RFYI ILLUSTRATOR & ANIMATion INTERN

The role

Ribbit.FYI (RFYI) is an original explainer comic under Unfold Asia. We’re looking for someone who’s interested in finding creative ways to make important information more exciting. 

If you’re someone with a background in illustration and basic animation, and are interested to learn a bit more about data visualisation - you might be the right person for this role.

We tell stories about people and the world around us, in ways that give our audience something to think about. We aren’t a news site, but we aim to stay on top of what’s going on in the world in order to make relevant content for our readers.

Responsibilities

  • Visualise data and information via illustration and animation

  • Work with the team to illustrate/animate short-form explainers and comics for RFYI

  • Collaborate with the writer to ideate and ensure clarity and readability of content 

  • Participate in content discussions and pitches for RFYI content

Requirements

  • Illustration skills (Photoshop)

  • Basic animation skills (After Effects)

  • A tendency to stay up-to-date on world news

  • An openness to different perspectives on life and the world

  • Sense of humour

  • No confirmation bias

  • At least one field that you have a strong interest in and a reasonable knowledge of

TAKEAWAYs

  • How to illustrate/animate on a deadline

  • How to follow brand and visual guidelines while still being creative

  • How to work with a writer to create cohesive content together

  • How to make charts more interesting

  • How to visualise data in a clear and concise way

Application instructions

If interested, please send your application and online portfolio (if applicable) here.