About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Studio
Hourly: $28.00-$32.00 an hour
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for an Animation Coordinator to support our Animation team 3 days/a week, starting in early January in our Los Angeles office. This role reports directly to the Animation Project Manager and will help support the entire team and keep things running smoothly from day to day. This is a great opportunity to join a fun-loving team doing groundbreaking work in the online animation space.

You Will

• Project Management
• Be the Project Manager’s primary support in creating, managing, and maintaining spreadsheets and documentation
• Be an integral part of the team by assisting in organizing comms across departments
• Help to identify problem areas and pose creative solutions
• Help manage communication with other teams or external partners, i.e. setting up calls and agendas, taking notes if required, and gathering requested documents
• Help manage, organize, and maintain project assets 
• Additional (Creative)
• Help maintain the Anim Lab’s website and Twitter with monthly updates
• Deck creation for various initiatives

You Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Communication, related, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of 2D Animation & Production processes
• Proficiency in Google Apps, Microsoft Office
• Some proficiency in main Adobe Suite apps
• Great communication skills and be able to give and receive critical feedback in a small team environment
• Must be organized, reliable, and a self-starter
• Ability to work independently within a team
• Knowledgeable of social media and video platforms
• Some design experience a plus

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more