Artist / Motion Graphics Animator for Infographic Videos & Educational Resources
Cognito Education
- London
- £25,000-40,000 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Open up a script for the video to be created (this script will be a word document such as google docs).
- Read the document, and plan out the main 'scenes' of the video, and identify any potential uncertainties/points of confusion.
- As required, jump on a zoom call with the content writer, and work with them to decide how best to design the video (or possibly rework the script) in order to create the most effective teaching resource possible. This will likely happen multiple times as you work through each video.
- Create the video footage / necessary artwork. You'll primarily be focusing on creating neat and coherent layouts & flows of information, and will make use of visual mechanisms (such as colour-coding or reducing the opacity of currently-irrelevant information) to help the student learn. You'll also ensure that the design choices made actively pre-empt and prevent misconceptions from arising.
- Edit the video file and voiceover audio together, so that the audio and visuals are neatly paired.
- Export the video file, ready for upload to YouTube.
- Applicants will need to complete an initial application task (~15 minutes) in order to be considered. Please see the 'Application task' section for details.
- If you made a sincere attempt at the application task, we will endeavour to reply to you within 7 working days, in order to let you know whether we will be asking you to do the second application task (also ~15 mins).
- After your second application task, we may invite you to an interview. This will be a 10-15 minute informal chat over zoom, just to say hello, learn a bit more about you as a person, and also to answer any questions you may have at this point.
- We will then ask you to complete a series of paid trials in order to get a more accurate sense of your abilities. Each trial will range between 20 mins - 1 hour, and will be paid at £15 per hour. You will be paid for these trials irrespective of whether we move forward with your application after that trial.
- Depending on the different candidates at this stage, we may offer multiple candidates trial periods of contract work, where we will be asking you to work with us as a contractor, working as close to full-time hours as you can accommodate (paid at £15 per hour again). Due to this part of the process, it's essential that you're currently working part-time or self-employed so that we're able to book in some contract work.
- Following that period of contract work, we will offer the successful candidate the job.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- You must live in the UK, and be a tax-resident of the UK.
- You must have passed GCSE maths and science. A level science or maths is strongly preferred.
- Science-related degree and/or educational background is preferred.
- Access to a computerconnected to a graphics / drawing tablet for use in the trial tasks.
- A fast & stable internet connection for uploading video files / video calls.
- This role will best suit someone with a strong science background, who also has strong artistic skills, and a great eye for design. You will need to be an exceptionally clear thinker and communicator, as a large portion of the work will involve discussing and refining designs with the writer, working together to balance academic precision and the need for visual clarity.
- Due to the job being remote, you'll need to be comfortable working independently for long periods of time, and to be able to stay engaged and productive without a lot of oversight.
- £25,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on ability & experience.
- We will provide you with any additional hardware you need, such as drawing tablet, second monitor etc.
- 30 days paid holiday per year (this figure includes bank holidays).
- As a small company (8-10 people by the time you join) - we offer a friendly and informal environment, and there's a lot of potential to expand your role over the coming years, if that's something you're interested in.
- You'll play an essential part in creating some of the best learning resources in the world. To date, over 300 million questions have been answered on our platform, and our video lessons have been watched over 80 million times. Your skill and expertise will make a real difference to millions of students, and your videos will be made freely available to everyone via YouTube.