Titmouse Artistic Mentorship Program - Design & Paint [Spring 2025]

5 Months ago • All levels • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

Titmouse's Artistic Mentorship Program offers promising design and paint artists an invaluable opportunity to refine their skills. This unpaid, academic-credit program (10 weeks, 216 hours max) involves in-person/hybrid work (Burbank, Hollywood, NY) from February 3rd to April 11th, 2025. Mentees will receive weekly/bi-weekly practice assignments using professional materials, receiving critiques from industry professionals. They'll also shadow meetings and network with Titmouse employees through workshops and panels. The program focuses on portfolio building; mentees won't be working on live productions. Applicants must demonstrate familiarity with the animation process and a strong commitment to at least two days a week in the office. The deadline to apply is December 8th, 2024.
Must have:
  • Familiarity with animation process
  • Interest in design or paint
  • Not currently working full-time in animation
  • 2 days/week office commitment
Perks:
  • Mentorship from working professionals
  • Professional materials provided
  • Portfolio building opportunities
  • Networking with Titmouse employees
  • Shadowing live production meetings
  • Weekly panels and workshops

Job Details

Titmouse may be able to provide an artistic mentorship to promising new talent interested in design or paint 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.

Format: In-Person/Hybrid (Burbank, Hollywood, and NY)
Timeline: February 3rd - April 11th, 2025
Tracks: Design & Paint

This is an unpaid program, for academic credit from an accredited college or university only. Applicants do not need to be a full-time student.

Mentees are expected to come into the office 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: December 8th, 2024 (Sunday, 11:59pm PT )

REQUIREMENTS

    • Familiar with the animation process (either through school, personal projects or previous experience).
    • Show an interest in any of the following career tracks: design or paint.
    • 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 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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