2D Animator for Miss Pumpkin YouTube Mini-Series

I'm looking for a skilled 2D animator to help bring Miss Pumpkin, a mascot for a pumpkin-themed garden/park in Italy, to life for a YouTube mini-series.

Available Assets

- Final Miss Pumpkin character design
- Custom jingle (audio)
- Concept for future YouTube episodes

Scope of Work

Phase 1

- Prepare the character artwork (separate into layers if needed)
- Rig the character for animation
- Animate Miss Pumpkin dancing in sync with the jingle
- Create a polished introductory animation

Phase 2

- Reuse the same rig to produce future 3–5 minute episodes
- Animate talking, walking, facial expressions, lip-sync, and body movements
- Maintain a consistent animation style across the series

Deliverables

- Fully rigged reusable 2D character
- First dancing animation
- Project files for future episodes
- Final HD video(s)

Information Needed

- Experience with mascot-style character animation
- Software/workflow you use
- Estimated timeline for the first episode
- Estimated timeline for future episodes using the same rig
- Examples of similar work
- Quote for a 3–5 minute episode

Notes

- This is a long-term project, not a one-time animation.
- The initial rigging is the most time-consuming part.
- Once the rig is complete, future episodes should be much faster to produce.
- The goal is to create a reusable character that can dance, talk, and perform naturally across multiple episodes.