Animation Character Designer

Job Description

Responsibilities
• Demonstrates strong conceptual ideas and visual creativity to form original characters.
• Explores and generates a large quantity of diverse ideas for film's characters. Exploration will include shape variation, degree of caricature and stylization, age, body type, etc.
• Creates pages of deeper development for a given character, including facial expressions, body gestures, poses, and attitudes that reflect the inner workings of the character.
• Designs costumes and may provide color styling for characters.
• Works closely with Modelers. Understands how 2D drawings inform 3D shapes, and is able to describe the transition from flat shapes to volumes both verbally and through supporting drawings.
• Communicates progress of work to production staff. Ensure all deadlines are met.

Qualifications/Requirements
• Strong understanding of design principles.
• Solid understanding of 3D form.

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Desired Characteristics
• Proficient in Photoshop, knowledge of Maya and/or ZBrush a plus.
• Strong time management skills.
• Able to adapt to a broad range of styles from realistic to stylized.
• Ability to think and design from concept to finish independently.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4k0v7-3-138-141-202-42 in your application.