Animatics Artist (Junior - Mid)

Job Description

We’re looking for an Animatic Artist who can tell a clear story through uncluttered compositions, strong silhouettes, and a great sense of timing. You will need to understand schedule constraints and have evidence of creating storyboards and timing out / editing animatics. The ideal candidate will be able to handle a sequence from creating thumbnail sketches all the way through to a polished final pass, where you will establish the major beats and actions. As this is an audio-first pipeline the sound will help to dictate a lot of the timings.

Responsibilities:

Working from descriptions given by the art director and scripts, you’ll be using Adobe Animate to create animatics for the second series of kids’ animated tv show.

• Storyboarding the scenes and editing into an animatic, all within Adobe Animate.
• Liaising with writers, animators, and directors regarding the look, style, and level of detail required for the animatics of each episode.
• Reading and interpreting scripts.
• Breaking down the script with the director to plan them visually.
• Including key dialogue or scene directions within each frame.
• Choosing shot-making that is achievable in the schedule of the rest of the production pipeline.
• Amending animatics during the course of production.

Skills:

• Solid technical drawing skills, with an eye for strong compositions, clear silhouettes, and efficient action.
• Adobe Animate.
• Experience with timing out your own storyboards as animatics.
• Strong character animation skills are a bonus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Understanding of the 2D animation pipeline and how shot-making affects it.

Benefits

• 21 days holiday (including birthday off!), increasing with long service
• Flexible working
• Pension contribution increasing with long service
• 32-hour working week benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail Discounts

Contract

Full-time, 9-10 month contract

Location

Remote (UK)