Character Designer

Reel FX Animation is seeking a Character Designer for their Montreal studio. This role involves designing main and secondary characters for films, adhering to the Art Director's and Production Designer's vision. The designer will create compelling, engaging, and performable characters suitable for 3D modeling, contributing to the production's story goals with unique and original concept art and creative solutions.

Must Have

• Design characters conveying action, attitude, and emotion
• Create engaging and performable characters
• Create unique and original concept art
• Develop characters from concept to modeling
• Bring new ideas and creative solutions
• Minimum 3 years experience in Feature Film, Commercial, or Video Game production
• Strong 2D character and creature design experience
• Extensive experience with Photoshop
• Experience with Illustrator
• Strong understanding of design and challenges in creating 3D characters
• Drawing skills and understanding of staging and compositing
• Understanding of cinematic techniques

Good to Have

• Experience interfacing with designers, artists, and programmers
• Experience in 3D design and modeling (an asset)
• Passion for creating unique worlds and characters
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Proven abilities in managing projects from concept to completion

Job Summary

We’re excited to be back in our Montreal studio Tuesday thru Thursday… come join us! The Character Designer design the film’s main and secondary characters, taking into account any styles, directions, and guidance set down by the Art Director and Production Designer. The Character Designer creates compelling characters which can be modeled in 3D, and which serve the goals of the production’s story.

Responsibilities

• Design characters which hit the quality level, and vision of the Production Designer, and the goals of the production that convey action, attitude, and emotion
• Create engaging and performable characters.
• Create unique and original concept art
• Develop characters from a given concept to pass to modeling
• Bring new ideas and creative solutions for the visual and technical aspects.

Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in Fine Art, Architectural/Industrial Design, or related field; or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Feature Film, Commercial and/or Video Game production
• Experience interfacing with designers, artists, and programmers.
• Experience in 3D design and modeling, an asset.
• Must have strong 2D character and creature design experience.
• Extensive experience with Photoshop
• Experience with Illustrator
• A strong understanding of design and the challenges in creating compelling 3D characters
• An understanding of cinematic techniques
• Drawing skills and an understanding of staging and compositing
• A passion for creating a unique world and characters.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Proven abilities in managing projects from concept to completion. This job description is not meant to be all inclusive. An employee may be required to perform other duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Please note that Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents will be considered in priority.