Solutions Consultant

Toon Boom Animation; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off & holidays

Group insurance

Mental health allowance

Employee assistance program

RRSP employer match

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Toon Boom Animation is seeking an Animation Production Solutions Consultant to join the Montreal area team. The role requires embedding with studios to map production pipelines end-to-end, and to quantify Ember’s value through studio-specific savings models.

The successful candidate will run demos, scope pilot projects, define success metrics, and translate pilot results into a compelling commercial case while feeding actionable insights back to the Ember product team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in 2D animation production with pipeline-wide visibility.
• Fluency across the full production pipeline from preproduction to in-between.
• Commercial instinct with pre-sales or client-facing production scoping.
• Ability to build and defend an effort/cost model in spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication across stakeholders including CFO and team leads.
• Toon Boom Harmony fluency strongly preferred; familiarity with production tools.

Responsibilities

• Embed with prospect studios to map their end-to-end production pipeline, including counts, episodes, team structures, and outsourcing.
• Model and articulate Ember's value delivery with studio-specific savings estimates.
• Deliver demos, scope pilots, define success metrics, and convert results into a commercial case.
• Channel field realities back to the Ember product team to influence the roadmap.
• Develop reusable value-assessment framework to scale this motion beyond one person.

Skills

2D animation

Pipeline experience

Commercial acumen

Quantitative modeling

Strong communication

Harmony fluency

Tools

Harmony

Job description

Animation Production Solutions Consultant

Our office is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We are ideally seeking candidates based in the Montreal area, with 2 days per week in the office, or candidates based in the Toronto area who work fully remotely.

What you’ll do

Toon Boom is bringing AI-assisted production to 2D animation. Ember — our new family of AI features inside Harmony, beginning with colouring and in-betweening and expanding across pre-production and the production pipeline — compresses the most labour-intensive stages of the animation pipeline while keeping the artist in control of every frame.

Ember changes what Toon Boom sells. For thirty years, studios have bought software licenses from us. With Ember, they will buy production outcomes - that shift demands the existence of this role: someone who can walk a studio floor, read a pipeline the way a line producer does, quantify the value that Ember will deliver, and scale the Enterprise value delivery narrative. This role is the linchpin of Ember's commercial model; few roles anywhere in the software industry are as impactful for the revenue engine.

• Own pipeline discovery. Embed with prospect studios to map their production pipeline end to end — drawing counts, episode volumes, team structures, stage-by-stage effort (animator-weeks per episode for colouring, cleanup, in-betweening), outsourcing arrangements, etc.
• Build the value case. Model and articulate Ember’s value delivery, producing a defensible, studio-specific savings estimate that anchors both the price and the pitch.
• Run the technical sale. Deliver demos, scope and lead pilot projects on the customer’s pipeline, define pilot success metrics with the customer, and convert measured pilot results into the commercial business case.
• Feed the product. Channel pipeline realities and feature gaps from the field back to the Ember product team; you will be one of the most important inputs to the roadmap.
• Codify the method. Develop the reusable value-assessment framework (effort benchmarks by pipeline stage, pilot playbooks, ROI calculators) that lets this motion scale beyond you.

What you’ll need

• You have 5+ years of experience in 2D animation production, in a role with pipeline-wide visibility — line producer, production manager, pipeline TD/supervisor, animation director, or studio operations lead. You have lived the reality of production pipelines and delivery deadlines.
• You have working fluency across the full production pipeline, from preproduction through cut‑out animation, colouring, and in‑betweening — you know what each stage actually costs in human effort, how it’s estimated, scheduled, and outsourced.
• You have commercial instinct — experience in pre‑sales, solutions consulting, value engineering, or client‑facing production scoping, or clear evidence that you can build a business case and present it to executives.
• You have quantitative comfort — you can build and defend an effort/cost model in a spreadsheet and explain your assumptions to production executives.
• You communicate exceptionally well — comfortable presenting to a room that includes both a supervising animator and a CFO.
• You have Toon Boom Harmony fluency (strongly preferred); deep familiarity with equivalent production tools is also considered.

What we offer

At Toon Boom, we prioritize work‑life balance and comprehensive benefits for our team. Here’s what you can expect:

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy 14 statutory holidays, a holiday break between Christmas and New Year, and start with 3 weeks of vacation per year.
• Health & Wellness: Enjoy group insurance from Day 1, including virtual healthcare services, plus a $2,500 annual allowance for mental health support.
• Support Through Life’s Challenges: Our Employee Assistance Program (PAE) is here to support you through life’s ups and downs.
• Personal and Sick Days: Take care of yourself with 10 personal and sick days per year.
• RRSP Contributions: Secure your financial future with our competitive RRSP plan. We offer an employer match of up to 6% after 90 days of employment.
• Work Flexibility: Benefit from a hybrid work model with flexible hours that fit your lifestyle.

What to expect during the recruitment process

• HR Interview: If there’s alignment, we’ll schedule a video call to discuss your background and answer your questions.
• Meet the Team: Next, you’ll meet your manager and key team members to learn more about the team.
• Accessible and Inclusive: We are committed to a fair and accessible process. Let us know if you need any accommodations.

At Toon Boom, we embrace diversity in its fullest form. Our commitment is to create a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work. We believe in the strength and innovation that come from diverse experiences and perspectives.