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We are an animation and design studio looking for a senior motion graphic designer to join our core team in creating exceptional motion visuals for advertising, gaming and broadcast.

You will have a minimum experience of 4 years in design and AFX animation, backed by a strong portfolio and polished boards. Cinema 4D / Maya and composting skills would be an advantage.

London studio based (no remote applicants please). Freelance basis. Please send a link to your online portfolio to jobs@kazoo-creative.com.

Main site: http://www.kazoo-creative.com

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Job Description

The 2D Facial Animator creates facial expressions, extremes and phonemes for  stop motion animated characters.  2D designs and animation need to convey emotion, movement, action and personality, specifically focusing on lip sync. This position requires a level of sophistication of technique on a feature film level.

Note: This position will be located on-site at our Studio in Oregon. When sending samples, include a demo reel with 2D Animation lip sync samples, as well as expression sheet and turnarounds.

Essential Job Functions

• Block in rough facial animation and phonemes for Director and/or Facial Animation Supervisor for their approval.
• Work with Director and/or Facial Animation Supervisor to finalize animation.
• Meet animation production deadlines as established by management.
• Create facial expressions and extremes conveying emotion, movement, action and personality.
• Read and break down dialogue tracks and plan shots.
• Work with Directors on creating teeth and skull designs.
• Work with Facial Animation Supervisor and Director of RP in making sure 2D animations fit within the Stop Motion pipeline

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant area of study or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years experience as a 2D Facial Animator in the entertainment industry.
• Experience working on a fully animated theatrically released Stop Motion and/or CG feature film a plus.
• Strong understanding of traditional animation principles.
• Ability to bring characters to life.
• Stop Motion animation experience a plus.

Superfad are looking for an experienced 2D Character Designer/Animator to be involved in a fantastic project. Must be available for an immediate start next week at our London studio

Please send reel links to samantha@superfad.com

Via Escape Studios

Due to an increase in demand we are currently looking to add some Senior Maya Generalists to our freelancer database. Very competitive day rates are available.

To be considered please forward a link to your showreel and an up to date CV. To Apply:  Send your CV and Showreel to Escape Jobs or drop us a line if you would like more information.

Escape Studios is one of the most respected CG recruitment agencies. If you are looking for expert recruitment services in the TV, film, post-production, visual effects, gaming, advertising, architecture and manufacturing industries, then you’ve come to the right place.

We work with some of the top studios in the world and understand better than anyone the challenges of resourcing a project.  And as one of the most successful CG academies in the world, we have one of the largest pools of CG and 3D talent. Which is why we are so successful at matching business requirements with the best talent out there.

If you are a studio looking for a CG artist, or if you are a professional seeking a new challenge, then why not contact us?

Lighting & Shading TD – Short term contract Via Aardman.com

We are looking for a talented and experienced Lighting & Shading Technical Director to work in our CGI department at Gas Ferry Road.
The CGI department is involved principally in the production of commercials, and occasionally broadcast and short films. It is also involved in the CG aspects of Aardman’s Features slate.

You will be expected to provide support across the department in lighting/rendering and shading.  Setting up lighting/shading workflow and providing complete lit shots on all CGI productions including commercials, short films and stings.

You should be highly proficient in Maya (including experience of MEL & Python scripting).  Also, you should have an in-depth knowledge of Renderman (writing shaders in SL, RIB debugging , RMS usage and configuration) and must have experience in a production environment.  You will also need proven compositing skills (After Effects, Fusion, Nuke).  Experience in other areas of CG production would be a bonus.

You should be highly creative in both technical and artistic problem solving, with a positive and pro-active approach. We’d also expect you to be supportive and team focused , with strong communication skills. For more info, please see the attached job description.

Please apply by sending a CV Coversheet and comprehensive CV together with a showreel (to include details of your input for each shot) to: Amanda Ososami, HR, Aardman Animations, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol, BS1 6UN or e mail jobs@aardman.com.