// Open Role at Framestore
Join Framestore's Oscar-winning Film & Episodic studio as an Animator. Create high-quality, story-driven keyframe animation for primary and secondary characters, collaborating with leads to meet deadlines and elevate visual effects in cinema.
The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic studio, at Framestore has worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
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The Role**
As an Animator at Framestore’s Melbourne studio, you will work closely with our Animation Leads and Supervisors to produce high-quality keyframe animation that creates compelling, story-driven, and action-packed moments that fit within the style and pacing of the show.
We're looking for someone who can animate both primary and secondary characters and elements, meet schedules and deadlines, and work efficiently as part of a team or independently to complete assigned shots. You'll need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the proven ability to work under pressure.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, thorough knowledge of Maya, an understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form, and an understanding of typical rigging set-ups, and animation pipelines. They should also be open to direction and be able to embrace change, be reliable, have good timekeeping and have the ability to meet deadlines. At Framestore, we believe in creative collaboration and are looking for someone who is committed to it as well.
Remote contracts may be available if you are within a timezone similar to Melbourne.
What you’ll do
Animating both primary and secondary characters and elements.
Ongoing communication with Production and Lead regarding schedules and deadlines.
Working efficiently as part of a team, or independently, to complete assigned shots.
Submitting shots for review and follow through with notes and feedback if required.
- Previous experience in a similar animation role - Thorough knowledge of Maya - Understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form - Understanding of typical rigging set-ups and animation pipelines - Ability to animate both primary and secondary characters and elements - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Attention to detail - Proven ability to work under pressure - Open to direction and able to embrace change - Reliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlines - Commitment to creative collaboration - Ongoing communication with Production and Lead regarding schedules and deadlines - Working efficiently as part of a team, or independently, to complete assigned shots - Submitting shots for review and following through with notes and feedback