Hand-drawn Harmony Animator

Titmouse Vancouver is looking to hire animators familiar with hand-drawn animation in Harmony for an action adventure series

**Start dates**: November 2024 to July 2025

**Compensation**: 950 - 1300/week CAD, commensurate with experience and skill level

**Hours per week**:40

**Reports to**:Animation Director
- If the work for this position is performed within the geographical jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement, it will be covered by that agreement.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND REQUIRED ABILITIES**:

- Experience as a hand-drawn 2D Animator, showcasing a strong portfolio of high quality animation work.
- Proficiency with Harmony or similar tools.
- Familiarity with various animation styles, including traditional hand-drawn, cut-out, and puppet animation.
- Excellent organizational, verbal, written, e-social skills and professionalAcumen.
- Ability to be detail-oriented and highly organized.
- Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.
- Able to work with limited direction and take feedback as tasks progress according to the schedule.
- Able to ask appropriate questions to understand and complete assignments and tasks on schedule.
- Able to multitask, work in a fast-paced production environment and manage time effectively to meet individual and team deadlines.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with different teams and stakeholders.
- Maintain confidentiality over all matters and proprietary information.
- Willingness to learn new tools and adapt to evolving industry standards and trends.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Create high-quality 2D animation that adheres to project specifications, artistic direction, and established visual styles.
- Take direction and notes from Director(s), supervisor(s) and leads.
- Meet deadlines as set by Director(s) and production management.
- Implement character and object movements, expressions, and actions, ensuring consistency and believability.
- Ensure that animations are synchronized with sound and dialogue.
- Take ownership of assigned animation tasks, and manage time efficiently in order to meet quota requirements and deadlines.
- Continuously collaborate with the team to improve animation quality and workflow processes.
- Work closely with the Director(s) to address creative and technical notes in order to satisfy the creative goals of the project
- Follow naming conventions for assets and animation.
- Stay updated with industry trends, new techniques, and tools to enhance animation skills and knowledge.
- Other duties as assigned.

**REQUIRED WORK HABITS**:

- Adhere to all Titmouse, Inc. policies and procedures.
- Maintain courteous and cooperative manner with all staff and outside contacts, and demonstrate respect and a positive attitude toward them at all times during assigned workday.
- Be a team player, but also take initiative and be flexible in assisting others to the best of their ability to ensure accurate work product.
- Be organized in work area, files, etc., contributing to the efficiency and accuracy of work within the assigned workday and avoiding unnecessary extra time.
- Be able to comprehend assignments or to clearly and concisely ask for clarification until the assignment is understood.
- Exhibit dependability by arriving and leaving work on time; by taking the allotted time for lunch and breaks; by limiting personal telephone calls and socializing to break periods.
- Engage in conduct that enables the company to achieve its goal of providing a professional work environment and that is not disruptive to that environment.
- Be willing to put forth best effort at all times during assigned workday.
- Maintain confidentiality of all financial, legal and proprietary matters.