Animation Technical Director Jobs in Los Angeles CA
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Walt Disney Animation Studios
Market: Los Angeles Location: Burbank, CA
Apr 13, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
We are currently hiring Character TDs with an emphasis in Technical Animation/CFX to join us in crafting the most appealing character simulation performances for Hexed!
[SHORT] We are currently hiring Character TDs with an emphasis in Technical Animation/CFX to join us in crafting the most appealing character simulation performances for Hexed!
Our ideal candidate has strong artistic skills built on top of a proven technical foundation. You will work closely with the industry's top talent in fields ranging from design and modeling through animation to bring our charact…
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Motion Designer
Universal Music Group
Market: Los Angeles Location: Santa Monica, CA
3 hours ago (PT) NEW
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Working closely with Digital Designers, Creative Directors, and Content Production teams, the Junior Motion Designer translates established creative direction into dynamic visual executions.
[SHORT] How we LEAD:
Merchandise and e-commerce is part of the fabric of music culture. For artists, it's a way to develop and further articulate their brand. For fans, it's another pathway to connecting with an artist and the culture they represent.
The Junior Motion Designer supports the development and execution of motion content across artist campaigns, storefront experiences, and digital market…
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Animator
Skydance
Market: Chicago Location: Madrid, MD
Apr 16, 2026 NEW
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
You should be able to understand and handle different styles of animation and bring them to the highest artistic and technical level.
[SHORT] As an animator, you will be responsible for giving credibility and transmitting the specific emotions in each moment of the film. You should be able to understand and handle different styles of animation and bring them to the highest artistic and technical level.
Responsibilities
• Create animations at the highest artistic and technical level.
• Works closely with the Director, Supervisor and Lea…
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Senior Animator
Skydance
Market: Chicago Location: Madrid, MD
Apr 16, 2026 NEW
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Responsbilities
• Create s animations at the highest artistic and technical level
[SHORT] As a Senior Animator , you will be responsible for giving credibility and transmitting the specific emotions in each moment of the film. You should be able to understand and handle different styles of animation and bring them to the highest artistic and technica l level. As a senior, you must also help and push the team, being an example to others and showing strong consistency thr…
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
Apr 13, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Effects Technical Director (Project Hire) - ILM San Francisco
Job Summary:
We are looking for an Effects TD who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.
[SHORT] Effects Technical Director (Project Hire) - ILM San Francisco
Job Summary:
We are looking for an Effects TD who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.
The Effects TD generates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems for feature film visual ef…
Industrial Light & Magic
Location: London, EN, GB
Apr 13, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Position Summary
We are looking for Look Development Technical Directors who reflect the creative talent, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that defines ILM.
[SHORT]
Position Summary
We are looking for Look Development Technical Directors who reflect the creative talent, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that defines ILM.
The Look Development TD is responsible for producing high-quality lookdev and shading for our CG assets, needing only initial direction and guidance from their Lead or Supervisor.
What You'll Do:
• Design and …
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Crowd Artist
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Market: Los Angeles Location: Burbank, CA
Apr 13, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Walt Disney Animation Studios is looking for inspired Crowd Artists, with strong artistic abilities layered on top of solid technical foundations, to work on populating our features with world-class crowds.
[SHORT] Walt Disney Animation Studios is looking for inspired Crowd Artists, with strong artistic abilities layered on top of solid technical foundations, to work on populating our features with world-class crowds. They will be an essential part of the film-making process, utilizing a variety of assets and animation to match both the project's style, and the Director's creative vision. This opportunity wo…
Skydance
Location: Madrid, MD, ES
Mar 23, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
**DESCRIPTION:**
As a Technical Director, you will design and develop innovative tools to overcome specific challenges related to the department's development for our next animated feature film.
[SHORT] **DESCRIPTION:**
As a Technical Director, you will design and develop innovative tools to overcome specific challenges related to the department's development for our next animated feature film. This effort seeks to implement solutions that off-the-shelf software would not provide while maximizing productivity and meeting the high-quality standard set by the company. The scope of the developmen…
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Creates, develops, and refines all technical aspects of the animation production pipeline.
[SHORT] 1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Sony Imageworks Vancouver is seeking Pipeline TDs!
Creates, develops, and refines all technical aspects of the animation production pipeline. This entails developing and supporting procedures and tools to allow for a streamlined and efficient pipeline consisting of character rigging, …
Skydance
Location: Madrid, MD, ES
Mar 23, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
**DESCRIPTION:**
As a Senior Technical Director, you will develop and support innovative tools for our production teams to efficiently create the animated films.
[SHORT] **DESCRIPTION:**
As a Senior Technical Director, you will develop and support innovative tools for our production teams to efficiently create the animated films. The goal of these efforts is to implement solutions that off-the-shelf software could not otherwise provide while maximizing productivity with the high-quality standard set by the company. The scope of the developments may be from a si…
Industrial Light & Magic
Location: London, EN, GB
Mar 17, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Effects Technical Director (Mid-Senior) - ILM London
Job Summary:
Position Summary
We seek an artist with great technical and problem-solving abilities, paired with a keen creative eye.
[SHORT] Effects Technical Director (Mid-Senior) - ILM London
Job Summary:
Position Summary
We seek an artist with great technical and problem-solving abilities, paired with a keen creative eye. The ideal person for this role thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and consistently strives to deliver work of the highest quality.
What you'll do:
• Create highly detailed effects laye…
Skydance
Market: New York Location: Connecticut, CT
Mar 28, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
The Senior Technical Director develops and supports innovative tools for our production teams to efficiently create the animated films at Skydance.
[SHORT] The Senior Technical Director develops and supports innovative tools for our production teams to efficiently create the animated films at Skydance. The goal of these efforts is to implement solutions that off-the-shelf software could not otherwise provide, while maximizing productivity with the high-quality standard set by the company. The scope of the developments may be from a simple python scri…
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
Apr 9, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Position Summary
The Junior Crowd TD is responsible for supporting the creative and technical development of crowd simulations for a production.
[SHORT] Position Summary
The Junior Crowd TD is responsible for supporting the creative and technical development of crowd simulations for a production. Using both off-the-shelf and proprietary tools, they help populate large-scale environments such as cities, stadiums and battle sequences. Working with hero crowd assets, they follow direction from the Crowd Supervisor to assist with shot work, trouble…
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
The Creature Technical Director rigs and envelops characters from heroes to background creatures, vehicles and props in Maya.
[SHORT] This posting is an opportunity to submit your resume for future consideration; this is not a role that is open at this time. We anticipate this role may be open in the future, but we are not actively hiring for the position. If you would like to be considered for this potential role, please submit your resume. If the role becomes available, you may receive an email or call from a recruiter.
The…
Skydance
Location: Madrid, MD, ES
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
• Works with the CG Sup to coordinate the technical challenges involved with the deadlines of departments
[SHORT] As a Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising all processes, procedures, outputs, and deliverables for a group of departments and ensuring that animation outputs and interactions are aligned with production.
Responsibilities
• Manages the production coordinators, production assistants, and crew of his/her departments.
• Collaborates with the Assoc. Production Manager and…
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Creates, develops, and refines all technical aspects of the animation production pipeline.
[SHORT] 1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Creates, develops, and refines all technical aspects of the animation production pipeline. This entails developing and supporting procedures and tools to allow for a streamlined and efficient pipeline consisting of character rigging, character animation, simulation, props, layout, camera…
Skydance
Market: Austin Location: Austin, TX
Mar 22, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
The Senior Technical Artist will partner with the Technical Art Director to help shape long-term goals for art and cinematics pipelines including rigging, animation, cinematics, and platform performance ensuring we can deliver projects on time and within performance budgets.
[SHORT] We are searching for a Senior Technical Artist to join our core team developing a high-quality AAA single-player story-driven action-adventure game built using the Unreal Engine. The Senior Technical Artist will partner with the Technical Art Director to help shape long-term goals for art and cinematics pipelines including rigging, animation, cinematics, and platform performance ensuring we can de…
Skydance
Market: Austin Location: Austin, TX
Mar 23, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
The Lead Technical Artist will partner with the Project Art Director and Technical Director to shape long-term goals and oversee the daily operations of the tech art team.
[SHORT] The Lead Technical Artist will partner with the Project Art Director and Technical Director to shape long-term goals and oversee the daily operations of the tech art team. You'll take ownership of art pipelines and workflows including character rigging, lighting & rendering, asset creation, and platform performance ensuring they support both our artistic vision and technical requirements.
You w…
Sony Pictures
Market: Los Angeles Location: Culver City, CA
Apr 6, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Art Director
The Art Director is a key creative leader responsible for shaping visual direction and driving the design execution for marketing campaigns across the Jeopardy!
[SHORT] Art Director
The Art Director is a key creative leader responsible for shaping visual direction and driving the design execution for marketing campaigns across the Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune franchises. They will also work closely with the Game Show Group development team on new shows and sales creative. Working under the Executive Creative Director, this role conceptually and visually elev…
Sony Pictures
Market: Los Angeles Location: Culver City, CA
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Working with the visualization Creative Director, and under the Previs Supervisor, the real-time visualization lead drives the production of previs shots and sequences that help to support the director's vision via appropriate use of camera movement, lenses, composition, staging, lighting, and editing.
[SHORT] **DESCRIPTION:**
**Real-time Visualization Shotmaker (Project Hire)**
The Real-Time Visualization Shotmaker designs character performances and films them with virtual cameras to create cinematic sequences that reflect the filmmaker's vision. All elements of shot design are utilized in this position, and a seasoned understanding of filmmaking is vital. Working with the visualization Creative Dire…
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Market: Los Angeles Location: Burbank, CA
Apr 6, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Responsibilities:
Work directly with Stereo Supervisor, Layout Supervisor, Director of Cinematography-Lighting, and Directors to create immersive and comfortable 3D images in support of the story.
[SHORT]
We are currently seeking Stereoscopic Layout Artists to join our Burbank, CA studio.
Our Stereo Artists are challenged to create the most immersive and exciting stereo shots for our newest stories in production. Our ideal candidate has a great sense of 3D cinematography and has a passion for visual storytelling.
Responsibilities:
Work directly with Stereo Supervisor, Layout Supervisor, …
Skydance
Market: Austin Location: Austin, TX
Mar 23, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Animation to devise, implement and debug animation systems and gameplay mechanics
[SHORT] We are searching for a Senior Gameplay Animator to join our core team developing a high-quality AAA single -player story-driven action-adventure game built using the Unreal Engine. Our animation team is small, and we want to expand it with someone capable of bringing both deep expertise in gameplay animation while also being able to guide a distributed team of external animators to get results. We…
Skydance
Market: Austin Location: Austin, TX
Mar 23, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Our animation team is small, and we want to expand it with someone capable of bringing a strong skillset in gameplay animation.
[SHORT] We are searching for a Gameplay Animator to join our core team developing a high-quality AAA single-player story-driven action-adventure game built using the Unreal Engine. Our animation team is small, and we want to expand it with someone capable of bringing a strong skillset in gameplay animation. We only hire talented, collaborative people with strong communication skills who are laser focused …
Aspect
Market: Los Angeles Location: Los Angeles (North Hollywood), CA
Mar 12, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
The Junior Motion Graphics Artist will partner closely with our motion graphics team, including Art Directors and Creative Directors, to support a wide range of campaigns.
[SHORT] Aspect is seeking a Junior Motion Graphics Artist to join our award-winning motion graphics team.
The Junior Motion Graphics Artist will partner closely with our motion graphics team, including Art Directors and Creative Directors, to support a wide range of campaigns. The primary focus will be on executing, adapting, and versioning motion graphics assets across trailers, TV spots, digital, and…
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Layout Artist
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
Mar 16, 2026
Full Time Job[HIGHLIGHT]
Creates sequences of shots that convey the storyline, ensuring the vision of the Director and Layout Supervisor are resolved.
[SHORT] 1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Sony Imageworks Vancouver is seeking Layout Artists (Final & Rough)!
Translates storyboards, sketches and verbal instructions into 3D sequence of shots. Determines camera composition, angles and movement. Establishes set and background geometry. Creates basic blocking for all characte…