About the Position
We are looking for an experienced animator to join our growing video production team. In this role, you will design and incorporate captivating animations into all aspects of our creative work, bringing abstract concepts to life with dimensional visual elements.
You’ll work on a variety of both internally- and externally-facing video projects, but also collaborate with designers and developers on assets for things like web pages, event displays, and more. We’re looking for someone with a no-job-too-small attitude who is excited about all types of projects – from intricate video animations with hidden puzzle elements to motion graphics that demonstrate mathematical data.
You’ll be responsible for managing projects from idea to execution, ensuring animations are graphically consistent with the rest of our brand. Given the intellectual type of work that Jane Street does, we’re looking for an animator who can think conceptually and take complex and often technical ideas and transform them into something visually beautiful.
The right candidate will be able to lean on both their strong technical and communication skills to create high-quality graphics and animated content. You’ll collaborate daily with not only other creatives like designers, web developers, and video editors, but with subject matter experts across the firm to make sure each animation hits the mark. You should be willing to step into any conversation eager to learn and ask targeted questions to take your designs to the next level.
This position sits within our Creative Engagement team, a close-knit and nimble group that continues to grow alongside the firm. You will jump right into a variety of projects with little red tape and a quick feedback loop — an environment that really lets the creative process shine.
A portfolio of work is required to apply.
About You
- 4-5 years of experience producing motion graphics, design elements, comprehensive graphic packages, and animation
- Strong knowledge of 2D and 3D animation principles including timing, spacing, and easing, especially of keyframe animation and motion paths
- Basic graphic design knowledge about things like color theory, typography, and composition
- Understands how animation fits into the bigger picture of video production; background in editing is a plus
- Proven ability to visualize data, graphs, charts, and financial concepts
- Comfortable juggling multiple projects at once; can independently manage deadlines to deliver projects on time
- Holds an appreciation for “getting the little things right”
- Excellent organizational and file management skills
- Not afraid to ask questions and admit mistakes; can stay flexible if project requirements shift during the production process
- Communicates clearly with colleagues and external partners; enjoys learning from people of varied backgrounds
- Can think outside the box and respectfully challenge existing methods (i.e., are we taking the right approach? Are we using the right tools?)
- Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Animate, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
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Top Skills
What We Do
Jane Street works differently. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we trade on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries and help form the backbone of global markets. Our approach is rooted in technology and rigorous quantitative analysis, but our success is driven by our people.
Our bright, beautiful offices in the heart of New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam are open and buzzing with conversation. We come from many backgrounds and encourage travel between offices to share perspectives. Some of our best ideas come from bumping into a visiting colleague at the office coffee bar.
Markets move fast. Staying competitive as we’ve grown has required constant invention—of new trading strategies, technology, and processes. We’ve found this is easier when you hire humble, kind people. They tend to help each other, and prioritize teamwork over titles.
We invest heavily in teaching and training. There’s a library and a classroom in every office, because deepening your understanding of something is considered real work. Guest lectures, classes, and conferences round out the intellectual exchanges that happen every day.
People grow into long careers at Jane Street because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test. More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we’re just getting started.
