Experienced Animator

Sony Imageworks; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in animation is seeking a Senior Animator to create digital characters and objects. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong character animation skills, a good understanding of animation principles, and must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. This is a full-time position, focusing on both teamwork and independent design solutions.

Benefits

Healthcare

Tuition Reimbursement

RRSP's

Sick and Vacation Leave

Standard Increases as Applicable

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years production experience or feature film experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of animation principles is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Create animated characters and objects following direction.
• Interact with production and team to problem solve.
• Must meet schedules and deadlines.

Skills

Animation Principles

Fine Art Background

Life Drawing Skills

Human Anatomy Knowledge

Animal Anatomy Knowledge

Tools

Maya

Job description

**Job Description**



**Position:** Project Based, Full Time

**Language in Work Environment:** English



**Benefits per Company Policy:**

- Healthcare

- Tuition Reimbursement

- RRSP's

- Sick and Vacation Leave

- Standard Increases as Applicable



**Responsibilities:**

- Creates animated characters and objects that meet required direction.

- Artist must possess the ability to animate both primary and secondary characters by utilizing traditional methods and computer graphics systems to create desired performance of digital characters within a shot.

- Emphasis should be placed on conveying emotion through a combination of body language and facial expressions/dialog as required by each specific project.

- Accountable for meeting schedules and show deadlines, participates in dailies, rounds, and team reviews of work in progress.

- Interacts with production, supervisors, and team/peers in order to problem solve and share information related to show/assigned tasks.

- Must be able to decipher as well as follow through on shot turnovers, dailies, briefings/notes, and feedback.

- Successful candidates should be able to work efficiently as part of a team or independently to determine the various design solutions.

- Able to animate multiple types of shots from simple to moderately difficult.



**Qualifications:**

- Possess a strong understanding of the principles of animation.

- Knowledge of applicable software packages including Maya required.

- Background or experience in fine art which shows a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, and form highly desired.

- Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life drawing skills are desirable.

- Minimum requirement of 3 years production experience or feature film experience preferred.



**Salary Information:**

- The anticipated base salary for a Senior position is $45.34 to $58.51/hr.

- Benefits are per company policy, which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable.

- The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.



**Application Requirements:**

- Please note that you must be able to provide a demo reel that illustrates your relevant artistic and technical experience that also includes the nuances for this specific role.



**Diversity and Inclusion:**

- We value unique perspectives and want diverse, unique talent to work with us.

- We encourage candidates from all identities to apply.



**Equal Opportunity Employer:**

*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.* Reference: ECNJOBID-3-67-103-209 in the application