Animator on My Father's Dragon

Cartoon Saloon Kilkenny Ireland Other
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Company Description

Here is some information about us:

Cartoon Saloon is a four time Academy Award (R), Golden Globe (R), BAFTA and Emmy nominated animation studio based in Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland. Employing over
150 crew, we are currently working on a number of projects in production and in development.

Position

The Job Details

We are looking for an Animator to join the team at My Father's Dragon.

Following the Director’s vision and under the guidance of Assistant Director and Animation Director, the animator will play a critical role in bringing to life the character performance, in line with the general style of the movie, respecting the acting guidelines given in the brief, and voice performance and making sure their work is consistent with the rest of the production.

As an Animator you will:

  • Produce animation in TVPaint and bring to tie-down stage, to be handed over to clean animation department.
  • Animation will be created using posing, layout & model sheet packs
  • Ensure quality and style consistency with feature project
  • Ensure that all levels inside TV Paint are labeled accordingly using the established naming conventions
  • Deliver animation on time for approval by Animation Director and Animation Supervisors
  • Meet weekly quotas as established by production management
  • Able to apply notes and retakes to the work after review
  • Address any problems and communicate progress of work to the Production Manager and Coordinator
  • Availability on Skype and by email during working hours.
  • This list in not exhaustive and might be complemented by reasonable and related tasks that are requested of youimage
  • Able to work in-house in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Requirements

What we would like to see from you:

  • Extensive knowledge of TV Paint and animation pipeline
  • Ability to closely follow briefs and generate high quality animation
  • 3-5 years previous experience as an animator on features preferred
  • Previous experience in clean animation, a plus

Other information

Other information

  • This is a contract role due to start in October 2020 through to July 2021.
  • Please note that Testing can be a part of our selection process. If you reach that stage we will give you further details
  • Closing Date for Applications is 25th September 2020.