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Psych2Go is Looking For New Animators!
Psych2Go is always on the lookout to add new talents to our team.
Do you know how to animate in 2D? Are you someone creative and who understands how to make a compelling storytelling video? You've come to the right place!
How do you apply for the Animator role?
There are 2 ways of applying. Ultimately, we only accept applicants during designated recruitment periods. Please check our community page for details on whether or not we are currently hiring.
Option 1: Directly Email Our Recruiters for an Interview
recruiting@psych2go.net
Option 2: Fill Up The Application Form and We'll Reach out To Selected Candidates
Application Form: https://bit.ly/3quD6GV
Things to Know:
We are looking for candidates who are:
- Passionate about Mental Health and/or Psychology
- Talented at Visual Storytelling
- Hardworking and Communicative
- Adaptable
- Planning to stick around!
We appreciate the time and effort taken to apply - however, due to the sheer volume of candidates, we will only be replying back to those who are chosen to move on to the next stage. If you are not selected, please try again next time with an updated portfolio.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I apply if I am under 18?
Yes, you can.
- Is this a part time or full time position?
You are working as a freelancer or independent contractor on a per-project commission basis.
- Do I need to speak fluent English?/Do I need to be located in an English-speaking country?
Nope - our team is proudly global.
- Are there incentives for working for Psych2Go?
You will be making a positive impact on millions of viewers and possibly even get to see feel-good comments on your work.
Being a freelancer with a per-project contract means that you can also step down from the position whenever you would need to (although we hope you’ll be able to stay!).
Also, working from home means you get to choose your own hours! We’re very flexible and understanding with animators for life situations and personal matters that get in the way of work, so as long as things are communicated to us properly, we’ve always got your back.
- Do I need a portfolio?
We would highly prefer that you have one on hand - it makes the recruitment process a lot faster.
If not, we can try to find other evaluation methods. Please at least provide 1 sample of your art if you do not have a portfolio.
- I don’t have any experience or skill, but I’m willing to learn. Should I still apply?
You do not need previous work experience in animating. However, some degree of animation and art knowledge is still needed to fulfill the basic requirements of the role.
While we are constantly training our currently on boarded animators to keep them sharp and improving and very much willing to mentor eager applicants, complete newcomers to digital art will likely have a low chance of being accepted.
- Do I need my own animation software? Is there a mandatory software requirement?
We do not separately provide animators with software licenses. As such, there is no mandatory requirement - please use whatever method helps you make the most beautiful animations.
Note that as part of the process of making animations, we will be asking for intermittent WIPs. As such, make sure your workflow leaves room for being capable of rendering before the final product is finished.
- Can I apply and remain anonymous/use an alias?
If you make videos for us, you will be credited with whatever you prefer being called, including any possible username or alias.
However, due to legal reasons, you must provide your legal name and other identifying information to us before taking on a paid project. This information will never be made public or shared with anyone outside of Psych2Go management.
- Did you receive my application?
If you have submitted it to one of the above channels, then yes. If you have not received a response back yet, it is likely that we have passed on your application for this recruitment cycle.
- If I am selected, what can I expect from the process?
Typically the entire process of recruitment takes around 3 weeks or so.
If you are selected, you will get to work with us on a trial project (fully paid!) where you can see how much we fit your professional needs. This entails a system where you will be consistently communicating with a recruiter and offering WIP videos for feedback so that your work can be featured on our channel. If all goes well, that will be your first of many videos that will come to comprise Psych2Go’s body of work!
STAGE 1: We will screen all applicants based on the answers to the application form.
STAGE 2: Sample animation will be assigned (non-paid).
STAGE 3: Trial animation will be assigned (paid).
- Who do I email if I have questions about the role?
10 Silly Things We Do When We Are In Love
Love can bring out the best, worst, and silliest in people. When you love someone they become your prime consideration at the expense of all others. This can leave you doing things you wouldn’t normally do and looking sillier than your not-in-love self would allow you to look. But, to most people, the intense feeling of being in love is worth a few personality changes. A few or…maybe a hundred? I’ll go easy and present 10 silly things that many people do when they are in love.
Walk Slower
This one applies mostly to men. Men tend to adjust their speed – meaning, in most cases, they slow down – when they are walking with their female partner. Science backs this up. A 2013 study, in which the walking speeds of male and female partners and male and female friends were recorded, found that males slowed down 0.2 mph to equal the speed of their female partner who did not change speed while both males and females in friendships adjusted their walking speed to meet in the middle.
Speak with a Higher Voice
This change applies to both women and men. Studies have shown that females tend to talk in a higher voice to people they are attracted to. But men in relationships may also speak higher to stay on the same emotional wavelength as their partner.
Laugh Constantly
People who are in love tend to laugh more – with their partner, without their partner, and by themselves. Being in love means that your brain releases additional dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, which are chemicals that will leave you feeling good, laughing more, and smiling more. You may even catch yourself smiling and laughing while thinking about your partner when he or she is not around.
Stare At Your Reflection
After falling for someone, most people start caring more about their appearance. This can lead to more time staring at oneself in the mirror. It can also lead to unnecessary beauty and clothing purchases. People will go to great lengths to look good for the ones they love.
Listen to Songs On Repeat
Songs can become symbols of love. When you and your partner bond over a song, or a song happens to play during a defining moment of the relationship, it will have special significance from that day forward. Such songs may then be played obsessively.
Rely On Your Partner to Make Decisions
People who are in love become less like individuals and more like a unit. Decisions start being made in tandem. Partners can rely so much on the other’s input that when one needs to make a decision on their own they find themselves unable to do so.
Call Your Partner Strange Names and Talk in Strange Voices
Besides calling your partner “baby,” “sweetie,” “cutie,” and other nicknames that you could never have pictured yourself using, you and your partner may engage in what can only be described as “baby talk.” This cutesy-wutesy vernacular is used by many lovers and has actually been explained by science. Talking in the same strange way strengthens an intimate relationship like smiling at another person who is also smiling strengthens a platonic relationship. Psychologists call this behavior “mirroring.”
Take Unnecessary Risks
This is another male-specific symptom of love. Research has shown that men take greater risks when they’re in a romantic relationship. Men have been conditioned as protectors, and this instinct is intensified when they’re in love, which can then manifest in dangerous and unnecessary ways. Love was found to have no effect on female risk taking.
Become Dumber
When a person is in love, their mind tends to focus on this fact. It should come as no surprise, then, that research has found that such people are less able to focus on important tasks. This love-induced cognitive impairment has been compared to drug and alcohol intoxication.
Plan Faaaaaar Into the Future
Homes, pets, wedding vows, honeymoon destinations, and children are some of the thoughts that may pop into the head of someone who has just fallen in love. Although these thoughts may not be realistic, or have no chance of being realized until far into the future, they are the most natural things in the world.
Peer reviewed sources:
Point 1 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0076576