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Motion designers and animators from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia who produce UI animations, explainer videos, character animation, and motion graphics for digital products. They combine craft with production discipline, delivering on time, not just in demo reels.
Why LATAM for animation
Strong cost advantage
Senior animators in the US earn $90k-$130k. LATAM equivalents deliver at $35k-$65k, meaningful savings for a discipline that often requires long-term involvement in product teams.
Timezone overlap for iteration cycles
Animation involves tight feedback loops with designers, product managers, and developers. LATAM's 4-8 hour daily overlap with US teams makes same-day revision cycles practical.
Client communication and iteration management
Animation projects involve multiple rounds of feedback. LATAM animators in our network are used to managing client feedback professionally, setting clear revision scopes, and delivering clean handoffs.
Strong design and film education
Brazil and Argentina have established design schools and film programs that train animators in both craft fundamentals and production pipeline management.
Digital product animation experience
LATAM animators increasingly work on digital products: UI transitions, micro-interactions, Lottie animations for mobile apps, and explainer content for SaaS products. The product animation discipline is mature here.
What our animators know
Figma (motion prototyping)
CSS animation / transitions
Framer Motion (React)
Handoff to developers (Lottie export)How we vet animators
Every candidate completes all seven stages before you see their profile. You can also run your own technical round after our screening.
* For common roles like full-stack. Other roles typically take 7 to 10 days.
CV check
Stage 1We review experience, stack, seniority, and career history against the role before anyone is invited to interview. Most applicants stop here.
Behavioral interview
Stage 2A structured interview assessing communication style, conflict resolution, ownership mindset, and English proficiency in a professional context.
Skills interview 1
Role-specificA portfolio review followed by a 60-minute live session. Portfolio assessment focuses on timing, easing quality, motion principles (anticipation, follow-through, weight), and production cleanliness, not just visual style. The live session covers a brief animation challenge: given a screen recording and a design spec, candidates animate a UI transition in After Effects or Rive and explain their motion curve choices. We also discuss their handoff process to developers: how they export Lottie files, manage file naming, and communicate loop points and states to the engineering team.
Skills interview 2
Stage 4A second, deeper round with an experienced practitioner on craft, judgment, and tradeoffs in the role, matched to the seniority you are hiring for.
Take-home assessment
Stage 5A practical assignment that mirrors real work in the role. We review the quality of the output, the reasoning behind it, and how clearly the candidate explains their decisions.
Reference check
Stage 6We speak with at least two professional references who worked with the candidate, not personal contacts.
Background check
Stage 7Verification of work history, education, and identity with written consent, aligned with applicable privacy rules including LGPD where relevant.
After our screening, you can optionally run your own technical round before making an offer.
Sample profiles
Who you might hire
Anonymized profiles from our vetted talent pool. Actual candidates may vary.
Mid Motion Designer
São Paulo, Brazil
4+ years experience
Senior Animator
Buenos Aires, Argentina
7+ years experience
Lead Motion Designer
Curitiba, Brazil
9+ years experience
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What to expect
What sets our animators apart
Animators in our network understand motion principles, not just software. They make timing decisions based on the feeling the animation should create, not on default ease curves. They also use modern AI tools where they genuinely reduce production time on reference and ideation work.
Midjourney and DALL-E for reference image generation and mood board creation: visual direction work that used to require stock licensing or custom illustration is faster at the ideation stage.
AI-assisted motion curve suggestions from tools like Krea or Runway are used as starting points for easing exploration, but final timing decisions are made by hand based on motion principles.
Lottie exports are clean: named layers, documented states, and a handoff README that tells developers exactly how the animation should loop, trigger, and respond to state changes.
They communicate revision scope clearly before starting a round: what's included, what will require additional time, and when animations have drifted outside the original brief.
They track their own production capacity. If a feature request would require 40 hours and the sprint has 20, they say so, with a prioritization recommendation.
LATAM vs US animator salaries
Junior Animator
Mid Motion Designer
Senior Animator
Lead Motion Designer
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