Senior Animator

Description

Job Title: Senior 3D Character Animator
Job Type: Contract
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada

DHX Media Studio (Halifax) Ltd., based in Halifax, Nova Scotia is seeking talented 3D Character Animators to join our growing team. Extensive experience and knowledge of the principles of character animation and strong working knowledge of Maya required. Studio environment is fast-paced and committed to creating high-quality animation. Candidates should thrive as part of a team and take direction well.

Responsibilities:

• Work from storyboard/animatic to create high-quality, key-framed animation demonstrating a strong sense of performance, posing, timing, and weight (including lip sync and maintaining shot-to-shot continuity).

• Working collaboratively; meeting with Directors to ensure animation adheres to the style and vision set out by the Series Director.

• Attend animation dailies and adjust/refine animation as indicated by the Series Director and Director.
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• Deliver work in a timely manner.

Qualifications Include:

• Minimum of 5 years professional animation experience working with Maya or other professional animation software.
• Online demo reel that demonstrates your expertise in 3D animation essential.
• Ability to interpret a storyboard.
• Ability to work collaboratively, taking direction and feedback from the Director(s) as necessary.
• Knowledge of television animation production pipeline an asset.

Candidates MUST be Canadian citizens or already have Landed Immigrant status in Canada.
This opportunity is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia and requires relocating to this city for the duration of the term.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those applicants selected to proceed in the recruitment process will be contacted.