Senior 3D Animators (Remote)

Flying Bark Productions is seeking a Senior 3D Animator to bring characters to life, enhancing storytelling and audience connection. The role involves working to and maintaining creative and technical animation requirements, adhering to production schedules. Candidates must have a minimum of 4+ years of production experience in 3D animated films or episodic content, strong Maya skills, and a solid understanding of animation principles and workflows. This is a remote position for residents of Spain.

Must Have

• Minimum 4+ years production experience in 3D animated films and/or animated episodic
• Demo Reels showcasing excellent facial performance & body mechanics
• 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
• 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
• Proficient with keyframe animation and 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
• Ability to take direction from a Supervisor and be team oriented
• Ability to take feedback from director and lead animator and apply to shots accordingly
• 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
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Eligible to work in Spain and be a resident of Spain

Good to Have

• Portfolios with mature, stylized and anime-inspired animation (e.g., Spiderverse, Entergalactic, Arcane, The Witness)
• 2D animation experience

Perks & Benefits

• Work on exciting projects (Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series, Stranger Things animated series, Tales From Outer Suburbia)
• Dog-friendly studio environment
• Hybrid approach to work, with full remote option for this position
• Career development, training, and support opportunities
• Inclusive and celebrated company culture

Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series and Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.

A 3D ANIMATION FOCUSED Demo Reel is a requirement for all our artist positions, without it we will not be able to move forward with your application. We prefer to get links to YouTube or Vimeo, as we are not able to access links via Google Drive.

We need someone who can work remotely, but they must be a resident of Spain. Preferably with availability to start at 7 AM and finish at 4 PM.

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.

About you:

• 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, stylized and anime-inspired animation preferred. 2D animation experience is a bonus but non-essential for this role. 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;
• 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 EPs 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.
• Ability to take direction from a Supervisor and be team oriented;
• Ability to take feedback from director and lead animator and apply to shots accordingly;
• 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.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Eligible to work in Spain. Spanish locals will be given priority.

What do we do?

Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.

Why work with us?

• We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
• We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio.
• We have a hybrid approach to work. For this particular position, full remote could be an option.
• Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.
• Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!