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About the role
- Designer role at Bardel Entertainment focusing on character, location, and props design for animation. Collaborate creatively and contribute to unique visual styles and storytelling.
Responsibilities
- Explore different styles of character/location/props design and rendering techniques to establish a unique visual language for the production.
- Conceptualize and create designs that align with the overall look, attitude, and style of the project.
- Maintain creative continuity and consistency across all designs.
- Ensure preparation and presentation of all artwork deliverables are prepared for required meetings.
- Interpret and adjust work based on notes from leads, supervisors, and directors.
- Work on other design tasks as needed, from simple to moderately difficult.
- Collaborate with leadership, production, and team members to solve problems and share insights.
- Engage in dailies, rounds, and team discussions to contribute to creative and technical improvements.
- Adhere to pipeline workflows and technical requirements for seamless integration into the production process.
- For senior artists, actively mentor junior team members by providing constructive feedback, guidance, and support.
- Maintain consistency in quality while meeting production needs.
- Manage time effectively, working with production to stay on schedule.
- Keep the team and production staff informed about progress, challenges, and solutions.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Designer or similar role in animation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to promote solutions, share knowledge, and incorporate feedback.
- Familiarity with Maya, Blender, and ShotGrid is a plus.
- A portfolio that demonstrates:
- A diverse range of designs showcasing unique styles and personality/character.
- Strong understanding of anatomy/composition/perspective/layout/storytelling.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Photoshop.
- Demonstrated ability to create designs that translate effectively into 3D.
- Strong sense of costume design and appeal for characters and proficiency in color, lighting and texture to enhance mood and depth - for locations.
- Rendered designs that effectively represent a 3D visual style.
Benefits
- Flexible work environment
- Extended Health and Wellness from day 1
- RRSP matching
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