3D Map Animator

Praetorium Media seeks a 3D Map Animator for The Hidden States YouTube channel. Rate: $4-10 per minute depending on skill level + monthly bonuses. Salary: $1200 - $1500 per month after 2 months. Work on animating 3D maps built on real geographic data for documentaries about America's forgotten regions.

The Hidden States is a faceless channel making documentaries about America's forgotten regions — the history, the disasters, and the things locals don't talk about. In the first four months: 21,000+ subscribers and 2.8 million views from only 20 videos. The maps aren't decoration on these films. The maps are the film. What you'll be doing: - Animating 3D maps built on real geographic data — regions drawn along their actual borders - Camera work across terrain — travelling in over the land, drawing boundaries, lighting a region as it's revealed - Putting history onto the ground where it happened — floods tracing a valley, distances measured across a route, water rising over a town

What's important: - You animate from real boundary data, not by tracing shapes by eye - Experience with After Effects + GEOlayers, Blender, Cinema 4D or Google Earth Studio - One map or diagram sequence in your portfolio counts for more than a full showreel

What we offer: - A written shot-by-shot storyboard of the introduction as the introduction is where the most important map animations must be done — timings, camera moves, captions, all decided before you start. Minimal revisions, no guessing what was wanted. - Direct access to the founder — no agency layer, no ticket queue - Flexible schedule with clear deadlines - Bonuses for viral videos Rate: $4-10 per minute depending on skill level + monthly bonuses for milestones reached. Salary: $1200 - $1500 per month (something to be explored after working together for 2 months, not mandatory)