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As the fastest growing part of Macy’s Inc. business, macys.com is achieving record sales and broadening our workforce. With offices in New York, San Francisco and Atlanta, macys.com is the best of all worlds. The entrepreneurial thinking of a Web business complements the stability and support of a national brand. Creativity and ingenuity partner with business acumen and tech savvy to build a unique business poised for continued growth. Employees at macys.com have long-term opportunities and are encouraged to utilize their Supervisors and training for cross-functional movement to further their careers. By skillfully combining the power of the Internet with the best in retailing, macys.com is reaching new heights. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Overview of Position:

The New York based creative/Rich Media team of macys.com is currently seeking a Flash Animator to translate Online Media ads into animation.

Key Accountabilities:

• Brainstorm with designers for best animation execution
• Work closely with design manager, designers and project managers to ensure proper and on-time completion of projects.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand technologies and applications of varying degrees of complexity

Skills Summary:

• 3+ years of Flash Animation experience (including dynamic content, videos, papervision, etc.)
• Fluency in PhotoShop, Illustrator, and Flash CS4 on the Macintosh platform.
• TweenMax experience Strong attention to detail, excellent organization and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects.
• Knowledge of After Effects is a plus Bachelor’s degree (or comparable work experience) and experience in a web-related environment is also necessary.
• Macy’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

From Cartoon SNAP! DisneyToon Studios Looking for Story Artist

DisneyToon Studios has openings for Storyboard Artists to join the production team at their Glendale, CA studio. This position is represented by the Animation Guild.

Responsibilities:

• Translate story ideas into visual sequences based on notes and meetings with the Director and other members of the story team.
• Work closely with Director, Head of Story, Art Director and other members of the production team to develop the cinematography and staging; choosing initial camera placement and angles; defining action and camera movement.
• Convey the essence of story line, scene structure, character emotion and create action and humor in alignment with the overall direction of the film.
• Solve story and structure problems — punch up scenes.

Qualifications:

• 3 years professional experience required, feature animation experience preferred
• Experience on multiple Feature Films and/or Television Series as a Story Artist
• Ability to work digitally required, i.e. Digital GDI/Photoshop
• Ability to create action and humor expressed through drawing
• Strong drawing skills with a sense of design, character and composition
• Understanding of cinematic scene and dramatic structure
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Bachelors degree preferred

To apply: If you haven’t created a profile with them you can do so at www.disneyanimation.com. Once completed, submit your resume and link to your work at dts.jobs@disney.com

See full posting here

The facial animator creates the full animation of the characters’ faces, and analyzes the audio to create realistic lip sync.

Essential Job Function

• Reviews sequences independently and stays abreast of all changes in dialog and actions
• Works closely with the facial animation supervisor, the animation supervisor and the animators to create quality facial animation.
• Revises animation quickly and efficiently during daily reviews with animators and the facial animation supervisor.
• Prepares exposure sheets and quick-times for animators, and for the editorial department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant area of study or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years 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.

Nine West needs help promoting their Fall fashion line by creating fun and engaging animations of the brand’s icon that tie back to their fashion stories for the Fall 2010 season. Your goal is to bring the current 9 design to life in a forward-thinking, cool way by incorporating this season’s trends into a 15-30 second animation. Creators are eligible to submit up to four animations, two for each theme (Animal, Utility). All work will be reviewed by the Creative Director of Nine West, Fred Allard and Nine West will purchase the five best animations. Additionally, the best work will be featured on the Nine West website.

We assure you we are not a typical “contest” and/or “crowdsourcing” site and make every effort possible to not exploit creators and solicit spec work. Email me, Mark (co-founder) at mark@tongal.com if you have any questions or want to talk.

For more info: http://tongal.com/ninewest

ink.digital is currently recruiting clean-up artists/animators for major film production. Starting immediately. Expected duration is until end September.

Candidates must have first class life drawing skills. You will have a professional approach to your work and likely have at least an animation training at higher education level and /or professional 2D animation experience, this will probably not be your first job after graduation. You will be working to highly demanding production values and deadlines. Submit a CV along with your animation showreel and examples of life drawing to studio@inkdigital.co.uk (ideally as an online portfolio).

All candidates selected for interview will be required to complete a project specific drawing test. Two references will be required.

Original posting here from AWN

Ubisoft, producer, editor and distributor of video games, interactive software, and multimedia applications situated in a loft in the heart of Mile-End, Montreal, offers a stimulating work environment where creativity, friendliness and leading edge technology are how what we pride ourselves in. You will benefit from a competitive salary and a range of social advantages, packaged with the strong possibility of advancement, as well as profit from a learning environment allowing you to get hands on experience with the latest innovations of your field.

Summary: The incumbent will plan, assign, and supervise the work of the animators. The incumbent will ensure the team’s optimal performance and resolve and manage the situations that hinder the attainment of production goals by the animation team.

Missions: The main and routine tasks of the Lead Animation are to:

• Assess the workload and production capacity, plan the work, and establish priorities for the animation team
• Allocate duties and ensure follow-ups on the work of team members regarding the animation deliverables
• Communicate project objectives, strategies, and information to all team members so as to ensure the visibility of the progress of the game’s development and the other crafts
• Actively participate in project management decisions and supervise the necessary adjustments so that the animation team is able to attain its goals
• Follow up on performance and performance assessment
• Participate in team member selection
• Determine the schedules and vacation time of group members with the associate producer
• Manage conflicts within the team if necessary
• Supervise and plan periods to remedy the animation bugs identified by testers
• Create a work environment that fosters team motivation, development, and especially creation
• Support career advancement and suggest development and training sessions on technical and interpersonal skills to team members
• Carry out all related tasks

Training: College or University degree in game-oriented 3D animation technique combined with a project management certificate or any other equivalent training.

Relevant Experience: Minimum of 5 year experience as animator including two as team lead in animation. Experience in supervising an animation team is a great asset or any other relevant experience.

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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.

We are looking out for a person who love to train and build teams. It will be a full time job. Please do forward you cv’s along with online portfolios address, experience is above commitment to the medium, so good work always count.

We are at Satva Tantra a newly formed company in India looking out for an experienced classical and digital animator to work as both to freelance support or on board employee, who is having good hand at following things:

• Character design (knowledge of anatomy and posing) – Basic level
• Layout Design – Basic Level
• Storyboard (knowledge of silhouette and mood color keys) – Intermediate level
• Character Animation (Knowledge of Animation Principle) – Advance Level.

Contact: abhinab [dot] pattjoshi [at] gmail [dot] com

Entertainmentcareers.net have a number of Animation/Graphic Design/Visual FX job listings: http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/jcat.asp?jcat=104

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UTOPIA PEOPLE – Project Manager / Producer

UtopiaPeople (www.utopiapeople.com) recruiting PM/Producer (Film / Digital media) for permanent employment. Our client is a rewarded international digital agency/production company with offices in New York, London and Stockholm. Known for their cutting edge work and high level of creativity, this could be a great job for the right person.

Location: Stockholm, Sweden, starting: ASAP. Salary: Depending on experience.
Preferably Swedish, Danish or Norwegian applications.

BRIEF

We look for a passionate and experienced producer / production manager for our Stockholm team. Digital experience is crucial, good understanding of motion media and film is added value. You will get the opportunity to work with some of the most interesting projects within digital advertising and to be part of a creative team that will take your career to another level. You will work with national and international clients and have to be skilled in English in writing and speaking. Our clients are mainly ad agencies, and we work with their most talented and demanding teams. You should have at least three years project management experience. You have to enjoy being involved in production, you understand tech and the workings of digital, you are down with details and can champion clients in good times and in bad. You do the math. You write well. Basically you are a creative person with a technical fetish who loves to coordinate and who understand team dynamics.

TO APPLY

You must be a registered freelancer at freelance agency UtopiaPeople (http://www.utopiapeople.com/forms/registration.php) to apply (no charge).

Email: job@utopiapeople.com before 22 January, write “PM/producer” as subject. Please take time to update your online CV at UtopiaPeople before sending your application. You will be contacted if short-listed.