Role Call Roundup: Animation jobs from February 2 to 8

February 10, 2025

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 collect job posts from the past week and reflect on hiring trends across the animation industry.

This week, we added 85 animation jobs to our directory — including 18 remote listings. In our job highlights, we examine recent posts at Disney Television Animation in Burbank and Glendale, Sony Pictures Animation in Culver City, as well as Outpost VFX in Bournemouth and London. Also this weekend, we’re celebrating an exceptional series' victories at the Annie Awards!

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Studio highlights and analysis

Disney Television Animation is the division of The Walt Disney Company responsible for producing animated television series and direct-to-video films. This studio, based out of Glendale, is best known for their acclaimed series, Big City Greens, The Owl House, The Ghost and Molly McGee as well as Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. The studio is currently hiring for five roles in Burbank on an unannounced project and two in Glendale, California, on an unannounced Disney Junior series.

Sony Pictures Animation was founded in 2002, following the success of Sony Pictures Imageworks’ contributions to Stuart Little 2 (as well as an ill-fated attempt to sell the VFX studio). The studio has since become an early and influential leader in stylized 3D animation, with productions like Hotel Transylvania, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Sony Pictures Animation is currently hiring for three roles in Culver City, California

Outpost VFX was founded in 2013 by Duncan McWilliam, who previously worked as a VFX artist and supervisor at The Moving Picture Company in the UK. The studio, with locations in Bournemouth, Montreal, London and Mumbai, is best known for their VFX work on high budget TV series and blockbuster movies, including Bridgerton, The Wheel of Time and Captain America: Brave New World. The studio is currently hiring four roles in either Bournemouth or London.

Hybrid and on-site highlights

Want your next production to be inside an animation studio? Like, corporeally and not through a zoom call or the last working fax machine? The jobs in this category include listings that are either entirely on-site or require a set amount of time collaborating with peers in-person throughout the week.

USA:

Atomic Arcade is hiring a Senior Material Artist (Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina): “Design, develop and iterate on of high-quality shaders and materials for environments, hard surface models, and characters.”
Intrepid Studios is hiring an Associate Producer (San Diego, California): “Intrepid Studios is looking for a detail-oriented self-starter with sound judgment and strong analytical skills for our Associate Producer role.”
Laika is hiring a Digital Archivist (Hillsboro, Oregon): “The Digital Archivist is responsible for the management, preservation, and accessibility of digital film assets at LAIKA, including DCDMs, DCPs, and other digital assets received from post-production houses.”
Riot Games is hiring a Senior Motion Graphics Artist (Teamfight Tactics) (Los Angeles, California): “As a Senior Motion Graphics Artist, you will work alongside art and product leads to bring Teamfight Tactics’ UI to life.”

Canada:

Electronic Arts is hiring a Art Director (American Football) (Victoria, British Columbia): “The Art Director oversees the visuals of a project’s environment. This includes the aesthetic look and the team of Artists that create the content.”
Image Engine is looking for a VFX Producer (Expression of Interest) (Vancouver, British Columbia): “The Producer will be responsible for the effective management of on time and on budget show delivery.”
Pixomondo is hiring an Associate VFX Production Manager (Toronto, Ontario): “Help create and maintain task assignments for the teams; anticipates potential staffing changes based on development or creative shifts through the show.”
Rodeo FX is hiring a Compositing Artist (Montreal, Quebec): “The Compositing Artist will execute complex tasks related to digital image compositing, ensuring seamless integration of all elements within a visual effects shot.”
DNEG is hiring an Environment Generalist TD (Shot Finishing) (Vancouver, British Columbia): “Environment Generalist TDs at DNEG are passionate about collaborating and problem solving to create and compose spectacular photorealistic environments on our highest calibre feature film projects.”
Invoke Studios is hiring a Senior VFX Artist (Montreal, Quebec): “We are seeking an experienced Senior VFX Artist to create industry-leading visual effects for our newest unannounced title.”

UK:

Framestore is hiring a Visualisation Asset Builder (London, England): “The Asset Builder is a specialist 3D modeller, capable of building 3D characters, objects, props and environments which are optimized for real-time workflow in Maya and Unreal.”
Framestore is seeking a Virtual Production Technical Director (Expression of Interest) (London, England): “In this role, you'll ensure the smooth running of virtual camera and virtual scouting sessions and/or virtual production stages for in-camera VFX.”
One of Us is hiring a Creature Supervisor (London, England): “The Creature Supervisor oversees the technical and creative development of character and creature setups across Rigging and CFX, ensuring smooth integration into production.”
Pixomondo is hiring a Recruiter (London, England): “They will be an effective recruiter, delivering outstanding candidate experience and have a genuine passion for helping create a supportive, positive working environment for crew.”
A Productions is hiring a Compositing Artist (Mid-Level) (Bristol, England): “A Productions are looking for an After Effects Compositor to work with us on an exciting new 2D pre-school series based on the well-known and much-loved series of children’s books, ‘Maisy’, by Lucy Cousins.”
Rockstar Games is hiring a Cinematic Animator (Mid/Senior) (Edinburgh, Scotland): “Rockstar North is on the lookout for talented Animators who possess a passion for cinematic animation. We welcome exceptional talent to apply regardless of qualifications / experience.”

Australia:

Framestore is hiring a Compositing Supervisor (Melbourne, Victoria): “As a key figure in driving the creative and technical direction of the 2D department, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality visual effects across various productions.”
DNEG VFX is hiring a Digital Matte Painter (Sydney, New South Wales): “Matte Painters at DNEG create photo-realistic matte paintings that are to be used as an element to either embellish or replace live action footage.”

Remote work highlights

Looking for productions which offer the flexibility to work from home full-time? CartoonRecruit.com sorts remote jobs into two categories. “Remote” is for jobs that can be performed within a wide geographic area, while “Remote (Local)” only allows for remote work in a specific city or region.

These distinctions can be important, as it’s not unusual for TV and film productions to be supported by tax credits which incentivize hiring employees in a particular region.

Remote highlights:

DNEG Animation is hiring a Lighting TD (UK): “Tasked with bringing shots from lighting production through to finalising on schedule, you will troubleshoot noises, render times and memory usage in a modern path-tracing rendered.”
DreamWorks is hiring a Visual Development Artist (Feature) (USA): “Work under the guidance of a Production Designer and Art Director to generate artwork related to characters, environments, backgrounds, costume and prop design.”
Little Zoo Studio is hiring an Embergen Senior Visual Effects Artist (USA): “Expertise in Unreal Engine integration of EmberGen effects.”
Ripple & Roll is hiring a Houdini Generalist (UK): “Working across varied projects including Commercials, Film, TV and Branded Content, you’d be helping to create top-notch VFX and animation for super snazzy high-end productions.”
Ripple & Roll is hiring a Moho Artist (UK): “We’re on the lookout for Moho Artists to join our friendly neighbourhood post house. Working across Commercials, Film, TV and Branded Content, you’d be helping to bring stories to life across a range of creative projects.”
Wildlight Entertainment is hiring an Outsource Producer (USA): “In this role, you'll be instrumental in supporting a team of Outsource / MTX Managers focused on ensuring that high-quality content and development work is being delivered by multiple external vendors.”

Remote (Local) highlights:

A Productions is hiring a 3D Animator (Junior to Mid-Level) (Bristol, England, UK): “We are looking for excellent 3D animators, preferably with previous experience of working in Blender.”
Expression Games is hiring a Character Artist (Manchester, England, UK): “Well-versed in modern tools and techniques for creating optimized and textured game-ready content”
Expression Games is hiring a Senior Character Artist (Manchester, England, UK): “Collaborate and communicate daily with the art team. Have creative freedom on assigned tasks based on the project's art pillars.”
Jam Media is hiring a 2D Character Animator (Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK): “JAM is seeking a skilled 2D Character Animator to join our fantastic team for a preschool TV series. This is an immediate start position, with a contract running until September 2025.”
Little Blackstone Studios is hiring a 2D Character Designer (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): “We are looking for jr to mid-level character designers with experience working on animated series, or films, to join the team of our newest show starting production in March.”
Little Blackstone Studios is hiring a Storyboard Artist (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): “We are looking for Storyboard artists with experience working on animated series, or films, to join the team of our newest show starting production in March.”
Little Blackstone Studios is hiring a 3D Environment Modeller (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): “We are looking for a jr to mid-level 3D background designer with experience working on animated series, or films, to join the team of our newest show starting production in March.”
Little Blackstone Studios is hiring a Storyboard Supervisor (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): “We are looking for Storyboard Supervisors with experience working on animated series, or films, to join the team of our newest show starting production in March.”
Little Blackstone Studios is hiring a Lead Storyboard Artist (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): “We are looking for Senior Storyboard artists with experience working on animated series, or films, to join the team of our newest show starting production in March.”
Squeeze Studio is hiring a Compositing Artist (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada): “The successful candidate will also be responsible for preparing 3D scenes for rendering, integrating composited elements and ensuring the final visual quality of products.”
The Embassy VFX is hiring a FX Artist (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada): “The FX Artist is responsible for creating realistic and stylized effects from initial concept through to final rendering. These effects will range from liquid and smoke simulations to abstract particle and procedural geometry effects.”

Recapping the 52nd Annie Awards

The 52nd Annie Awards took place on Saturday, February 8th, and the top of the ticket at the awards tells a very different story than the craft categories. DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot won best feature film. Flow, produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five and Dream Well Studio, won best independent feature. In the television categories, The Tiny Chef Show, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and Bob’s Burgers took home the top awards for preschool, children and mature audiences, respectively.

But the clear winner of the night was Arcane, from Fortiche Studio and Riot Games. The acclaimed Netflix series, infamous for reportedly shattering budget records, swept every TV/media category it was nominated for: Visual effects, character animation, direction, music, production design, storyboarding and editorial. While it’s unclear if the current economics of streaming can sustain another series with a budget of $250 million over 18 episodes, it does show that by hiring top talent and allowing for extended development time, Fortiche Studio was able to produce exceptional work.

Congratulations to the crews of all winning and nominated productions! We hope that more productions get the opportunity to invest in artistry and talent to the same extent as Arcane.

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