Scene Build Artist

The Resume Database; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative production company in the UK is seeking a talented Scene Builder for an exciting animated TV series production. The role involves building scenes in Toon Boom Harmony, creating bespoke poses for characters, and maintaining a consistent style throughout the series. Ideal candidates will have excellent drawing skills and a good understanding of character design. This position offers 21 days of holiday, including a birthday off, and pension contributions increasing with long service.

Benefits

21 days holiday (including birthday off)

Pension contribution increasing with long service

Qualifications

• Understanding of character rigs essential.
• Excellent drawing skills required.
• Strong humor sense in drawing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create bespoke poses for characters based on animatics.
• Prepare Toon Boom Harmony files for animation.
• Maintain consistent style and quality throughout the series.

Skills

Character design and posing

Technical drawing skills

Creativity and innovation

Collaboration and communication

Bespoke character posing skills

Understanding of the 2D animation pipeline

Tools

Toon Boom Harmony

Job description

We’re seeking a talented Scene Builder to join our team ASAP for an exciting animated TV series production.

In this role, you will be responsible for building scenes in Toon Boom Harmony, including laying out backgrounds and characters according to the animatic. Additionally, you will create bespoke poses for characters that cannot be achieved using the character’s rig, often aiming to enhance the humor of a scene. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of character rigs, excellent drawing skills, and a great sense of humor through drawing.

Level

Junior – Mid

Responsibilities

You will be creating bespoke poses for characters to match the animatic. While doing this you will be preparing Toon Boom Harmony files ready for animation, taking character rigs and backgrounds and laying them out to match the composition of the animatic. You will adapt character rigs and incorporate new drawings to achieve desired poses as outlined in the animatic. You will maintain a consistent style and quality throughout the series, while adding your own creative touch.

Skills

• A strong understanding of character design and posing.
• Have a high level of technical drawing skills, with evidence of cartoon styles within artwork.
• Creativity and innovation.
• Toon Boom experience is preferable but training will be provided.
• Good technical and problem solving skills.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Bespoke character posing skills.
• Understanding of the 2D animation pipeline.

21 days holiday (including birthday off!), increasing with long service + Bank holidays

Pension contribution increasing with long service