Animator

5 Months ago • All levels • Animation

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Job Description

Animator for VFX productions, strong animation basics, Maya experience, understanding of camera language, passion for visual storytelling.
Must have:
  • Maya Experience
  • Animation Basics
  • Camera Language
  • Visual Storytelling
Good to have:
  • Motion Builder
  • Unreal Engine
  • Fine Arts Background
  • Problem Solving
Perks:
  • Netflix Investment
  • Global Studios
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As an Animator, you will be responsible for generating high quality character, creature, and/or object animation for live-action visual effects.

Key Responsibilities

    • Work under the direction of the Animation Supervisors and Animation Leads to create high quality animation
    • Be accountable for incorporating a high level of quality in each scene
    • Work with other animators and supervisors to identify and solve problems, both technically and artistically
    • Liaise with other production team members to ensure production deadlines are met

Minimum Qualifications

    • Ideally experienced on VFX productions with live-action “realism”
    • Knowledge of Maya (required), Motion Builder and Unreal (useful, not essential)
    • Must have a strong sense of animation basics, acting, staging, posing, weight, timing and storytelling, as well as staying on model
    • Strong understanding the language of the camera; framing, perspective, lenses, coverage, continuity, camera movement, blocking, etc.
    • Background or experience in fine arts, which shows a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, and balance
    • Ability to debug technical problems and follow up for assistance if required
    • Passionate about animation and visual storytelling
    • A great attitude and ability to change and adapt with the project
    • Strong animation reels can make up for lack of experience - great potential and enthusiasm is key!


About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in Seoul or surroundings, or those willing to relocate.
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About The Company

Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.

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