Motion Title Designer Wanted in Toronto

New creative and production studio requires Motion Title Designer to work in their Toronto office. The successful candidate is an award-winning artists with experience using:

Maxon Cinema 4D
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Flash

All applicants must provide a link to their content (no FTP drop provided). Only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Please email portfolio link in confidence to chris@hankstudios.com

VFX Artist Required

New creative and production studio requires a VFX Artist to work in their Toronto office. The successful candidate is an award-winning artist with experience using:

Autodesk Smoke
Cinema 4D or similar
After Effects

All applicants must provide a link to their content (no FTP drop provided). Only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Please email portfolio link in confidence to chris@hankstudios.com

Freelance Animators Wanted in Toronto

New creative and production studio requires 2D and 3D animators to work in their Toronto office. The successful candidates are award-winning artists with experience using:

Cinema 4D or similar
After Effects
Illustrator
Photoshop
Flash

All applicants must provide a link to their content (no FTP drop provided). Only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Please email portfolio link in confidence to chris@hankstudios.com

looking for an editor

to edit music videos regularly, mostly unsigned and indie artists but a few majors and thats increasing

hit me with some samples of your work and pricing info in this thread or message me

Rhythm & Hues Studio – Visual Effects Production Assistant

Two time Academy Award winner for Achievement in Visual Effects and three time recipient of the Scientific and Technical Achievement award, Rhythm & Hues is uniquely poised for the demands of the highly competitive visual effects and character animation industry.

At the heart of Rhythm & Hues’ success is its more than 20 year commitment to creating quality entertainment in a quality work environment.

A few current and upcoming feature projects include amongst others, "Hop", "X-Men: First Class" and "Life of Pi".

POSITION: Visual Effects Production Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Features

POSITION SUMMARY
The Visual Effects Production Assistant position plays an integral role in the successful organization of our feature film productions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Attend dailies and take review notes.
  • Communicate with multiple departments within VFX pipeline.
  • Liaison with craft services to oversee client meetings and food preparations.
  • Overseeing show schedule and coordinating multiple meetings.
  • Production runs and deliveries to multiple locations as requested.
  • Other general office duties as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

  • Must be detail oriented, highly motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment with challenging deadlines.
  • Must be experienced in Filemaker Pro and Excel.
  • Technical knowledge and aptitude preferred
  • Interest in a career path in Visual Effects strongly desired.
  • Ability to work overtime as needed.
  • At least 6 months experience specifically in Visual Effects Production mandatory.

Qualified candidate please submit a copy of your resume and cover letter to recruitment@rhythm.com with "re: Production Assistant" in the subject line

Render Prep Assistant Wrangler – TV show

We currently have an entry level positin for an assistant to become part of our generalist team here in Westfield NJ – We are in production on an animated show for Sesame Street and need a full time assistant in the render prep department. The job requirements are as follows:

>Having common knowledge of softimage xsi software
>Prep all Scenes for Rendering
>Detect and Troubleshoot failed jobs
>Inspect and fix frames
>Good organizational skills and attention to detail
>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
>Ability to handle a fast paced, occasionally high pressure environment

We are located in Westfield NJ and the job last approximate 30 weeks to 35 weeks.

Maya VFX Artists — Toronto

March Entertainment is looking for talented Maya VFX Artists to work on its highly anticipated animated series Mia and Me.

Artists should be equally fluent in Maya particles, nParticles and fluids. Familiarity with Trapcode Particular, RealFlow 5 and the SOuP series of plugins is preferred. At least rudimentary knowledge of Nuke is required.

We’re looking for artists who can think on their feet and consistently come up with imaginative solutions which meet both the demands of a tight schedule as well the feature quality of this production. The VFX artists work solely on the FX shots and are members of a larger lighting, comp and FX team.

Start dates are ASAP and the contract will run until mid-August, 2011. Our studio is located in downtown Toronto.

All candidates must be eligible to work within Canada and residents of Ontario for the 2010 tax year.

If that sounds like you, please forward your demo reel and CV to resumes@marchentertainment.com.

We thank you for your interest in this position, but due to a high volume of applications only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Lighters and Compositors — Toronto

March Entertainment is looking for skilled Lighters and Compositors to help with our eagerly awaited CGI production Mia and Me.

We are looking for people with TV animation experience who understand the fast-paced nature of the industry and the demands of production scheduling. You must have the creative skills to work with and support feature-quality footage. We need team players who can successfully follow art direction and technical instructions, while being capable of working independently and managing their own time.

Knowledge of Maya and Nuke is required. Knowledge of 3Delight or other RenderMan-compliant renderers is an asset, as is Python and Maya MEL scripting.

There are 5-6 positions available, beginning in February through April and running through to mid-August, 2011. Our studio is located in downtown Toronto’s entertainment district.

All candidates must be Ontario residents and eligible to work in Canada.

Please forward your demo reel and CV to resumes@marchentertainment.com.

We thank you for your interest in this position, but due to a high volume of applications only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Flame artist – London/Shanghai

UtopiaPeople is a freelance agency for postproduction and production specialists, we represent 8500 freelancers around the world. For more information about us please visit www.utopiapeople.com

AGENCY OFFER REFERENCE CODE: Flame artist London/Shanghai

Jobtitle: Flame artist
No of positions: 1
Location: London (trial period approx 3-4 weeks), Shanghai at least 6 mon contract.
Dates:Starting ASAP (please write when you are available)
Software/Requirements: Flame, Flint.
Genre: High end TVC
Salary: Depending on level (client will provide with flights and hotel if not local)
Deadline for applications: 110121 – 13:00 CET (the faster we can have your application the better!)
Workpermit: All nationalities welcome to apply,

Information about the client:

One of the greatest facilities in the world. Postproduction company with offices in New York, London and Shanghai. Extreme high-end work,

Information about the project:

Our client is looking for a fast and creative Flame artist that have a smashing reel and used to big projects and dealing with clients and directors in the suite. They need you ASAP and the contract will be in Shanghai, however they want to test you out for a couple of weeks in their head office in London before commiting to a long term contract overseas. Client will help you out with relocation and of course pay for transport. Salary is up to discussion directly with our client if you make it to the shortlist (we will take a 15% agency fee). You must hav a online showreel in HQ to apply for this gig (try our service www.theshowreel.tv for free). Please write in your email when you can be on location in London.

To apply for this gig:
The sooner we can get your application the better, so please send in your application as soon as possible.Email job@utopiapeople.com write the reference code for this joboffer as a subject. You must be registered as a freelancer in our books to apply (http://www.utopiapeople.se/register/) You will get notified if presented to our client. Update your CV at:http://account.utopiapeople.com/account before applying.

Senior Level Fusion Freelancer needed

I am looking for a senior level Fusion freelancer in the Dallas, TX area. Nuke knowledge is beneficial as well but Fusion is our main focus. Our company is called Janimation and you can see our work at Janimation.com. This will be a paid job. The time frame of the job is Jan 24-Feb 16. Please response with your experience, location, and a link to your work. Please respond to this thread when replying. Thank you!