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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.
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.
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.
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.
Brazil and Argentina have established design schools and film programs that train animators in both craft fundamentals and production pipeline management.
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.
Every candidate completes all five stages before you see their profile. You can also run your own technical round after our screening.
A timed test measuring analytical thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving clarity, independent of specific programming language knowledge.
A structured interview assessing communication style, conflict resolution, ownership mindset, and English proficiency in a professional context.
A 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.
Verification of work history, education, and identity with written consent, aligned with applicable privacy rules including LGPD where relevant.
We speak with at least two professional references who worked with the candidate in an engineering context, not personal contacts.
After our screening, you can optionally run your own technical round before making an offer.
Sample profiles
Anonymized profiles from our vetted talent pool. Actual candidates may vary.
São Paulo, Brazil
4+ years experience
Buenos Aires, Argentina
7+ years experience
Curitiba, Brazil
9+ years experience
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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.
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