Senior Character Animator – Feature Animation

Jobtailor; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Vancouver is seeking a senior character animator to create engaging animation for feature film promotional content, delivering expressive performances with timing, weight, and appeal.

You will collaborate with the Animation Director and other departments, interpret storyboards, incorporate feedback, and maintain consistency across shots.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience animating characters for feature animation or high-end cinematic productions.
• Exceptional understanding of body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and facial performance.
• Strong eye for storytelling and character-driven performance.
• Demonstrated ability to produce polished animation with minimal supervision.
• Experience working within a collaborative production pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging, high-quality character animation for feature film promotional content.
• Deliver expressive performances with strong acting, timing, weight, and appeal.
• Interpret storyboards, layouts, and animation direction to produce polished final shots.
• Collaborate with the Animation Director and other departments to ensure animation supports the creative vision.
• Incorporate feedback quickly while maintaining quality and meeting production deadlines.
• Help maintain consistency in character performance and animation style across all assigned shots.

Skills

Character Animation

Acting

Timing

Weight

Facial Performance

Posing

Spacing

Polished Animation

Production Pipeline

Demo Reel

Job description

• Create engaging, high-quality character animation for feature film promotional content.
• Deliver expressive performances with strong acting, timing, weight, and appeal.
• Interpret storyboards, layouts, and animation direction to produce polished final shots.
• Collaborate with the Animation Director and other departments to ensure animation supports the creative vision.
• Incorporate feedback quickly while maintaining quality and meeting production deadlines.
• Help maintain consistency in character performance and animation style across all assigned shots.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience animating characters for feature animation or high-end cinematic productions.
• Exceptional understanding of body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and facial performance.
• Strong eye for storytelling and character-driven performance.
• Demonstrated ability to produce polished animation with minimal supervision.
• Experience working within a collaborative production pipeline.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
• A strong demo reel showcasing high-quality character performance animation is required.
• ** Bonus Qualifications
• Experience creating animation for marketing, trailers, or promotional content.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in character animation for feature films, with a strong focus on storytelling, body mechanics, and polished performance. Capable of collaborating effectively within a production pipeline while managing time and incorporating feedback efficiently.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Character Animation
• Body Mechanics
• Storytelling
• Collaboration
• Time Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Character Animation
• Acting
• Timing
• Weight
• Facial Performance
• Posing
• Spacing
• Polished Animation
• Production Pipeline
• Demo Reel

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Organization

Industry Keywords

• Feature Animation
• Cinematic Productions
• Promotional Content
• Animation Direction