Location: MailOnline Head Office – London
Position: Initial 3 month FTC, with a view to being extended
The Daily Mail’s Shows Team is seeking a highly skilled Animator with experience in both 2D and 3D animation to create striking visuals for shows like Battle Board and Geopolitics on Tape. These programmes demand a cinematic approach to illustrating modern warfare, tactics, and global affairs — often blending maps, motion graphics, and stylised recreations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Create high-quality 2D and 3D animations for YouTube documentaries and explainers.
* Design animated maps, tactical visuals, and cinematic recreations of real-world events.
* Collaborate closely with writers, producers, and editors to ensure visual storytelling aligns with editorial tone and direction.
Essential Skills and Experience:
* Expert proficiency in After Effects and Blender.
* Familiarity with Cinema 4D, and Mocha AE.
* Strong understanding of design, motion graphics, and compositing workflows.
* Ability to manage multiple animation tasks under tight deadlines.
* Interest in geopolitics, history, or international conflict storytelling.
* Experience working on broadcast or documentary-style content.
About Us
dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, The i Paper, MailOnline, and Mail+ reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK.
Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country.
Our Commitment
We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
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