Story Artist - Series

Lensa; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in animation is seeking a Story Artist to join their team in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves creating visual narratives through storyboards, ensuring the artistic vision is met, and supervising the story team. Ideal candidates possess strong drawing, writing, and storytelling skills, along with proficiency in relevant software tools.

Qualifications

• Robust draftsmanship with design and composition skills.
• Strong character acting sensibilities and ability to convey emotion.
• Experience with different styles and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop storyboards from scripts or descriptions.
• Pitch storyboards to directors and producers.
• Supervise the story team and provide artist feedback.

Skills

Draftsmanship

Writing skills

Character acting sensibilities

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Creative problem solving

Tools

Cintiq

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Photoshop

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Story Artist - Series

Los Angeles, California, United States

Summary

Story Artists work with a team of the Supervising Director, Episodic Director, Editors, and Show Producers to create a visual representation of the animation’s narrative. These artists translate the script into pictures by producing a series of panels of drawings that plan out the film’s story, action, humor, continuity and pacing.

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Working from a script or descriptions, develop storyboards (thumbnail/rough storyboard panels) that depict the action, camera placement and acting of sequences.
• Draw everything from quick sketches to finished detailed storyboard panels.
• Pitch storyboards to the supervising director, episodic director, show producers, crew, and executives.
• Discover and create innovative ideas with performance, action, and humor.
• Draw storyboards for assigned sequences and revise, edit, and modify sketches as many times as needed.
• Ensure that the vision and style of the show is consistently adhered to through execution of action, staging, dialogue and camera.
• Address story and structure problems. We especially value artists that can improve entertainment value!.
• Supervision of the story team, including conducting interviews, making hiring recommendations, and providing feedback to Artists throughout the production.
  
  

Qualifications

• Robust draftsmanship with a sense of design, appeal and composition.
• Ability to work on a range of projects (action, comedy and drama sequences) and in a variety of styles from comic to realistic and highly stylized.
• Great writing skills.
• Strong character acting sensibilities; able to convey personality, emotion, and movement.
• Strong staging, composition and cinematography skills.
• Capable of drawing characters and environments on model within show style.
• Ability to write clear and specific directions on storyboards to communicate with the team.
• Can manage time efficiently and work independently.
• Work creatively in a fast paced production environment.
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.
• Self motivated, good interpersonal skills, and an excellent teammate with a phenomenal outlook.
• Knowledge of software and hardware including Cintiq, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Photoshop.
  
  

The anticipated base salary for this position is $61.12/hour to $77.00/hour. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors

To apply, please submit a resume and a link to your work. Please make sure to include any passwords needed to review your work in your resume or cover letter.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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