Studio: SpinVFX
Job Opening: Animator
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities: As Animator, you will work under the direction of the Animation Lead, and you will spend your days:
- developing performance and movement for objects
- generating movement for creatures and characters
- working hands on with live action film and television productions
- keyframe matching cinematic performance of characters, vehicles, and props
- operate with tidy graph editor
- Clean up motion capture data and seamlessly add additional animation keyframe
- Establish and maintain scene continuity across animated objects or characters
- Design full CG camera with cinematic performance
- Listen to, and implement the creative vision of the Animation Director and VFX Supervisor
- Operate and offer accurate timelines to support project deadlines
- Evaluate and dissect rigs to offer feedback in order to accomplish the intended performance
Qualifications & Skills:
- strong artistic skills
- minimum of 3 years experience creating convincing performance and motion for live action feature film and television series
- a strong sense of camera work and framing for full cg or previs shot creation.
- working knowledge of Maya
- understanding of all aspects of 3D animation
- the ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas
- the ability to multi-task and prioritize
- the ability to meet deadlines and follow directions
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, submit your cover letter and resume to careers@spinvfx.com. Be sure to include “Animator” in the subject line.