Description
Position at DNEG
DNEG Vancouver is currently looking for senior Animators to join us for a 6-month contract.
Working closely with our Head of Animation, Animation Supervisors and fellow Animators, you will be responsible for creating believable animation with convincing performances and motion. You will have the ability to complete digi-double, creature, character or rigid body animation. Delivering work to strict deadlines, you will be aware of project schedules and work hard to achieve these goals, and produce content within the framework of the DNEG pipeline.
Communicating with the team is key and you must be willing to take notes and direction well. The animation team culture and environment is hugely important at DNEG so you must be capable of working with your peers and mentoring those around you.
Must Have
5+ years CG animation experience within high end live action VFX feature films
Ability to perform visual and analytical problem solving in 3-dimensional space, including the ability to accurately interpret 3D layouts and analyse 3D form
Thorough knowledge of Maya
Proven experience troubleshooting and predicting potential problems with assigned tasks
Ability to support the Leads and Supervisors
Showreel showcasing a variety of exceptional, highly detailed, high-end live action VFX animation work including hero creatures, hero digi-doubles and detailed high level performance showing instances of flying, bipedal, vehicle and use of motion capture
Experience mentoring junior artists
Proven experience pro-actively in finding creative solutions within the bounds of the shots
Ability to contribute to the pipeline and team bringing improvements and over-arching methodologies to better the department
Nice to Have
- Tool development using Python or MEL
About You
Well versed in the principles of animation
Ability to work well in a team environment
An eye for detail and a desire for animation
Open, communicative and a great willingness to learn, and work in a team
Will have to have a can-do personality, positive, technically astute and have the knowledge that you are starting at entry level
The base salary range for this full-time position is $92,000 to $130,000. DNEG salary ranges are determined by function, department, level and location. An individual's pay within a given range is determined by their transferrable or job-related skills and work experience. Salary ranges are modified from time to time based on external market data collected through our third-party surveys.
About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film,
television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people
with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles,
Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali,
Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).