App Animator Needed for AI Character & Interactive App Backgrounds
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
We're looking for a talented 2D animator/motion designer to help bring our AI app to life.
Our app features a main AI character named Savera along with several illustrated environments. We already have the character design and UI completed—we're looking for someone who can create polished, high-quality animations that feel smooth, modern, and expressive.
This is not a one-off animation. We're looking for someone who can potentially work with us long-term as we continue adding new scenes and interactions.
What You'll Be Animating
1. Savera Character Animations
Animate our main character, Savera, with a variety of expressions, poses, and actions, including (but not limited to):
Happy
Sad
Thinking
Calm
Frustrated
Working on a laptop
Talking
Listening
Waving
Celebrating
Idle breathing/idle animation
Blinking and subtle facial expressions
We will provide detailed instructions for each animation along with reference images.
2. Background & Environment Animations
Animate subtle elements within our app's illustrated environments to make them feel alive.
Examples include:
Coffee shop ambience
Apartment scene
Office/workspace
Other environments throughout the app
Examples of subtle animations:
Steam rising from coffee
Trees or plants moving slightly
Light flickering naturally
Rain outside windows
Curtains moving
Computer screens glowing
Small decorative movement
Ambient background effects
The goal is to create premium, polished motion without distracting the user.
Deliverables
Smooth, high-quality animations
Organized source files
Exported assets in formats suitable for web/mobile (Lottie, Rive, JSON, GIF, MP4, or other recommended formats)
Clean layer organization for future edits
Consistent animation style across all scenes
Ideal Experience
We're looking for someone with experience in:
Character animation
UI/app animations
Motion design
Lottie, Rive, After Effects, Spine, or similar tools
Creating expressive, natural character movement
Modern SaaS or mobile app animation
To Apply
Please include:
Your portfolio (especially character animation)
Examples of app/UI animations
Examples of expressive character work
Your preferred animation tools
Estimated turnaround time
Your hourly rate or fixed-price estimate
Questions We'd Like You to Answer
Please answer the following in your proposal:
Have you animated characters for apps before?
Which animation software do you recommend for this project and why?
Would you use Lottie, Rive, Spine, or another format for interactive app animations?
How would you keep file sizes small while maintaining smooth animations?
Have you created looping idle animations?
What's your process for turning a static illustration into a natural-looking animated character?
How do you typically collaborate with designers and developers?
What information would you need from us before starting?
What questions do you have after reading this project description?
Please share the projects in your portfolio that are most similar to this one.
Important
We will provide:
Character reference images
UI screens
Environment artwork
Animation requirements for each scene
We're looking for someone who pays close attention to detail and can create animations that feel warm, polished, and emotionally expressive.
If you've read this entire project description, please begin your proposal with the word "Sunflower" so we know you've read everything.
Our app features a main AI character named Savera along with several illustrated environments. We already have the character design and UI completed—we're looking for someone who can create polished, high-quality animations that feel smooth, modern, and expressive.
This is not a one-off animation. We're looking for someone who can potentially work with us long-term as we continue adding new scenes and interactions.
What You'll Be Animating
1. Savera Character Animations
Animate our main character, Savera, with a variety of expressions, poses, and actions, including (but not limited to):
Happy
Sad
Thinking
Calm
Frustrated
Working on a laptop
Talking
Listening
Waving
Celebrating
Idle breathing/idle animation
Blinking and subtle facial expressions
We will provide detailed instructions for each animation along with reference images.
2. Background & Environment Animations
Animate subtle elements within our app's illustrated environments to make them feel alive.
Examples include:
Coffee shop ambience
Apartment scene
Office/workspace
Other environments throughout the app
Examples of subtle animations:
Steam rising from coffee
Trees or plants moving slightly
Light flickering naturally
Rain outside windows
Curtains moving
Computer screens glowing
Small decorative movement
Ambient background effects
The goal is to create premium, polished motion without distracting the user.
Deliverables
Smooth, high-quality animations
Organized source files
Exported assets in formats suitable for web/mobile (Lottie, Rive, JSON, GIF, MP4, or other recommended formats)
Clean layer organization for future edits
Consistent animation style across all scenes
Ideal Experience
We're looking for someone with experience in:
Character animation
UI/app animations
Motion design
Lottie, Rive, After Effects, Spine, or similar tools
Creating expressive, natural character movement
Modern SaaS or mobile app animation
To Apply
Please include:
Your portfolio (especially character animation)
Examples of app/UI animations
Examples of expressive character work
Your preferred animation tools
Estimated turnaround time
Your hourly rate or fixed-price estimate
Questions We'd Like You to Answer
Please answer the following in your proposal:
Have you animated characters for apps before?
Which animation software do you recommend for this project and why?
Would you use Lottie, Rive, Spine, or another format for interactive app animations?
How would you keep file sizes small while maintaining smooth animations?
Have you created looping idle animations?
What's your process for turning a static illustration into a natural-looking animated character?
How do you typically collaborate with designers and developers?
What information would you need from us before starting?
What questions do you have after reading this project description?
Please share the projects in your portfolio that are most similar to this one.
Important
We will provide:
Character reference images
UI screens
Environment artwork
Animation requirements for each scene
We're looking for someone who pays close attention to detail and can create animations that feel warm, polished, and emotionally expressive.
If you've read this entire project description, please begin your proposal with the word "Sunflower" so we know you've read everything.