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Job Description
- Liaising with clients and developing animation from their concepts;
- Creating storyboards that depict the script and narrative;
- Drawing in 2D to create sketches, artwork or illustrations;
- Designing models, backgrounds, sets, characters, objects and the animation environment;
- Using a range of materials, including modelling clay, plaster, oil paints, watercolours and acrylics;
- Developing the timing and pace of the movements of a character or object during the sequence of images and ensuring they follow the soundtrack and audio requirements;
- Using technical software packages, such as Flash, 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Softimage and Cinema 4D;
- Building up accurate, detailed frame-by-frame visuals;
- Recording dialogue and working with editors to composite the various layers of animation (backgrounds, special effects, characters and graphics) in order to produce the finished piece;
- Working to production deadlines and meeting clients' commercial requirements;
- Working as part of a broader production team, which might include liaising with printers, copywriters, photographers, designers, account executives, website designers or marketing specialists;
- Dealing with diverse business cultures, delivering presentations and finding funding.
Job Requirements
- Owns an Impressive Graphics and Animations Portfolio
- Artistic talent and technical skills
- A good eye for detail
- Communication and storytelling skills
- Ability to work with others and to take direction
- Networking skills and commitment to projects through previous work experience
- An engagement with the industry from submitting work to festivals and competitions
- The flexibility to switch between several projects at once
