Icon Creative
Senior Technical Animator
Vancouver, British Columbia · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
PythonMayaLeadershipCollaborationCritical ThinkingMentoring
About the role
- Company Overview ICON Creative Studio is Canada's largest independently owned animation entertainment company, located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC.
- We operate from a holistic philosophy, leveraging the unique skill sets of our team members to maximize production efficiency while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.
- Work with the latest tools and software, ensuring you're always equipped to do your best work.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with modelers to refine character meshes for improved animation outcomes.
- Our talented team includes specialists across the entire animation pipeline, working alongside creative and management professionals to deliver outstanding animated content.
- Known for our commitment to quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered with distributors, broadcasters, and leading streaming platforms worldwide to create and produce noteworthy, impactful projects.
- Collaborate on top-tier feature and episodic CG franchises for major streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, and Paramount+.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in the animation industry, with a proven ability to handle complex technical tasks
- Advanced knowledge of Maya nDynamics, including nCloth setups for varied scenarios (light/heavy cloth, wind, underwater)
- Cross-departmental expertise in topology, weight painting, and caching workflows
- Strong critical thinking, with proven ability to take ownership of tasks and provide technical solutions
- Demonstrate intermediate to advanced proficiency in Python, capable of understanding errors and editing parameters for error fixing within the animation pipeline.
- Strong demo reel showcasing advanced animation and modeling skills
- Comfortable and experienced with rig systems
- Skilled in importing/exporting animation with Studio Library, PAIE, or similar tools
- Proficient with Maya constraints and deformers (native and pipeline-based)
- Solid understanding of nucleus-based dynamics attributes
- Basic knowledge of Arnold rendering to support the integration of animated elements into final visual output
- This is a Union position and the terms and conditions of employment are covered by a collective agreement.
- In accordance with British Columbia's pay transparency legislation, the wage displayed reflects the minimum rate established under ICON's collective agreement. Additional compensation may be considered based on experience, qualifications, and project needs, where permitted by the collective agreement.
- ICON Creative Studio is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Compensation
- Additional compensation may be considered based on experience, qualifications, and project needs, where permitted by the collective agreement.
Benefits
- Access direct deposit and a generous benefits package.
- Grow with us through continuous learning opportunities, mentorship, and empowering you to achieve your professional goals.
- We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive extended health, dental, vision, prescription drug, and paramedical coverage, and access to mental health and wellness resources.
- Employees also enjoy a pet-friendly studio, an onsite gym, and regular social events that bring teams together both virtually and in person.
Company info
- Be part of a diverse team of artists from around the globe who have joined us here in British Columbia.
- Be part of a studio that upholds a premium standard of quality across all productions, putting every resource into what's on-screen.
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