Video Animator & Editor (Project-Based - APAC)

Crawford Group (www.crawfordgroup.com) is seeking an Animator & Video Editor - APAC (Project-based) to join our client's team. We are seeking an exceptional Animator & Video Editor with strong storytelling instincts, sharp creative problem-solving abilities, and outstanding production expertise. This role is ideal for an experienced creative who can quickly integrate into an existing brand system, move efficiently, and deliver polished, platform-ready video content for high-visibility moments.
You’ll be brought in to support specific projects, often with tight timelines and clear objectives. Assignments will primarily focus on logo animations, motion graphics packages, and event-related social media videos distributed across platforms such as WeChat, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Projects may range from quick-turn edits to more involved animated builds supporting executive events and regional campaigns.
You’ll collaborate with Creative Directors, project managers, marketers, and designers, while maintaining the autonomy and flexibility expected of a freelance engagement.

About Crawford Group.
We are revolutionizing how marketing gets done! Crawford Group provides expert marketing, digital, creative, events, and communications talent solutions for marketers.
Our customers want flexibility in their workforce solutions and need experts with the skills and capabilities to deliver on revenue and pipeline growth through marketing activities. At Crawford Group we believe in developing collaborative customer relationships to create the best talent solution for their marketing organization’s needs.

Responsibilities:

• Create high-quality logo animations, motion graphics, and short-form video content for digital and social platforms
• Develop event-related video assets, including promo videos, recap videos, speaker intros, animated titles, and branded motion systems
• Adapt existing brand assets into motion, ensuring consistency across regions and platforms
• Edit and optimize video content for WeChat, LinkedIn, Instagram, and other digital channels, ensuring correct formatting, specs, and best practices
• Design and animate lower thirds, transitions, typography systems, and branded graphic elements
• Resize, version, and reformat video content for multiple aspect ratios (1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9)
• Incorporate music, sound design, and light motion effects to enhance storytelling
• Implement feedback and revisions accurately and efficiently
• Deliver platform-ready exports optimized for compression, playback, and performance
• Maintain organized project files and follow established naming and handoff conventions
• Communicate clearly around timelines, scope, and deliverables
• Work collaboratively across distributed teams while managing priorities independently

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional animation and video editing experience, ideally across agency and in-house corporate environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating logo animation, branded motion systems, and short-form social content
• Proven experience creating content for social platforms, particularly LinkedIn, Instagram, and WeChat (or similar APAC channels)
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) and Figma for asset prep
• Solid understanding of motion principles, typography in motion, pacing, and visual storytelling
• Experience adapting creative for multiple formats and international audiences
• Strong sense of brand consistency and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, manage shifting priorities, and meet tight deadlines
• Comfortable jumping into existing workflows and collaborating with distributed teams
• Must reside in APAC and be comfortable working Singapore business hours
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana) a plus

Please submit portfolio of work samples.

Location: APAC (i.e. Singapore/Hong Kong). Must be comfortable working Singapore business hours.
Duration: Consulting, Variable hours, 0-10 hours per week
Rate: Consultant of Crawford Group; benefits available if eligible (Our hourly ranges are determined based on skills, experience and location)

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We believe in approaching every interaction with honor, respect, and positive intent. Building diverse teams that foster creativity, innovative thinking, and opportunity for all. Ultimately, we know that our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us all forward every day.