Storyboard Trainees - Summer

Job Description

Responsibilities

At DreamWorks Animation Television our Storyboard Trainees gain hands on experience on a Television production while learning from award winning Directors. Trainees are mentored by Directors and Storyboard Artists and are exposed to a comprehensive curriculum taught by industry and studio professionals.

In addition to learning and growing through one on one mentorship and a robust set of DreamWorks artist-led classes, Storyboard Trainees are responsible for storyboard cleanup and revisions on a Television show in production. The Storyboard Trainees will be part of a story team implementing notes to existing thumbnails, rough drawings and finished panels in order to ensure that the storyboards hit the creative goals of the series. In addition to working directly on a story team, Trainees are also responsible for working on and delivering a portfolio project from concept to finish throughout the duration of the program.

The last week of the program allows Story Trainees to showcase their work and their portfolio project to creatives and executives across the TV business. The Storyboard Trainee Program is 12 weeks long and is a full-time, paid opportunity.

The Storyboard Trainee Program is covered by the Animation Guild.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for ensuring that storyboards align with creative ambitions, vision, and style for each episode
• Work closely with the Director(s) to discuss the objectives of the storyboard revisions: ask questions, clarify notes, and ensure storyboard revisions are completed per the feedback provided
• Ensure deadlines are consistently met and communicate progress of work to supervisors and to appropriate production staff
• Attend classes within the Storyboard Trainee curriculum
• Complete program assignments and projects

Qualifications/Requirements
Qualifications:
• Completion of an art program, or recent graduate with an Associate, Bachelor or Graduate degree from a College/University (or equivalent)
• Less than two years of work experience in the animation industry
• Strong drawing skills with a demonstrated sense of storytelling, staging, composition, and character acting
• Ability to communicate effectively

How To Apply:
• Please submit a resume that includes a short bio or summary
• Please submit an online portfolio and/or digital portfolio (PDF) in order to be considered for the Storyboard Trainee • Program (if password protected, provide the password on the resume)
• An ideal portfolio will contain strong storyboard samples (the samples can be personal projects, academic projects, or professional projects)
• Please include your story thought process through: sketches, character poses, facial expressions, designs, etc.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0z4md-3-17-79-195-42 in your application.