Animators - All Levels

7 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Framestore Full time

**Our Melbourne studio will be hiring all levels of VFX Animators for upconing shows with a February 2025 start.**

A multi Oscar-winning creative studio, we have worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.

**Who We Are**

Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create, whether in film, episodic, advertising or immersive experiences. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out daily to reframe the possible.

**The Role**

As an Animator at Framestore’s Melbourne studio, you will work closely with our Animation Leads and Supervisors to produce high-quality keyframe animation that creates compelling, story-driven, and action-packed moments that fit within the style and pacing of the show.

We're looking for someone who can animate both primary and secondary characters and elements, meet schedules and deadlines, and work efficiently as part of a team or independently to complete assigned shots. You'll need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the proven ability to work under pressure.
- Animating both primary and secondary characters and elements.
- Ongoing communication with Production and Lead regarding schedules and deadlines.
- Working efficiently as part of a team, or independently, to complete assigned shots.
- Submitting shots for review and follow through with notes and feedback if required.
- A knowledge of Maya.
- An understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture and form.
- An understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups, animation pipelines and transferring data between tools.
- Being open to direction and able to embrace change.
- Reliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills.

**Desirable Experience**
- A knowledge of Modeling, Rigging and Mel/Python scripting.
- A traditional animation and/or art background.
- Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life-drawing skills.

**Our Commitment**

Framestore is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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