Senior Animator (Temporary)

1 Month ago • All levels • Animation • $112,368 PA - $168,540 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Method Studios seeks a Senior Animator (temporary) for its Santa Monica office to create high-quality 2D hand-drawn animation sequences. Responsibilities include leading animation creation, collaborating with the VFX Supervisor to interpret storyboards, refining animation techniques, troubleshooting problems, and providing creative solutions. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in traditional 2D animation for film, commercials, or games, strong skills in Toon Boom, Blender, or similar software, and exceptional hand-drawing skills. They should also demonstrate strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills.
Must have:
  • Experienced in traditional 2D animation
  • Proficiency in Toon Boom, Blender, or similar software
  • Exceptional hand-drawing skills
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health, retirement, and insurance benefits (for eligible full-time employees)
  • Retirement and select insurance benefits (for eligible part-time employees)

Job Details

Business Unit: Method Studios
Position: Animator, Sr. (Temporary)
Location: Santa Monica, CA (Onsite)
*Salary Range: $54.23 - $81.35 USD hourly


POSITION SUMMARY:
 

Company 3 / Method Inc currently has openings for a project hire an Animator, Sr. to work on projects within our VFX department. This position will be located in Santa Monica.

The perfect candidate needs to be a dependable, team player with a great attitude, and be flexible with our fast turnarounds. They will work closely with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer in achieving the highest creative and technical standards of work.


 

MAIN DUTIES:

The Animator, Sr. will lead the creation of high-quality 2D hand-drawn animation sequences, ensuring high-quality results that meet the creative vision of the project. They will work closely with VFX Supervisor to interpret and adapt storyboard designs into full animation sequences. They will demonstrate a range of soft skills including a creative eye, knowledge of animation theory, and solid teamwork skills. They will develop and refine animation techniques, ensuring all animations meet performance and style requirements. Other duties include:
  • Troubleshoot animation problems and provide creative solutions to meet artistic and technical challenges.
  • Provide expertise in maintaining traditional animation’s unique qualities while working in a digital environment.
  • Collaborate in the creative process, offering input and ideas for enhancing visual storytelling.
  • Communicate effectively with the production team and other artists as required.  
 

WHAT YOU BRING:

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience as a 2D Animator with a strong focus on traditional hand-drawn animation techniques. They will bring extensive experience in the visual effects industry or in animation for film, commercials, television, or games. They will bring exceptional skills in traditional 2D animation, including timing, keyframes, in-betweens, and understanding of character movement and expressions. The ideal candidate will also bring the following:
  • Previous experience working in Commercial and/or Feature Film animation.
  • Extensive knowledge of camera animation, physics and mechanical & organic motions.
  • High level proficiency with Toon Boom, Blender, Grease Pencil, TVPaint, Adobe Animate, or similar (strong hand-drawing skills are paramount).
  • You have a keen eye for aesthetic product framing/visualization.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills to meet deadlines.


ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs. 

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by May 25, 2025.
 

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Company 3 is a comprehensive postproduction facility for features, episodic, commercials, and music videos. Known for its creative color artistry, pioneering technology, and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time. It is home to one of the largest and most talented pools of colorists and visual effects artists working in post-production today with a client list that includes many of the most respected and talented film and entertainment professionals in the industry.


Company 3 offers solutions-based services ranging from color correction, Digital Intermediate (DI), and file-based workflows to visual effects and online services. Through its virtual outposts, Company 3 Colorists are available to clients around the world.

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