Overview
Are Photoshop and background creations your passion? Know what we’re talking about when we say photo-realistic renditions? At Bardel, our greatest asset is our people. With multiple series currently in production, we are always looking for exceptional talent to join our winning team!
We are searching for a Matte Painter to join our Vancouver studio team. The Matte Painter will be responsible for creating photo-realistic renditions of backgrounds or set elements to provide 2D set extensions, cycloramas, or other 2D image components.
What you will be doing:
- Paint backgrounds and props using Photoshop to fit with the approved style of the series
- Maintain the style and execution of the backgrounds as per the requirements of the production
- Actively participate in team and department meetings
- Meet all project deadlines and milestones and follow the production schedule to execute all episodic elements as specified by episodic delivery schedule
- Work collaboratively with supervisors and teammates to identify problems and solutions
- May mentor less experienced artists and lead by example, providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that provide for their artistic and professional growth
What you bring to the table:
- Full command of Photoshop
- Strong knowledge of techniques for photo-realistic rendering of paintings
- Experience and/or ability to use Maya an asset (for modelling purposes or accessing existing CG assets for reference)
- 2 to 3 years experience in similar capacity preferred
Why work at Bardel?
We’ve got great people here, and for good reasons. Bardel offers a generous benefit package, regular social events and ongoing development opportunities for employees to advance their careers through work on prominent and exciting industry projects. You will collaborate with other influential, career-minded creative professionals from around the world. Fun is included in every role!
How to apply:
Please visit our website at http://www.bardel.ca/now-hiring/ to apply.
Thank You!
We thank all applicants who express an interest in being part of the Bardel team. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of submissions received, we will only be in touch with those that are determined to be a compelling match for one of our current openings
*All candidates must be BC residents and entitled to work in Canada. Those candidates applying outside of the province, must be willing to relocate to BC before December 31, 2021 (for current job postings)
About Bardel Entertainment Inc.
Emmy Award®-winning studio, Bardel Entertainment Inc., has been a leading animation studio in North America for over 30 years due to its stellar reputation built on three core values: quality, creativity and innovation. Led by CEO, Rick Mischel, previously a producer at Sony Pictures Animation, Bardel is recognized as one of the most trusted names in the industry.
Bardel has over 500 employees in two state-of-the-art studios, one in Vancouver and one in Kelowna, Canada and a fully integrated studio in Rome, Italy. Currently, Bardel is the only full-service animation studio concurrently providing animation services in CG and 2D animation television and features for a diverse slate of U.S. blue-chip partners: Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., and Cartoon Network-Adult Swim, as well as an outstanding group of content creators.
Recent work includes award-winning series such as Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, 44 Cats and the newly announced Magic: The Gathering. In 2019, Bardel won two Kidscreen Awards for The Dragon Prince. In 2018 Bardel won an Emmy for Best Animated Series for Rick and Morty. In 2018, Dinotrux was nominated for an Annie Award and Rick and Morty received the Critics' Choice award for animation and won for a Emmy Award. Bardel also won won Emmy Awards for the DreamWorks’s TV shows King Julien (2017) and an Emmy Award for Dinotrux (2016).
In 2015, Bardel was acquired by Italy-based Rainbow Group, one of the largest animation producers and licensors in the world with subsidiaries in Moscow, Hong Kong and Singapore.
