The Cartoon Recruit Blog

CartoonRecruit.com is a job directory for animation professionals.
Job roundups are posted on Sundays.

Attention, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, we look into the mystery behind who killed the animated series and ask where we can contact its next of kin. Also in this roundup are details about paid internships at Pixar, a Cartoon Saloon and Aircraft Pictures co-production with Guru Studio, additional roles at ZŌIC’s new stop motion VFX project, and more!

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Look alive, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, I started curating Animation Industry Starter Packs on Bluesky to help connect artists migrating from the website formerly known as Twitter. If you have not encountered Bluesky’s Starter Packs before now, I’ll give you a quick run-through at the end of this post. Also in this issue are new job opportunities at Bardel Entertainment, DreamWorks, ZÖIC, ILM and many more!

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At the ready, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Roll Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, I had a chance to interview a line producer about her career in animation. And, in this issue, we collect new job opportunities from ICON Creative Studio, Sony Pictures Animation, Blizzard Entertainment and  ZŌIC. Let’s find your next production role!

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Up and at 'em, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Roll Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

Congratulations to Raphael Jacovsky for winning last week’s giveaway for The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. This week we are collecting new job opportunities from Aardman, Disney Television Animation and Epic Games, and I have thoughts about job titles that don’t accurately reflect what studios actually want.

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Rise and shine, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, I am giving away a copy of The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem to one lucky follower on LinkedIn and am also sharing a letter to a recruiter that every artist applying for a job should read. Meanwhile, new job opportunities are waiting for you at A Productions, Disney Television Animation and Playground Games. Let’s press on! 

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Cover for The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featuring concept art of the four turtles standing dramatically on a roof

The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a 176-page large format glossy art book which would look right at home on a coffee table or IKEA cube shelf. There are fifteen sections crammed full of visual development art, which each span ten pages or more, alongside essays and interviews with the film's above-the-line crew.

But is it worth your while?

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At ease, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, I am visiting family in Toronto but have been keeping a close eye on new job posts. I have also been processing the State of the Industry panel at last week’s LightBox Expo and feel that there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of our craft. Those reasons might include new job opportunities at CD Projekt Red, Sony Pictures Animation and Guru Studio. Read on to find out!

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At the ready, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week’s roundup is going to be shorter than usual. Duty called me to attend LightBox Expo, but the brigade of new job opportunities marches ever onward. Read on for new opportunities at DNEG in Vancouver, remote jobs at Mighty Yeti, and a selection of new roles across the US, UK and Canada.

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At ease, recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup. On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios. This blog is where I reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week’s roundup includes remote storyboard artist positions at Warner Bros. Animation, job opportunities for 3D artists at The Embassy (a VFX studio in Vancouver), as well as networking advice for LightBox Expo attendees. We also cover opportunities from other studios that otherwise could get overlooked. Do you have your portfolios and reels ready?

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Hello recruits! And welcome to CartoonRecruit.com’s first Role Call Roundup! On the main page, I monitor and curate links to job posts (updated daily) from an ever-expanding list of animation studios.

Due to how easy it can be to miss these opportunities, our Role Call Roundup is where I will focus on critical job posts that could otherwise go overlooked. This is also where I permit myself to take a closer look at hiring trends from the past week and reflect on this whole project. Care to join me?

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