Jobs in the creative Industries: Job1
Animation:
3D animator for Freshest Games Studios.
“The ideal 3D Animator will have a broad range of animation
skills and expert level experience with character animation. You will be
working alongside a highly experienced, creative and passionate team to produce
the next range of their ground-breaking products.”
Location:
Ordino, London
Requirements:
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Excellent eye for 3D artwork
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Excellent experience using 3D Max (Character
Studio)
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A strong portfolio with examples showing strong key
framed animation skills and the ability to portray convincing motion of a wide
variety of subjects
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Experience
using visual ‘motion graph’ tools to connect animations together and the
ability to control how the character moves and behaves in-game
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Strong fundamental understanding of animation
principles - posing, rhythm, etc.
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Excellent written, verbal and organisational
skills
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Self-motivated, team player with very strong
work ethic and cooperation
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Minimum
of 2+ years of experience in the game industry.
Bonus
for:
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Being part of a team that shipped a AAA game
title, in the role of an Animator
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Solid
experience creating 3D animation
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Familiarity with a variety of rendering engines
such as Unity 3D, Maya etc. would be advantageous
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Experience
making low poly meshes and low-resolution texture
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A passion for animation and keen interest in the
games industry
More Information:
Status: Full
Time, Permanent
Career Level: Experienced
(Non-Manager)
Job Category: Creative/Design
Salary:
25,000.00 - 40,000.00 £ per year, £25000 - £40000 per annum
Analysis:
For this animation job the experience needed is:
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Experience making low poly meshes and
low-resolution texture
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Solid experience creating 3D animation
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Minimum of 2+ years of experience in the game
industry.
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Experience using visual ‘motion graph’ tools to
connect animations together and the ability to control how the character moves
and behaves in-game
The applicant must be able to use programs such as 3D Max
(Character Studio) and as a bonus Unity 3D, Maya programs.
The applicant will be making a salary of 25,000.00 -
40,000.00 £ per year, £25000 - £40000
per annum, on a full time permanent contract.
About the Company:
“Fresh, Inc., freshnewgames.com registrated in 2006,
publishes more than 2000+ proprietary flash games in electronic form, specialty
underground games and educational games for the entire family. The company is a
licensee of FRESH NETWORK and has created the portal with usability in mind.”
The company is an online gaming site, some games on it are
free and an easy access site, the company is based in London. The target market
would appear to be girls as there is links down the bottom of the site to “girl
games”, “girl dress up games”, “funny games” and “free games”
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Jobs in the creative Industries: Job2
Animation:
2D animator for Chocolate Films.
“Chocolate Films are looking for a 2D comic-character animator
who is based in London (via The Unit List), for a short 90-120 second film for
a charity. We estimate the work to take around two weeks (including all amends)
and we would need you to be in our offices for the duration of the project.”
Location:
London
Requirements:
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MUST have own software
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Work from Chocolate Films in SE1
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MUST have
minimum 1 years’ experience.
More Information:
Salary: a fixed
fee of £3,000.
An Interview must be had.
To apply for the job an email with examples of your work
must be attached.
“Examples of your work, confirming your availability for two
weeks (dates TBC).”
The job is also “NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL JOB – SUBSTANTIAL
EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED”
Analysis:
The experience for
the job is a minimum of 1 year.
The applicant must have their own software.
The salary of the job is a fixed fee of £3,000About the
Company:
About the Company:
Chocolate films are a small film company based in London and
Manchester;
“Chocolate Films is a South London based film production
company and social enterprise. We specialise in making documentaries for
broadcasters, charities and arts organisations. We also offer a range of
production services including promotional, restoration and event films.
We run an extensive outreach learning programme where we
engage with over 2000 young people each year. Our learning workshops provide
participants with skills and creative experiences in all forms of digital
media.”
The company doesn’t only produce movies, they also run
filming workshops, Chocolate films have a wide range of clients such as;
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CBBC
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Wimbledon Bookfest
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The British Museum
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University of Worcester
Chocolate films have many more clients that
can be found on this page
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Jobs in the creative Industries: Job3
Animation:
Animatic Editor, TV, Dreamworks.
“Generate timed video of storyboard panels, audio, and sound
effects to serve as animation reference.”
Location:
Glendale, CA
Requirements:
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Responsible for generating a rough assembly cut
of the episode based on the Director's notes and vision.
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Ensure that the rough assembly is reviewed and
approved by Director and other creative department heads. Generate notes and
apply to ensure that animatic pitch timing is accurate.
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Ensure that quality issues and clarity are
adhered to for sound. As needed, add temporary sound effects from sound
libraries.
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Ensure appropriate production crew members are
aware of the temp music, sound requests and any quality issues.
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Participate in animatic pitch sessions and
maintain responsibility for all revisions to animatic.
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Work with Director to intake animatic notes,
provide revisions, clarify feedback and generate an output of the locked
animatic and prepare for shipping to vendor studios.
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Create outputs of pitch animatic and locked
animatic for shipping to partner studios.
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Ensure production staff is made aware of pickup
lines and scratch dialog.
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Responsible for timely delivery of deliverables
and partner with production to ensure issues or concerns are elevated as
needed.
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Create edit list as a reference for partner
studios to ensure timing is accurate.
Qualifications:
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1 - 2 years editing experience on Premiere or
Avid.
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Ability to work in high-pressure environment
under tight deadlines
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BA in Film preferred, or equivalent
experience/education
Analysis:
To get the animatic editor job at dream works the applicant
must have experience in these areas;
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1 - 2 years editing experience on Premiere or
Avid.
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BA in Film preferred, or equivalent
experience/education
About the Company:
Dreamworks is based in; Glendale, CA. (California)
“DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment,
including CG animated feature films, television specials and series and live
entertainment properties, meant for audiences around the world. The Company has
world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and
advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been
named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE®
Magazine for five consecutive years. In 2013, DreamWorks Animation ranks #12 on
the list. All of DreamWorks Animation’s feature films are produced in 3D. The
Company has theatrically released a total of 27 animated feature films,
including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to
Train Your Dragon, Puss In Boots and The Croods.”
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