Visual Designer: AI Animation Studio (On-Site Culver City)

TrueShort; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,000–$2,000 per week

In-person role in Culver City, CA

Potential for full-time opportunities

Access to state-of-the-art AI tools

Job summary

TrueShort is seeking Visual Designers to establish the visual foundation of original animated series across diverse styles. You will create core assets like character reference sheets, props, and environments to guide AI filmmakers, animators, and leads, ensuring consistency throughout production.

The role blends visual development, animation design, and AI-native production. You should translate direction into clear references, adapt across aesthetics, and iterate rapidly with feedback from the

Qualifications

• Experience in visual development, character design, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of composition, color, silhouette, shape language, and visual storytelling.
• Portfolio showing ability to work across different styles and with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Create character reference sheets, including poses, expressions, turnarounds, and key design details.
• Design props, environments, and other visual assets that establish the world of each series.
• Develop and maintain cohesive visual languages across individual shows.
• Establish visual rules around character design, proportions, color, shape language, environments, and overall consistency.
• Collaborate closely with Showrunners, writers, animators, AI filmmakers, and other creative team members.
• Translate scripts, concepts, and creative direction into clear visual references.
• Iterate quickly based on feedback and evolving production needs.
• Prepare assets optimized for AI image and video-generation workflows.

Skills

Visual development

Character design

Environment design

AI image tools

Photoshop

Adaptability

Tools

Midjourney

Runway

Ve o

Kling

Seedance

Job description

TrueShort is seeking Visual Designers to establish the visual foundation of original animated series across diverse styles. You will create core assets like character reference sheets, props, and environments to guide AI filmmakers, animators, and leads, ensuring consistency throughout production.

The role blends visual development, animation design, and AI-native production. You should translate direction into clear references, adapt across aesthetics, and iterate rapidly with feedback from the