Titmouse Artistic Mentorship Program - Storyboarding
Job Summary
Job Description
Titmouse offers an unpaid artistic mentorship program in storyboarding for the summer of 2025. The program runs from June 16th to August 22nd, and mentees will receive practice assignments, critiques from professionals, and shadowing opportunities. Mentees will work 1-2 days a week in Burbank, Hollywood, or New York, totaling up to 216 hours. The program aims to help aspiring storyboarding artists develop their skills and build their portfolios. This is a great opportunity for those seeking entry into the animation industry. Applicants should be familiar with the animation process and demonstrate a commitment to storyboarding.
Must have:
- Familiar with animation process
- Interest in storyboarding
- Not currently employed full-time in animation
- Commitment to 1-2 days/week in office
Perks:
- Professional materials & prompts
- Critiques from industry professionals
- Shadowing opportunities
- Networking with Titmouse employees
- Weekly panels/workshops
2 skills required
Job Details
Titmouse may be able to provide an artistic mentorship to promising new talent interested in storyboarding in animation. Mentees will be given practice assignments with professional materials and mentored by working professionals to create industry standard work for their portfolio. Mentees will not be creating any work for live productions. Mentorship opportunities are dependent on the schedule and availability of mentors at Titmouse.
Format: In-Person/Hybrid (Burbank, Hollywood, and NY)
Timeline: June 16th - August 22nd, 2025
Tracks: Design & Paint
Reporting to: Head of Artistic Recruitment
This is an unpaid, voluntary mentorship program. You do not need to be enrolled in school to apply.
Mentees are expected to come into the office 1 - 2 days a week, depending on the availability of the mentor. The program is a maximum of 216 hours over the course of 10 weeks.
Deadline to Apply: April 7th, 2025 (11:59pm PT )
REQUIREMENTS
- Familiar with the animation process (either through school, personal projects or previous experience).
- Show an interest in the following career track: storyboarding.
- Must not currently be working full-time in the animation industry. This program is designed for artists looking to break into the animation industry.
- Must be able to commit to coming into the office at least 1 - 2 full days a week.
THE EXPERIENCE
- Mentees will receive practice art assignments using professional materials and prompts on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
- Practice art assignments will be reviewed and critiqued by artists, directors and/or supervisors to learn what areas need to be improved.
- Mentees will have the opportunity to shadow meetings of live productions to see how creative leadership reviews work.
- One on one meetings with various Titmouse employees to ask industry questions and build a network.
- Weekly panels, chats, or workshops with Titmouse employees.
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About The Company
Titmouse, Inc. is a family of like-minded, action-oriented artists & creators dedicated to all that is bad ass. We blur the boundary between working hard and playing hard in the service of doing what we truly love – making cool shit. Our mission is to push bad-assery into the world via any means possible. We will champion originality, quality, and creative honesty in all of our endeavors. Our dream is to share the works of our collective voice with the fans we wish to entertain the most – ourselves.
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