Studio: Netflix
Job Opening: Animator
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Bring stories to life by creating vivid, compelling, and believable character performances that effectively convey the narrative.
- Collaborate closely with directors and animation leadership to produce high-quality feature animation that is in line with the creative vision.
- Participate in team reviews and actively contribute to creative discussions.
- Manage your time effectively, working with production to meet project deadlines.
Qualifications & Skills:
- A strong understanding of animation principles and an excellent sense of story, pacing, continuity, and appeal.
- Be a proven team player who brings a high level of creative imagination and problem-solving to the role, while also being self-managed/self-driven.
- A reel no more than 2 minutes in length, showcasing your strongest animation performances with believable expressions, emotional depth, weight, physics, and entertainment.
- Proficiency in Maya or equivalent software.
- 2+ years experience working in animated feature films, VFX, TV or games.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, to deadlines within a team environment.
- Be open to constructive criticism.
- Open to new workflows and tool sets.
- A willingness to always improve and inspire those around you.
