Environment Designer

OUR STORY

For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has led the animation industry through unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation.

We are an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio in two prominent Canadian cities, Vancouver and Montreal and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

We are now seeking talented Environment Designers to join our Visual Development team. This is a short contract opportunity.

As a Visual Development Environment Designer at Bardel, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Visual Development to conceptualize key environments and pivotal scenes for an upcoming CG project.

Your work will help establish the visual style, tone, and atmosphere of the production, bringing worlds to life.

What you’ll be doing :

• Develop key environments across a variety of styles, focusing on form, composition, and rendering techniques.
• Create lighting studies and examples based on CG renders to define the mood and ambiance of the environments.
• Provide detailed paintovers to support the modeling and surfacing teams, ensuring the seamless transition from concept to final production.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including artists, modelers, and technical departments, fostering a positive and creative environment.
• Communicate and present ideas clearly, both visually and verbally, to ensure alignment with the overall vision of the project.
• Adapt to feedback and iterate on designs while maintaining a problem-solving mindset and contributing to collective brainstorming sessions.
• Demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills, working efficiently within deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality.

What you’ll bring :

• 2+ years of environment designing experience on animated production.
• Familiar with 3D animation pipelines.
• Ability to organize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate in a professional and positive manner.
• Strong drawing skills and sense of design, character, and composition.
• Photoshop experience required; Maya, Blender, Shotgrid familiarity a plus.

Benefits

Pay Range : CAD $1,300 - $1,900 per week

This salary range provided reflects our current expectations for these roles as of this posting’s date. Your final salary offer will consider various key factors, including your education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographical location, as well as the needs and requirements of the business.

Flexible work environment, Extended Health and Wellness from day 1, RRSP matching are just some of the benefits. For more details, check out our website .

If this seems like a good fit, what are you waiting for, get your application in!