Senior Freelance Animator

🔥 33 minutes ago

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🗿 3D Artist

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Rodeo FX

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501 - 1000 employees

📱 Media

🎮 Gaming

Media • Gaming

Rodeo FX is a full-service, award-winning creative company that specializes in bringing innovative projects to life across multiple mediums, including films, advertising, and visual effects. With teams located in major cities like Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Munich, Rodeo FX is committed to crafting work that resonates with audiences through its passion for artistry and technological creativity in areas like 3D animation, compositing, and motion design.

📋 Description

• Create hyper-realistic animations for creatures, characters, and objects • Deliver high-quality animation that captures natural and exaggerated movements according to project requirements • Demonstrate proficiency in various animation styles, including realistic and cartoon animation • Create compelling performances aligned with the creative vision and project requirements • Refine performances, explore reactions, and push the boundaries of creativity • Ensure animation is technically sound, compliant with guidelines, and efficient across different pipelines • Collaborate with technical and rigging teams to address challenges and improve workflows • Collaborate with other departments and provide clear feedback on creative and technical solutions • Keep supervisors and production teams informed of progress, potential bottlenecks, and adjustments • Share knowledge, participate in departmental learning sessions, and mentor junior animators • Stay up to date with the latest animation techniques and technologies and continually develop skills

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of experience in a visual effects or animation studio • Proven proficiency in Maya; experience with other animation tools is an asset • Strong understanding of body mechanics and facial animation • Ability to animate from reference footage and create convincing acting performances • Strong attention to detail, self-motivation, and the ability to manage deadlines effectively • Positive, collaborative mindset and strong communication skills • Asset: Experience with ShotGrid or other production-tracking tools • Asset: Knowledge of rigging fundamentals or custom tool development

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely • Temporary contracts of varying durations • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: an inclusive and equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced • AI-based recruitment tools do not replace human decision-making; final hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team and hiring managers