Minecraft Blockbuster Animator

Who We Are:

Spawnpoint Media is at the forefront of digital entertainment, spearheading innovation in content creation across YouTube channels and media brands within the realms of gaming, Minecraft, and real-life content. With a passionate community of over 15 million followers, we've amassed more than 4 billion views and over 25 thousand years of content watched globally. We strive to maintain the soul, love, joy, and personality of children in our content to inspire and support them through teaching positive social, creative, and academic skills and values.

Who You Are:

Our team is seeking a talented and creative Minecraft Animator who can use McHorse’s Blockbuster and Aperture mods to animate vanilla and non-vanilla storyboards and scripts to bring them to life whilst integrating content that is relevant and up to date with the latest trends in Children’s, Minecraft, Internet, and Popular Culture.

Your Responsibilities and Skills:

Animation Style Mastery: Proficient in animating in various styles, including:

• "Vanilla" style with custom camera paths via Aperture and first-person perspective, seamlessly blending with standard Minecraft gameplay. (Example: Link)

• "Vanilla" style with incorporation of unrealistic and meme elements to enhance viewer engagement. (Example: Link)

• "Clean" style, characterized by a stylized, cartoon animation aesthetic. (Example: Link)

YouTube Analytics Analysis: Skilled in analyzing key YouTube metrics and analytics, including Average View Duration (AVD), Click-Through Rate (CTR), Impressions, Average View Percentage (AVP), etc., to determine successful content elements and areas for improvement.

Initiative and Script Enhancement: Demonstrates initiative by enhancing provided scripts and instructions, improving animation quality, adjusting camera angles, and incorporating additional background elements as "Easter Eggs" to enhance viewer engagement and retention.

Requirements:

• Full and in-depth understanding of vanilla and modded Minecraft

• Experience and moderate understanding of McHorse’s Blockbuster and Aperture Mod

• Experience with creating and animating custom models

• Experience with animating facial expressions and rigs in Blockbuster.

• Ability to meet and understand deadlines.

• Ability to understand feedback and act on it.

• Preferable Additional Skills

• Experience using Replay Mod

• Experience with NPC mods in 1.16.5+ including CustomNPCs, CosmicNPCs, etc

• Experience with machinima filmmaking without Blockbuster in versions 1.16.5+

Spawnpoint Perks:

• Attractive Remuneration

• Spawn Points KPI bonus Program

• Training & Development

• Career Progression

Our Offer

If you’re excited to animate some of the most-loved content on the internet and bring smiles to millions of children across the globe; whilst working alongside a highly skilled and fun-loving team; passionate about all things YouTube and gaming, then what are you waiting for? We really love working here, and we think you will too! Apply now!