from existing investors including Felicis, Neo, Homebrew, and others. It’s a great time to join our team!
How we work
We’re a team of people who value diversity in all its forms. We love adding new perspectives and appreciate those who ask questions that help us challenge assumptions, explore new directions, and improve what we’ve already built. We believe it’s our responsibility to create an environment in which every person can bring their full, authentic selves to work.
And hey, others have noticed what we’re building too—we were just ranked #47 on the Best Startup Employers list! 🎉
We push each other to be our best and do our training proud. We love feedback, practice empathy, and embrace humor. Seriously, we’re not shy about puns. If you brought us to a picnic, we’d be compli-ants. If we were shoes in London, we’d be trainers. If we were--you get it. Humor is welcome here. Read more about us on ourcareers page and follow our team on ourInstagram!
Our workforce is fully remote and your personal working hours can be based on your own timezone. All team-wide meetings are scheduled to be inclusive of all North American time zones.
Who we're looking for
- We’re looking for an animator to work with our Learning Experience team! This role is a contract position, and will be responsible for animating parts of our training catalog that are currently live action video or written text. We have an established style we’d like someone to help us build upon with their own skills and experience.
Reports to
- Austin Light, Vice President of Learning Experience
What you'll do
- Refine our visual style and standards for animation
- Improve tools and processes to help yourself - and other animators! - work more efficiently
- Experiment with cutting-edge AI tools, including some not focused on animation (e.g. Heygen, Google Veo3)
- Create and adjust animations to meet client specifications
- Push the boundaries of what animated workplace training videos can be
- Edit video and audio using Adobe Creative Suite
What makes a great candidate
- Extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite products
- Character Animator and Premiere experience are a must, After Effects and Photoshop/Illustrator are a bonus!
- Remarkable speed, and comfort with tight deadlines
- A self-starter who thrives in a hands-off management environment — someone who takes ownership of their work with a “roll up your sleeves mentality”, is comfortable with ambiguity, proactively identifies problems and solutions, and drives their work forward with minimal oversight.
- We’re an early-stage startup so we’re not just looking for someone to run a playbook. We want you to help build it.
- Passion for what we’re building here at Ethena and a strong alignment with our core values (which includes an impeccable sense of humor)
- Someone that knows when to put in the extra effort to make something just 5 percent better, but also knows when being finished is the better option
What's going to be the hardest part
- Developing animation processes and systems that are easily repeatable so others can join in and collaborate, while also pushing toward the next new thing. In other words, standardize the process, but don’t get stuck in that standardization once it’s established.
Disclaimer: The information in this job description is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.