Animator

Barnstorm VFX is seeking an experienced Animator to join our team.

Location: Vancouver and Montreal 

The ideal candidate is experienced in Maya and Golaem. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Rigging of model assets ranging from mechanical props to organic digital doubles.
• Client-facing previz animation of cameras and placeholder assets for pre-production creative feedback.
• Final animation of model assets ranging from mechanical props to organic digital doubles.
• Modification and application of motion capture data to model assets.
• Caching and export of animated cameras and meshes for scene integration in other softwares (Maya/Houdini).

Qualifications

• Good notion of cinematic composition rules.
• A strong eye for the detail and replicating real-world actions.
• Ability to work collaboratively, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A solid understanding of a variety of rigging techniques to suit unique project requirements.
• Ability to build animation workflows in a flexible manner that allows for fast iteration.
• Familiarity with maya playblasting for previz outputs.
• Experience with Golaem crowd
• Knowledge of caching and export formats
• At least 2+ years of animation experience in Maya.

Please include a link to your reel/portfolio in your application

Barnstorm is a high-end visual effects studio providing photo-realistic visual effects for a variety of television, feature film, advertising and streaming projects. We pride ourselves in our employees’ talents and dedication to producing world-class visual effects.

We invite you to view our latest show reel, which includes Emmy nominated visual effects work for season 4 of The Man In The High Castle at www.barnstormvfx.com.

Barnstorm VFX was named as one of this year's 100 Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Ranking #27 in the medium business category, we are proud to have been selected and are excited to continue growing and evolving.

**Please, no phone calls or office visits