Rough Animation Artist

Cartoon Saloon, established in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore, and Nora Twomey, is a world renowned animation studio with five Academy Award® and two Golden Globe® nominations and many award wins including BAFTA® and Emmy®. Located in Kilkenny, Ireland, the studio produces brave and beautiful shorts, feature films, and TV series. Cartoon Saloon is the founder and host of Kilkenny Animated, an annual festival of visual storytelling incorporating exhibitions, talks and performances celebrating the creativity of the animation craft.

• Producing animation in TVPaint and bring to tie-down stage, to be handed over to the clean animation department
• Animation will be created using posing, layout & model sheet pack
• Address any problems and communicate progress of work to the Animation Supervisor, Production Manager and Production Coordinator
• Work closely with Animation Supervisor to complete assignments and meet your weekly quota and deadlines as assigned by the Production Crew
• Ability to closely follow the brief provided by Animation Supervisor 
• Ability to take direction and respond well to notes from Animation Supervisor 
• Ensuring all animation closely represents and is true to the style & direction of the project
• Ensuring consistency and continuity per established artwork
• Completion of creative and technical revisions as requested by the Animation Supervision in addition to the quota
• Adhering to the work flow structure of the project as requested by the Director, Art Director (s) and Animation Supervisor , including a clean and orderly delivery of assets 
• Open to share with the team processes and assets that could help with continuity and productivity
• To work cohesively within a team environment ensuring high levels of communication at all times
• To work under the supervision and guidance of the Animation Supervisor and Production Manager
• To work with relevant Production Coordinator/s to ensure the status of your work is known, allowing them to track the progression of assets
• To deliver technically clearly named and well layered files following established protocol, ensuring that all levels inside TV Paint are labelled accordingly using the established naming conventions
• To attend departmental kick-off meetings and reviews as needed
• Work according to the expected schedule
• Address any problems and communicate progress of work to the Supervisor and Coordinator
• Maintain effective communication with all crew members
• Promote a good work ethic and positive atmosphere within the team
• Assist in keeping information relation to the projects confidential and secure
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings and trainings as needed
• Be available on Google Chat and by emails during working hours
• This list is not exhaustive and might be complemented by reasonable and related tasks that are requested of you

• Minimum 2 years experience of 2D feature film/ high quality TV Series work experience as a Rough Animator is required
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic artist with strong drawing skills
• Skilled at creating poses using TV Paint
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ensure quality and style consistency with project
• Ability to meet deadlines as established by production management
• Ability to multitask and prioritise
• Strong team player, capable of motivating and leading teams with enthusiasm
• An ability to work collaboratively & efficiently in a fast paced quality driven team
• Knowledge of asset tracking and database software (such as Shotgrid) is a distinct advantage

Cartoon Saloon is an equal opportunities employer. Diversity and Inclusion are core to who we are, and we recognise the great value each one of us brings to the team. If you require an accommodation due to a disability with your application or recruitment process, please contact jobs@cartoonsaloon.ie and we will be happy to accommodate you as best as we can.

Please note this position requires the candidate to work full time in-house in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Please note that Testing can be a part of our selection process. If you reach that stage we will give you further details

Closing date for applications for this position is Friday 4th July at 5pm .