Storyboard Artist - Expression of Interest

Bardel Entertainment; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animation studio in Vancouver is looking for a Storyboard Artist to create engaging storyboards for an upcoming Featurette. This role offers a flexible work environment and requires collaboration within a creative team. Ideal candidates have previous experience in animation and strong communication skills. The salary is CAD $1100 - $1900 per week, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Extended Health and Wellness

RRSP matching

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Storyboard Artist or similar role in animation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging storyboards based on scripts.
• Collaborate with team members to solve problems.
• Mentor junior team members if senior.

Skills

Storyboard creation skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

Storyboard Pro

Job description

Overview

For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has been growing and evolving, yet at our core, we remain grounded in the creative roots of the craft of animation. Our pursuit of fresh ideas, techniques, and technologies is driven by the belief that together, through creativity and collaboration, we can accomplish anything! If you want to be part of an environment that empowers you to experiment, learn, and contribute to exciting projects, come and join us.

We have a Featurette on the horizon that will require a Storyboard team. While we don't have any official dates, we would like to gather interest and availabilities. This role will require residency in BC, Canada. You can check out the details below, including the salary range (which includes junior to senior level).

Responsibilities

• Create engaging storyboards based on the script, adhering to the project's creative style and technical standards.
• Interpret and adjust work based on notes from leads, supervisors, and directors.
• Work on storyboards from simple to moderately difficult.
• Collaborate with leadership, production, and team members to solve problems and share insights.
• Engage in dailies, rounds, and team discussions to contribute to creative and technical improvements.
• Adhere to pipeline workflows and technical requirements for seamless integration into the production process.
• For senior artists, actively mentor junior team members by providing constructive feedback, guidance, and support.
• Maintain consistency in quality while meeting production needs.
• Manage time effectively, working with production to stay on schedule.
• Keep the team and production staff informed about progress, challenges, and solutions.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Storyboard Artist or similar role in animation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to promote solutions, share knowledge, and incorporate feedback.

A portfolio that demonstrates:

• Mix of action, comedy, and dialogue-driven scenes using Storyboard Pro.
• Demonstrate clear storytelling with strong compositions, pacing, and smooth panel transitions.
• Include expressive character acting with readable poses, emotions, and consistent designs.
• Show technical skills like dynamic camera angles, perspective, and action staging.

Benefits

Pay Range: CAD $1100 - $1900 per week

This salary range reflects our current expectations for these roles as of this posting's date. Your final salary offer will consider various key factors, including your education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographical location, as well as the needs and requirements of the business.

Flexible work environment, Extended Health and Wellness from day 1, RRSP matching are just some of the benefits. For more details, check out our website.

At Bardel, we recognize that flexibility is key to doing great work. Our hybrid work environment is a valued perk designed to support individual accountability and empower our teams to work where they're most productive. We offer the choice to work remotely, balanced with intentional in-person time for collaboration, creativity, and team building. This role requires in-studio attendance at our Vancouver studio during onboarding and predetermined Rush Weeks.

If this seems like a good fit, what are you waiting for, get your application in!