Three Things, Ten Jobs: CG Animation Intern at Disney
Attention recruits! And welcome to a slightly late edition of the recap blog where I reflect on what catches my interest in the animation industry and highlight notable jobs which might otherwise go overlooked.
Next week I will be at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and The Animation Conference, so feel free to @-me if you will be attending the picnic or have a film in competition. This past week we were surprised by a new music video, celebrated all of the nominees for the Primetime Emmy Awards, and saw a departure from a major studio. Plenty to catch up on!
Three Things
Watch Rebecca Sugar’s music video ‘Ice Water’
The crew at Jellybox Studio, previously best known for their work on the Animation Workers United shorts featuring animated power couple Umbert Actually and Misterman Guyfella, produced the music video for Ice Water, a track from Rebecca Sugar’s new album Lonely Magic. Directed and storyboarded by Sugar, any frame of the video would fit right at home in an early 1990s OVA. The video beautifully captures the sense of possibility while studying art and you can watch it on YouTube.
TAG Members reflect on Primetime Emmy Nominations
Keyframe Animation, the trade publication run by The Animation Guild, posted an interview with two directors who were competing for Outstanding Animated Program at the Primetime Emmys this Sunday. While I have affection for Bob’s Burgers and would have liked to see the newcomer Common Side Effects take home the prize, I can’t say I’m disappointed to see Arcane pick up another award this season. Congratulations to all nominees!
Final co-founder Joel Kuwahara leaves Bento Box
Bento Box’s co-founder and President of Production stepped down last Friday, leaving on good terms according to the studio’s statement to AWN. Of the other two co-founders, Scott Greenberg departed in 2023 while Mark McJimsey left in 2016. This news follows Dana Tafoya-Cameron’s and Michelle Huynh’s recent promotions to EVP roles last month, which seems to suggest a planned transition to new leadership.
Ten Jobs
CG Animation Intern at Walt Disney Animation Studios (On-Site from Burbank, California) “As an Animation Apprentice, your program is structured to introduce you to the art of animation, our studio culture, and our production environment.”
Animatic Editor (Family Series) at Disney Television Animation (On-Site from Glendale, California) “The Animatic Editor will handle video editing, media management, basic sound, music and delivery.”
Production Coordinator (Series) at Sony Pictures Animation (On-Site from Los Angeles, California) “The Production Coordinator supports the Producer and Production Manager who supervises the management of one or more front end departments for a production.”
Freelance 3D Artist (Docuseries) at Newscape Studios (Remote from Austin, Texas) “The role involves recreationing [sic] of crime scenes and other historical moments in a simplified style using Blender.”
Layout Artist (Expression of interest) at Rodeo FX (Remote from Toronto, Ontario) “The Layout Artist will capture camera movements and create the layout for 3D environments, ensuring to meet the high quality standards of Rodeo FX.”
Senior CG Look Development Artist at ZŌIC (Remote (Local) from Vancouver, British Columbia) “The Sr CG Look Development Artist is responsible for generating textures and surfaces in the production of high quality, accurate, photo-real and stylized CG characters and creatures.”
DMP Lead (Feature) at Bardel Entertainment (Hybrid from Vancouver, British Columbia, or Montreal, Quebec) “As the Matte Painting Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing and executing the creation of stunning digital matte paintings that seamlessly blend with computer-generated environments.”
Character Artist (Contract) at Jagex (Remote (Local) from Cambridge, England) “As a Character Artist, your day to day production will be extremely varied, ranging from crafting player worn outfits, armor, weapons, and other character related props as well as creating NPC creatures of all shapes and sizes.”
Generalist Artist (All Levels) at Industrial Light and Magic (Hybrid from London, England) “The Generalist demonstrates a strong base of knowledge in 3D Computer Generated Imagery creation.”
3D Character Animator (Entry Level) at Blue Zoo (Hybrid from Brighton, England) “Our junior animators are able to deliver characterful animated performances that support the style and narrative of our projects.”
Didn’t find the opportunity you were looking for? In the past week, we added a respectable 72 new jobs to CartoonRecruit.com! Not too shabby…
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