Children's Animation Videos

Hi I am looking to hire an animator for my children's music production company. I will initially require one video and if successful, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL MORE VIDEOS TO FOLLOW(We have 2 albums currently and are producing several more) Our songs specialise in music and movement so dance moves by the characters are required I would like the animation to feature UK cartoon characters: One female adult leading the song with vocals and dance One male adult leading sections of the song with vocals and dance A selection of children (boys and girls) singing and dancing The cartoon characters will be singing the lyrics and doing the dance moves so their lips will need to be moving in time to the music. I will also need the lyrics to be on the screen. Examples we are very keen on are: [login to view URL] (YES -Clear HD quality, clear lyrics on screen) (NO - background too dark and characters not happy looking enough) [login to view URL] (YES - Close ups of dance moves, happy and lots of movement with camera) (NO - Different to the genre we provide) These are just a couple of examples, we welcome your advice and respect your experience in this field so please feel free to contact us if you have any ideas for this project. Please submit your quote based on a 3 minute animated video in full HD (1920p x1080p) quality. Animations will need to be fun, bright and original. Our budget is $150 but we are willing to consider raising our budget for candidates who fit our job description perfectly. PLEASE SEND ME PORTFOLIO LINKS for this type of work also. Many thanks, I look forward to hearing from you