Crowd / Fix Animator

Job Description

Attention Crowd/Fix Animators, Disney is currently hiring! Be part of the longest running animation team in history, work alongside legends, and use your animation powers for good to touch millions of people's hearts around the globe!

We want versatile Crowd/Fix Animators who show outstanding understanding of acting, appeal, entertainment, weight, locomotion, and anatomy.

All positions are based in our Burbank, California studios and will start in January 2025. This is an Assistant level role.

Upload your reel/website and resume and tell us who you are. Please keep your reel to 2 minutes or less.

Responsibilities
• Effectively tell the story in a meaningful way through vivid and compelling character acting and movement
• Create quality animation using digital tools for feature films, animated shorts, and other related projects
• Create quality animated cycles to feed our crowd simulation system using proprietary software
• Animate secondary and hero crowd scenes
• Fix technical and aesthetic issues on previously animated scenes
• Work closely with Crowd Supervisor, Heads of Animation, and Production in a feature film environment
• Collaborate with and take direction from Directors, Heads of Animation, and Animation Supervisors
• Implement changes and complete assignments in accordance with the production schedule
• Develop a solid understanding of vital production tools
• Maintain an open and professional demeanor regarding direction, changes and shifting requirements
• Receive feedback, address notes, and present clear ideas to Animation Supervisors and Heads of Animation
• Produce various types of cycles and styles of animation

Requirements
• Visual demonstration of animation that illustrates visual storytelling, believable expressions, emotional states, weight, physics, balance, appeal, entertainment, clear timing, and staging.
• Proficiency in Presto, Maya, or equivalent software required
• Background in computer animation required
• Art background in Fine Art, Illustration, Computer Graphics preferred but not required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

The pay rate for this role in Burbank, California is $48.25 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,'' to the upcoming fall 2024 feature, ''Moana 2.'' Among the studio's timeless creations are ''Pinocchio,'' ''Sleeping Beauty,'' ''The Jungle Book,'' ''The Little Mermaid,'' ''The Lion King,'' ''Frozen,'' ''Zootopia,'' and ''Encanto.''

This position is with The Secret Lab, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The Secret Lab is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g358wx-3-137-170-76-42 in your application.