Storyboard Director

2 Days ago • 5 Years + • $187,616 PA - $187,616 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Bento Box is seeking experienced Storyboard Directors for a successful animated series that blends adult comedy, musical elements, dark horror, and emotional storytelling. The role requires a strong sense of posing and timing to elevate sequences through dynamic storytelling. Candidates will collaborate with the showrunner and episode director to balance creative intent with production feasibility. Responsibilities include leading storyboard artists, collaborating with the creative team, reviewing scripts, creating rough thumbnails, revising storyboards, implementing executive notes, creating rough animatic assemblies, and ensuring task completion and communication with other departments.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience storyboarding in episodic series animation
  • Experience leading teams
  • Ability to deliver, receive, and respond to feedback
  • Strong proficiency in Storyboard Pro
  • Comfortable working digitally on a Cintiq
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • Ability to adapt to changes
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work within a team environment
Good to have:
  • Experience in comedy animation
  • Strong sense of humor
  • Ability to broaden scene staging for cinematic presentation

Job Details

Storyboard Director
Reports to: Episode Director and Producer

Bento Box is looking for experienced Storyboard Directors for a very successful animated series that combines adult comedy with strong musical foundations, layered with dark horror elements and emotional storytelling. The show mixes sharp humor with sincere human drama, creating a bold and original viewing experience. 
We are seeking Storyboard Directors with a strong sense of posing and timing, who can elevate sequences through dynamic musical or action-driven storytelling. Ideal candidates will also have the ability to broaden scene staging to achieve a more cinematic and impactful visual presentation. A strong sense of humor is a valued asset, particularly for enhancing comedic sequences.  

This role involves close creative collaboration with the showrunner and episode director to revise or block out shots sequences in a way that balances creative intent with production feasibility. 

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of storyboard artists to produce storyboards for the series while providing guidance and feedback throughout the storyboard creation process
  • Collaborate with the Creator/Show Runner, Producers and Director to ensure the series vision is met while maintaining quality and continuity of storyboards across the show
  • Read and review scripts and identify potential storyboard challenges
  • Create rough thumbnails for scenes with complex action or a specific vision
  • Review and revise storyboards as necessary and allocate revisions to the team
  • Implement all executive notes
  • Create rough animatic assemblies for review stages 
  • Regular check in with team members to ensure tasks are understood and deadlines are being met
  • Check in with Coordinators for updated designs and audio
  • Responsible for completing assignments on schedule
  • Work closely with other departments, such as animation and design, to ensure the smooth transition from storyboards to final production
  • Strive for excellent communication within team
  • Willing to be amenable with working hours to accommodate the different timezones that you will be overseeing

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years experience storyboarding in episodic series animation, preferably in comedy
  • Experience leading teams and facilitating productive team environments
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver, receive and respond to feedback
  • Strong proficiency in Storyboard Pro
  • Comfortable working digitally on a Cintiq
  • Excellent organizational, time management and project management skills
  • Strong written and verbal skills and confident presentation skills
  • Ability to adapt to changes easily within a highly dynamic environment
  • Strong attention to detail is critical
  • Ability to work within a team-oriented environment

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About The Company

Bento Box Entertainment is an Emmy award-winning studio that develops and produces quality-animated content for all distribution platforms worldwide. Recognized as the leading producer of primetime animated comedy series for broadcast, cable and digital networks, the company works with the leading networks, studios and distribution companies including FOX Broadcasting Company, Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, HBO, HULU, IFC, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox Television Studio (including Fox 21), Sony Television, Lionsgate, Tornante, and Broadway Video among others.


Bento Box is currently in production on the Emmy award winning series “Bob’s Burgers” on FOX with Twentieth Century Fox Television and creator Loren Bouchard and multiple other pilots and presentations.


Currently, Bento Box has multiple projects in development and employs over 350 artists, animators, writers, creators, post-production and production staff across its multiple studios located in Burbank, North Hollywood, and Atlanta. The company partners with animation studios around the world and intends to open additional studios in the future.

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