animators

noun
  1. 1

    One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.

    โ€œThe android turned to gaze at its animator.โ€

  2. 2

    One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

    โ€œIn recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animator, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animators