Layout Artists (Rick and Morty & Top Secret Series)

3 Months ago • 3 Years + • Miscellaneous

Job Summary

Job Description

Lighthouse Studios seeks mid-senior Layout Artists for its Rick and Morty and a top-secret (16+) series. The contract runs May-September 2025. Responsibilities include creating layouts in Photoshop, meeting weekly quotas, ensuring accurate hookups and staging, refining shot designs, suggesting simplifications, identifying background reuses, assigning elements to departments (BG, animation, FX, etc.), indicating light direction, checking camera move timing, and meeting deadlines. The work involves content with strong language, sexual references, violence, and other mature themes. Applicants with conscientious objections should be aware of the show's content.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience as Layout Artist
  • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop
  • Excellent time management and prioritization
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines
Good to have:
  • Experience with Shotgrid
Perks:
  • Pension plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health benefits
  • Regular crew parties
  • In-house learning and development

Job Details


At Lighthouse Studios, our six core values, pride, passion, persistence, playfulness, poise and people-focus, underpin everything we do and provide guidance for us as we grow and learn. 


We are now on the hunt for mid-senior level Layout Artists  to work on exciting new shows happening: Rick and Morty + a Top Secret Series (also 16+). We are looking for people who will join us in our quest to create the best possible animated content for our partners. The artists will be required from May 2025 and will end September 2025. 


The roles relate to shows that have been classified 16+ and while the subject matter of the shows are presented in a fantasy or comic context, the production may contain contextually justified strong language, references to sex, drugs, horror, threat, and/or violence of a non-gratuitous nature, which some applicants may find objectionable.  Lighthouse will always seek to reasonably accommodate those applicants with conscientious or other objections, however given the nature of both the role and subject matter, this may not always be possible. Applicant discretion is therefore advised. 

 

PLEASE NOTE: This role is based in our studio in Kilkenny, Ireland, and there is no option to work freelance. 


About the role

The role of the layout artist is to create layouts in Photoshop for the production, according to a weekly quota as agreed with the layout supervisor. 


We really value can-do attitudes here at Lighthouse. If you’re someone who thinks outside the box and looks for solutions, not problems, then you’ll fit right in!


What you'll be doing


  • Ensuring hook ups, size relations, staging, reuses etc., based on the storyboard and scene illustrations/reference provided are all accurately accounted for
  • Refining the design of the shots based on references provided
  • Suggesting ways to simplify shots or make the shots easier for other departments
  • Suggesting possible background reuses that must be indicated (full/partial reuse)
  • Separating, organising, and assigning all elements to a department:
    (BG/ 2D Anim/ 2D FX/ compositing FX/ 3D Anim/ library crowd characters) 
  • Indicating light direction (and wind direction if needed)
  • Checking timing for camera moves
  • Meeting all deadlines as established by production management


The above is not exhaustive and from time to time you may be asked to carry out other tasks


What we're looking for


  • 3+ years of industry experience as a mid-senior layout artist
  • Experience with Adobe photoshop
  • Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
  • Attention to detail and ability to find solutions
  • Experience with Shotgrid is considered a plus


What we'll offer you


When you join Lighthouse Studios, you will be joining a diverse and multicultural crew in the beautiful neo-Gothic building of Kieran’s College, based in the heart of medieval Kilkenny. And when we say multicultural, we mean it – our crew is currently represented by over 25 different nationalities.


The studio is a hub of talent and is constantly buzzing with creativity. Working here will not only give you the opportunity to work on productions for content giants such as Amazon, Apple TV+, Netflix and Warner Bros., but also to learn from some of the most talented individuals in the industry, your fellow crew members.


In addition to learning from your colleagues, you also have the opportunity to partake in our in-house learning and development programme, so you can be sure that your time at Lighthouse will be beneficial for you - not only now but for years to come. Of course, we also have many other benefits such as a pension plan, employee assistance programme, health benefits, regular crew parties and much more!


If that sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work then what are you waiting for? Apply now! 



Lighthouse Studios Limited is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, fulfilling and progressive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives as it strengthens us, as individuals and as a studio. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation. We are committed to positively supporting candidates - If we can make any reasonable accommodations for you in the recruitment process in order to give you the opportunity to perform to your best, please let us know. Any information that you provide will be used only for the purposes of providing relevant support and will have no bearing on how your application will be viewed. If you require an accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please email HR@lighthousestudios.ie and we will be happy to accommodate you as best we can. 

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Lighthouse Studios - Turning Imagination into Animation


Lighthouse Studios is a 2D animation studio located in the beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny, Ireland. Creating story-driven entertainment for both adults and kids, the studio develops its own IP and works with content giants such as Apple TV+, Amazon, Netflix and Warner Bros. Its crew is made up of over 20 nationalities and has an almost equal gender split. It is one of the fastest growing animation companies in Ireland. Based in the stunning Hogwarts style building that is Kieran's College, it has the luxury of lots of space set in very green surroundings. Set up in 2017 it is owned by Mercury Filmworks in Canada and Cartoon Saloon in KK. 

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