Animator

Job Description

Animator (Feature Animation)

Technicolor Animation and Games is home to some of the world's most recognizable and respectable episodic animated shows. Our relationships and reputation run incredibly deep within the top animation production houses. The team at Animation and Games includes very passionate and driven artists who are involved in creating wonders in animation and assets. If you are an artist who believes in story-telling and have the desire to push beyond your comfort levels, then we are looking for you!

We are looking for animators who are well versed in all aspects of feature animation development, who are passionate and skilled enough to join us in creating an incredibly exciting high-end international feature film.

You will need to inspire and create stylized animation that would require deep knowledge in cartoony as well as semi-realistic style of animation.

Qualifications

Animation Essentials & other must have skills
• Should have a commanding grasp of, and ability to execute on the artistic fundamentals of Animation.
• Knowledge about realistic body mechanics related to humans and animals.
• Good sense of acting, character performance and the ability to shoot references for study purpose.
• Experience in cartoony as well as semi-realistic style of animation is a must.
• Good understanding of camera, lens, cinematography and composition rules.
• Experience with animating bipeds & quadrupeds.
• Should be able to quickly adapt to the required animation styles & do proper scene planning.
• Should have excellent communication skills

Technical skills
• Should be fluent in the use of Maya, Photoshop, and other supporting software / tools / hardware used on the project, and the ones commonly used throughout the studio.
• Troubleshoot technical issues when needed.

Any of the following experience is a great advantage
• Previous experience with Feature pipeline
• Drawing skill and 2D classical animation experience
• Knowledge about any other animation programs

The details above provide an outline of the key requirements for candidates to apply for a role in this department. At Animation & Games, we have a number of job classifications within our artist team structure. These are broadly:
• Junior Artist: 0-4 Years
• Artist: 4-7 Years
• Senior Artist :7+ Years

Basis the candidate's Demo reel quality, Test & interview performance, and other evaluation criteria the management will decide upon the designation. Our current requirements are for Senior Artists-Animation

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmk0m2-18-217-8-82-42 in your application.