Art Director

Sony⠀Pictures⠀Animation⠀is a⠀pre-production⠀animation⠀studio⠀based in⠀Culver⠀City,⠀California,⠀creating⠀both⠀feature⠀animation⠀and⠀animated⠀series⠀with⠀artists⠀from⠀around the⠀world. We⠀pride⠀ourselves⠀on⠀empowering⠀filmmakers⠀to lead⠀the⠀creative⠀process,⠀and⠀allowing⠀the hand⠀of the⠀artist to⠀be truly⠀felt, with⠀the goal⠀of⠀producing⠀bold and⠀innovative⠀visual⠀storytelling!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate⠀with the⠀Production⠀Designer⠀to help⠀realize⠀their⠀ideas from⠀concept to⠀finished⠀presentation⠀through⠀the use of⠀drawings⠀including⠀rough⠀sketches,⠀clean-up⠀renderings,⠀and⠀tonals,⠀paintings⠀and⠀digital⠀imagery.
• Helps⠀provide⠀and⠀organize⠀technical⠀drawings⠀for⠀overseas⠀studios’⠀reference.
• Mentors⠀and⠀provide⠀feedback⠀to Artists⠀throughout⠀the⠀production.
• Work⠀with the⠀Production⠀Designer⠀to develop⠀and⠀communicate⠀a clear⠀design⠀vision⠀(including⠀Characters,⠀Locations,⠀Props,⠀Backgrounds,⠀FX,⠀Lighting,⠀and Color)⠀that will⠀support⠀the⠀overall⠀creative⠀vision for⠀the story⠀and style⠀of the⠀project.
• Assist⠀Production⠀Designer⠀with⠀concept⠀and set⠀designs.
• Proactively⠀communicating⠀with the⠀Production⠀Designer,⠀Production⠀team⠀and/or⠀other⠀departments⠀to⠀anticipate⠀and tackle⠀potential⠀problems⠀as a team,⠀identifying⠀schedule⠀overruns⠀where⠀necessary.
• Interpret⠀and⠀incorporate⠀feedback⠀from the⠀Production⠀Designer⠀in a⠀timely and⠀qualitatively⠀acceptable⠀way.
• Works⠀with the⠀Production⠀team to⠀bid out⠀internal⠀artists'⠀work in⠀creating⠀episodic⠀design⠀schedules.
• Works⠀with the⠀Production⠀team to⠀adhere to⠀the⠀production⠀schedule,⠀ensuring⠀the team⠀meets key⠀landmarks⠀and target⠀dates.
• Participates⠀in other⠀departmental⠀reviews as⠀requested.
• Sharing⠀information,⠀methodologies⠀and ideas⠀with⠀others,⠀providing⠀guidance/mentorship⠀to the⠀design⠀team.
• Create⠀concepts⠀and⠀turnarounds⠀for⠀characters,⠀props and⠀sets.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years⠀of⠀experience⠀as a⠀Production⠀Artist.
• Prior⠀experience⠀working in⠀television⠀animation.
• Prior⠀experience⠀with a CG⠀based⠀production⠀a⠀must
• Comprehension⠀and⠀knowledge⠀of⠀animation⠀and its⠀various⠀platforms.
• Strong⠀drawing,⠀illustration⠀and⠀painting⠀skills⠀with⠀working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀anatomy,⠀proportion,⠀perspective⠀and⠀composition.
• High⠀degree of⠀proficiency⠀in⠀Photoshop.
• High⠀degree of⠀proficiency⠀in any 3D⠀package is⠀a⠀plus.
• Able⠀to⠀communicate⠀ideas⠀clearly⠀and⠀concisely,⠀to⠀anticipate⠀hurdles⠀and⠀problem-solve.
• Well⠀organized⠀and⠀efficient,⠀able to⠀juggle⠀shifting⠀priorities⠀and meet⠀performance⠀objectives⠀within a⠀fast-paced⠀production⠀environment.
• Able⠀to receive⠀direction,⠀and work⠀collaboratively⠀with a⠀positive⠀attitude.
• Excellent⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.
• Is⠀a⠀phenomenal⠀teammate,⠀who⠀genuinely⠀enjoys⠀working⠀with⠀others!

The⠀anticipated⠀base⠀salary for⠀this⠀position⠀is⠀$2,500/week⠀to⠀$4,000/week.⠀This role⠀qualifies⠀for⠀benefits⠀pursuant⠀to the⠀collective⠀bargaining⠀agreement.⠀The actual⠀salary⠀offered⠀will⠀depend on⠀a variety⠀of⠀factors.