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Senior Character Animator (Feature Animation Marketing)Bardel Entertainment • Vancouver, BC, CA
Senior Character Animator (Feature Animation Marketing)

Senior Character Animator (Feature Animation Marketing)

Bardel Entertainment • Vancouver, BC, CA
18 days ago
Salary
CA$1,800.00 weekly
Job type
  • Temporary
  • Quick Apply
Job description

OUR STORY


For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has been growing and evolving, yet at our core, we remain grounded in the creative roots of the craft of animation. Our pursuit of fresh ideas, techniques, and technologies is driven by the belief that together, through creativity and collaboration, we can accomplish anything! If you want to be part of an environment that empowers you to experiment, learn, and contribute to exciting projects, come and join us.

Role Overview

Contract: 3.5 Months (Late August / Early September Start)
Location: Hybrid (Vancouver/Montreal)

We're looking for a Senior Character Animator to join our team on a short-term contract creating high-quality promotional content for an upcoming feature animation project.

This role is ideal for an experienced animator who excels at bringing characters to life through expressive, polished, and dynamic performance animation. You'll collaborate closely with the Director and Animation Lead to deliver cinematic-quality work that captures the personality, appeal, and emotion of the film's characters.

What You'll Do

  • Create engaging, high-quality character animation for feature film promotional content.
  • Deliver expressive performances with strong acting, timing, weight, and appeal.
  • Interpret storyboards, layouts, and animation direction to produce polished final shots.
  • Collaborate with the Animation Director and other departments to ensure animation supports the creative vision.
  • Incorporate feedback quickly while maintaining quality and meeting production deadlines.
  • Help maintain consistency in character performance and animation style across all assigned shots.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

Required

  • Significant professional experience animating characters for feature animation or high-end cinematic productions.
  • Exceptional understanding of body mechanics, acting, posing, timing, spacing, and facial performance.
  • Strong eye for storytelling and character-driven performance.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce polished animation with minimal supervision.
  • Experience working within a collaborative production pipeline.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
  • A strong demo reel showcasing high-quality character performance animation is required.

Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience creating animation for marketing, trailers, or promotional content.

Benefits

Start date: End of July

Pay Range: CAD $1800 - $2200 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!

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Senior Character Animator (Feature Animation Marketing) • Vancouver, BC, CA

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