3D Animator

5 days ago

Alexandria, Australia Flying Bark Productions Full time

Flying Bark is looking for experienced 3D Animators to work in our Sydney Studio

The 3D Animator is responsible for bringing life to the characters of the project, with an emphasis on enhancing the story and audience connection with the characters and narrative. Additionally, working to, and maintaining, the creative and technical requirements for animation for the project as required by the Animation Director; and to the production and shot schedule provided by the Production Company.

Here's what we're looking for:
Minimum requirement of 4+ years production experience in 3D animated films and/or animated episodic;
Demo Reels showcasing excellent facial performance & body mechanics;
Portfolios with mature, graphic stylization of reality preferred. Somewhat in the vein of Spiderverse, Entergalactic, Arcane and The Witness [Love, Death, Robots] ;
Good sense of narrative storytelling, comic timing and emotive visual language;
Excellent experience with character animation including lip sync and key posing in a CG animation environment;
BONUS: Quadruped animation experience;
BONUS: Previous experience with 2.5D workflows.

Solid experience and understanding of Maya in a production based environment;
Solid knowledge of animation workflows, character rigs and storyboard interpretation;
Experience creating animated sequences of characters, objects, and cameras,

Able to collaborate with the animation team to achieve the Art Director & Show Director’s vision

Proficient with keyframe animation and have strong fundamentals such as posing, timing, and pacing;
Ability to rough out animation blocking for review, then revise and polish to completion;
Strong understanding of the principles of animation;
Passion for animation and storytelling.

Key Measures of Success:
Ability to take direction from a Supervisor and be team oriented;
Ability to take and successfully interpret a verbal or visual creative brief;
Excellent communication skills and willingness to share information in a team environment;
Ability to consistently meet deadlines;
Ability to take direction and be flexible and responsive to change;
Ability to work independently as well as under direct supervision;
Fast problem solving and implementation of solutions.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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