Junior Crowd Animator

Blue Zoo Production; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Crowd Animator to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves creating engaging character animations that enhance storytelling in an action-packed show. You'll collaborate closely with fellow animators, focusing on comedic timing and character performance while adhering to production deadlines. With flexible working options available, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow within a creative environment. If you're passionate about animation and eager to contribute to captivating projects, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience animating crowds with a strong understanding of body mechanics.
• Ability to accept feedback and work collaboratively with a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with animators and managing time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Creating and applying animation cycles for background characters.

Skills

Crowd Animation

Body Mechanics Understanding

Maya

Time Management

Team Collaboration

Creative Problem-Solving

Tools

Shotgun

FTrack

Job description

Our Junior Crowd Animators work within a team of animators to create an interesting array of characters animation for secondary characters. For this action-packed show, secondary characters play a significant role in storytelling and are sometimes key to the plot.

The day-to-day responsibilities include focusing on comedic timing, charming acting choices, and meeting production deadlines, all while aligning with the Director's vision and the client's brief.

We are open to discussing flexible, hybrid, and remote working options for all our vacancies. Please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Day to Day:

• Collaborating with a team of animators and maintaining regular communication with your Team Lead and Animation Supervisor.
• Managing your time effectively to meet the deadlines for your assigned shots.
• Ensuring your work clearly communicates the story, ideas, and acting choices, from blocking to final animation.
• Responding positively to feedback and notes from your Director and Animation Supervisor.
• Creating and applying animation cycles for background characters.
• Working efficiently with large volumes of characters, utilizing methods like caching to accelerate workflow.

Must Have:

• Experience animating crowds.
• Understanding of body mechanics, posing, and achieving optimal character performance.
• Solid technical knowledge of Maya.
• Ability to accept and respond positively to feedback and direction.
• Good time management and prioritization skills.
• Willingness to share knowledge and skills with team members.
• Strong team player and collaborator.
• Creative problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in creating and applying animation cycles.

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of Python or Mel scripting.
• Additional creative skills such as drawing, acting, or dance.
• Experience with Shotgun or FTrack.