Studio: Little Moon Animation
Job Opening: Previs & Layout Artist – Unreal
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Type: Fixed Term Contract, Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Translate storyboards into shots in Unreal’s sequencer
- Camera placement and lens choices support the story with strong shot composition and cinematic flow. Candidates must have a great sense of scale and the ability to realize background, characters, and objects that work in proportion with each other to create a believable and cinematic world.
- Ingesting storyboards, temporary audio, and then using strong editorial skills to create pre-viz animatics that establish pacing and support creative iteration of early cinematic ideas.
- Reading and interpreting 2D storyboards and translating them into a 3D space/environment.
- Using basic key-frame animation skills to block out sequences and shots.
- Identifying any story, creative, or technical issues that sets and cameras might have with the production and communicating it to the team.
- Working closely with the Director and Production team to establish and advocate schedules, hit deadlines, and juggle priorities.
Qualifications & Skills:
- At least two years of professional experience as a Previs/Layout artist
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Be well-versed in the sequencer tool in Unreal
- Good sense of composition and staging
- Basic character animation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Good team player with a great attitude, dependable and flexible
- Takes direction well and exercises close attention to detail
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your latest reel along with your CV to jobs@littlemoonanimation.com