Mainframe Studios is a Canadian animation studio headquartered in Vancouver, which started at the bleeding edge of computer graphics. The studio was founded in 1993 to produce ReBoot, the first TV series entirely animated in 3D. For over a decade, the studio operated under the name Rainmaker Entertainment, but has returned to its roots as Mainframe Studios. Recent productions include Octonauts: Above & Beyond, Unicorn Academy, SuperKitties, Cocomelon as well as the studio’s first 2D animated series, The Guava Juice Show.
At the time of writing, the studio is gearing up to hire a 3D Lighting Artist, Keyframe Animation Artist and a Keyframe Animation Director in Vancouver. We took this opportunity to reach out to Christine Huot, Director of People and Talent at Mainframe Studios. Christine oversees and advises on HR strategies for the studio, which provides work for around 350 employees across Vancouver and Ontario. We invited Christine to offer her advice as a recruiter to artists applying to work with a crew like Mainframe Studios.
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 collect job posts from the past week and reflect on hiring trends across the animation industry.
This week, we collected 88 job listings — including 12 remote positions. In our job highlights, we examine recent posts at Disney Television Animation in Burbank, Brown Bag Films in Toronto and Blue Zoo Animation Studio in London. Ready to take a closer look?
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 collect job posts from the past week and reflect on hiring trends across the animation industry.
This week, we collected 75 jobs on the website; 17 of which are remote. The studios currently seeking the most new hires are Method Studios (a VFX production company in Santa Monica) and Blizzard Entertainment (a game developer in Irvine). Ready to take a closer look?
CartoonRecruit.com’s weekly Role Call Roundup is where I usually reflect on job posts from the past week and take a closer look at hiring trends across the animation industry.
There are no words for what's happened this past week. Due to the many communities displaced by wildfires in Los Angeles, I wanted to share whatever resources I could find.
Ho ho ho, 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.
I honestly expected job posts to slow down at the end of December, but we collected 72 listings from December 15th to the 21st. This week’s roundup highlights job opportunities at Boulder Media in Dublin, Outpost VFX in London and Montreal as well as Sony Pictures Animation in Culver City. Ready to start 2025 with a new production?
As you were, 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.
Despite the mid-December slowdown in listings, we still have a packed newsletter! Job posts from December 8th to 14th include multiple open roles at Evil Eye Pictures, Blizzard and Bardel Entertainment, among other high-profile listings. And we’ll examine issues around compensation and pay transparency in the UK industry. Let’s go!
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!
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!
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!
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.