Medical Animator

The Klick Group —comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick is consistently recognized for its people-first culture as a Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising. Klick also recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health.

About our Creative Craft

The Creative Craft brings strategy to life through ideas, storytelling, and design across channels. Designers collaborate with consultants, strategists, medical experts, and technologists to solve complex healthcare business challenges. The team translates scientific and data-driven insights into clear, engaging visual communication. Work spans digital experiences, presentations, visual systems, and thought leadership materials.

Job Description

Klick is looking to add a talented and enthusiastic Medical Animator to our Animation & Science Visualization team. The new Medical Animator will work under the guidance of the Science Visualization director to develop medically-accurate and visually-striking illustrations and animations. Working closely with Creative, Medical, Production, and Client Services teams, they will be required to translate complex scientific concepts into clear and engaging visual stories while meeting project requirements, timelines, and budgets. The ideal candidate is adaptable, curious, and comfortable working across a range of therapeutic areas, project types, and visual styles. 

What You’ll Do

• Create 2D and 3D medical illustrations, animations, and visual assets from concept through final production.
• Contribute to every stage of animation production including storyboarding, look development, animation, compositing, and editing.
• Research and interpret scientific and medical literature to ensure visual accuracy. 
• Collaborate with fellow medical animators and cross-functional partners in Creative, Medical, Production, and Client Services. 
• Contribute to team resources, shared workflows, and evolving best practices. 
• Explore new visualization techniques, artistic approaches, AI tools, and technologies that can improve the quality and efficiency of our work.
• Write clear, concise documentation & communications to team members.

Qualifications

Required:

• Working proficiency in Maya and Adobe Creative Cloud, with experience in ZBrush or comparable digital sculpting software.
• Blender, Cinema4D, Unreal Engine, and Toon Boom skills are a plus.
• Strong drawing, composition, and visual communication skills.
• High standards for research and scientific accuracy.

Soft Skills:

• Strong time management and file organization skills
• Ability to take direction and provide solutions to creative challenges.
• Comfortable presenting work, explaining artistic decisions, and responding constructively to feedback. 
• Experience working within defined production schedules, project scopes, and delivery milestones.
• Curiosity about emerging tools, including AI-assisted workflows, and an interest in evaluating how they can responsibly improve visualization and production processes. 

Education

• Degree in Biomedical Communications, Art as Applied to Medicine, or equivalent portfolio-based professional experience.

Additional Information

Required For Your Application

• Please note: only applications with a portfolio or links to samples will be considered and samples should indicate which part of the project you were responsible for.

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Klick. The base salary for this position is CAD 70,000-85,000 per year and will be determined based on several factors such as a candidate’s work location, their unique skill set, education, and prior experience.

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