Overview

Arcana Studio is looking for a disciplined and artistic employee with a firm grasp on animation techniques, fundamentals, and software. The Animator will read through scripts and speak with animation leads and directors to understand project needs. An animator has the ability to create storyboards and animations. You should be collaborative, knowledgeable, and reliable. To be a successful Animator, you should be adaptable, creative, and receptive to direction. You should have strong communication, interpersonal, and computer skills. You are responsible for the creation of 3D character animation that meets the originality, creative and technical quality standards of our projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the client and production team members to understand needs, review scripts, design storyboards, and create and edit animations.
• Using Maya and other techniques to produce animations.
• Listening to feedback and altering animations to better suit project needs.
• Using creativity and artistic techniques to tell a story or provide information in visual form.
• Researching industry trends and developments and learning new applications.
• Work with department leads to create stylized design and performance and meet the vision of the director, adhering to set deadlines.
• Work with the storyboard/animatic/layout and create feature level, key-framed animation.
• Create visually powerful shots that depict mood, motivation and tendencies of characters within the established storyworld.
• Personal responsibility in a work from home model with the current societal regulations.

  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or certificate in computer animation, fine arts, graphic design, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a professional animator in the animation industry.
• 3+ years in 3D animation packages, specifically Maya.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and computer skills.
• Understanding of animation, storytelling, and character development techniques.
• Attention to detail, adaptability, and receptiveness to feedback and direction.
• Ability to work independently or with a team to develop animations and solve problems.
• Strong understanding of key-framed animation development processes, limitations and dependencies.
• A strong understanding of basic human kinetics and basic real world physics.
• Understanding of rigging, modelling and animation principles.

Benefits:

Extended health care

Dental care

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Experience:

Animator: 2 years (Required)

Work remotely:

Temporarily due to COVID-19