Senior Blender Character Animator

2 Months ago • All levels • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Blender Character Animator will be responsible for creating character animation for TV commercials and short-form content. This role involves expert comedic timing, charming acting choices, and meeting production deadlines. The animator will create layouts, establish camera setups, discuss ideas with the Creative Lead/Director, and contribute creatively while pushing animation boundaries. The role requires independent or collaborative work, effective time management, clear storytelling through animation, constructive feedback implementation, cross-departmental collaboration, and supporting the team during high-demand periods. Mentoring less experienced team members and maintaining high-quality output are also essential.
Must have:
  • Expertise in comedic timing and acting choices.
  • Ability to meet production deadlines effectively.
  • Experience in creating layouts and animation.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Job Details

Our short-form department creates strong character animation across TV commercials, short-form content for brands, and continues to adopt new technology platforms such as VR & AR, for Blue Zoo.

Our Blender Character Animators are fantastic storytellers. Their day-to-day focuses on expert comedic timing, charming acting choices, and production deadlines, whilst meeting that all important brief from our Directors and Clients. 

Your day-to-day will focus on creating layout and animation for our commercial projects, establishing camera set-ups, discussing ideas with your Creative Lead/Director and contributing creatively while pushing the boundaries of our animation.

We're looking at successful candidates to join the team on 30th June 2025 with contacts running to August 2025. Please note that this vacancy can close early if we receive a high number of applications.

Day to Day:

  • Work independently or collaboratively with other animators, maintaining regular communication with your Creative Lead, Director, and the broader Short Form and Commercials team.
  • Manage your time effectively to meet short deadlines, proactively flagging any potential delays with your producer as early as possible.
  • Ensure your animation clearly conveys the story, ideas, and acting choices—from initial camera blocking through to final polish.
  • Take direction constructively and implement feedback from your Creative Lead or Director with a positive, solution-focused mindset.
  • Collaborate across departments to address production challenges, clearly communicating with teammates both within and outside of the animation discipline to move projects forward.
  • Support the team during periods of high demand or when covering for absent colleagues.
  • Mentor and guide less experienced team members, helping to grow overall team capability.
  • Strive for the highest quality output within given timeframes, while staying flexible and responsive to required fixes.

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Blue Zoo has a worldwide reputation for expertly crafting characterful CG animation. We pride ourselves on creating work that everyone involved with is immensely proud of, in a studio that cultivates friendship & creativity in a positive environment. Over the last 25 years our animations have won many awards, including multiple BAFTAs, but that's just the start - we have big ambitions...

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