Industrial Light & Magic - Animator

Animator is needed in Vancouver, Canada.

Client: Industrial Light & Magic

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Contract: Full-time, Full-time, Full-time

Job Description

This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home. The Animator creates high quality motion of computer graphics creatures, characters and objects within a shot, using a variety of animation software programs, and works under the general supervision of Senior Level and Animation Supervisors.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for the successful animation of a series of shots on a specific project.
• Participate as a team member in determining various aesthetic solutions; provides feedback to other members of the production by attending dailies on a regular basis.
• Maintain or exceed a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work.
• Responsible for acting as a “mentor” to Entry Level Animators and must be able to assist them with their shots.
• Perform other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For:

• 3 or more years of relevant professional VFX experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in traditional animation or computer animation.
• Demonstrate experience working in computer animation with a focus on detailed, hyper real mocap and facial performance.
• Expert knowledge of traditional animation principles, acting, film production and compositional design while demonstrating exceptional skills as an animator based as evidenced by a portfolio, demo reel and/or references.
• Knowledge of UNIX and shell scripting; expert knowledge of Maya, proprietary and other software programs.
• Ability to take on a delegated task with a minimum of supervision.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.