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Suite 500
2025 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6J 1Z6

Position Character Designer – Overall Accountability

To work with the Producers and Art Director to design the show’s main and secondary characters, taking into account any previous designs, styles, directions, and guidance set down by the Producers. Ability to create compelling characters and character scene sketches which can be modeled in 3D, and which serve the goals of the production’s story.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Interface with designers, artists, and programmers.
• Utilize design experience to design characters which hit the quality bar, and vision of the Producer, Art Director, and the goals of the production.
• Self-manage and review one’s own schedule, notify production of any tasks that may be missing or improperly specified.
• Work with Art Director and Lead Character Designer to create playable, enemy, and other NPC characters.

Qualifications

• 1+ years in Character Designer role (asset, not required, any studio experience is beneficial).
• BA/BFA Degree in Fine Arts or Commercial Arts Field (asset, not necessarily required).
• Flair and interest in fashion and style, pop culture.
• A strong understanding of design and the issues inherent in creating compelling characters for a 3D CGI feature length production, worthy of a theatrical release.
• Must have strong 2-D character and creature design experience.
• Experience in multimedia content, film and television work an asset.
• 3D design and modeling experience an asset.
• Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal, and multi-tasking skills.
• Proven abilities in managing projects from concept to completion.

About Rainmaker Entertainment

Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., one of the most successful and prolific producers of CG animation, is based in Vancouver, Canada and has over 200 employees. Originally established in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment, Rainmaker has produced over 30 feature-length films based on top international brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Spider-Man, Casper, Popeye, Tony Hawk, Stuart Little and Inspector Gadget and more than 290 half-hours of CG animated television including “ReBoot,” “Transformers: Beast Wars,” “Action Man” and “Heavy Gear.” Rainmaker has produced projects for Sony, Mattel, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, The Weinstein Company, Electronic Arts and MTV. In addition to garnering many prestigious awards for their work, Rainmaker productions have generated more than $500 million in video sales. Rainmaker is developing a feature film based on their classic series “ReBoot.” Currently in production at Rainmaker: “Escape From Planet Earth,” the company’s first theatrical feature with The Weinstein Company; and recently completed productions include an animated sequel to “The Nutty Professor,” and new installments in Mattel’s Barbie and Max Steel franchises. www.rainmaker.com

To Apply:

Thank you in advance for your application! Due to the high volume of applications, we only contact those applicants who are short-listed for interviews.

If you are interested in this position, please apply via their website: http://www.rainmaker.com

Via AWN Career Connections

Experience  Supervisor and/or Modeler-Rigger in Toom Boom Harmony.

Toom Boom ( Harmony ) animation experience a plus/ Edition programs knowledge ( Premiere, Final Cut etc )/ Flash character builds & animation a plus. Jun – Jul 2009 Start new production.

Send CV & showreel to ietxarri@imiraentertainment.com or itamayo@imiraentertainment.com

If you are interested in working at IMIRA ENTERTAINMENT  but we are not currently advertising a role that matches your skills and experience then please send us a speculative application stating what type of position you are interested in. We will review your details and may keep your application on hold until a suitable position arises. Submit a resume and demoreel via weblink to Itziar Etxarri and/or Israel Tamayo.

IMIRA ENTERTAINMENT is a producer and distributor company of top quality animated series.  We are currently recruiting for a variety of job openings for our current TV Series.

IMIRA ENTERTAINMENT
www.imiraentertainment.com
ietxarri@imiraentertainment.com
Ribes 9 entlo. 08013 Barcelona • Spain
Gran Vía 50, 3º derecha 28013 Madrid • Spain
Tel. +34 932 650 757
Fax +34 932 457 150

Via AardvarkSwift

Animators (x 10 positions)
Location: Midlands (UK)
Contact: Dan Shiel

My client is an independent rights owner and creator of children’s TV Shows, producing high definition animation programmes for worldwide broadcast from its Midlands based studios. They are recruiting heavily for a new development team having had 2 new series commissioned.

As Animator you should have a good working knowledge of Softimage Xsi and demonstrate appropriate technical and artistic skills together with a good feel for movement and timing.

Good communication skills, ability to work within a team environment to specified deadlines are essential.

Experience of animating in Children’s TV is desirable, though not essential. We require 10 Animators! Please contact Dan Shiel on dan@aswift.com to apply or to ask for further info.