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Character Effects Artist
DreamWorks Animation
Market: Los Angeles Location: Glendale, CA
28 hours ago (PT) NEW
Full Time Job“What would you say you do here?”
• Designs and crafts character effects such as cloth and fur simulations.
• Develops generalized tools, used in Character FX, to help improve the pipeline.
• Creates cloth and hair simulations, prop animation and animation cleanup for shot work in production.
• Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot.
• Troubleshoot and solve problems i…
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Technical Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
28 hours ago (PT) NEW
Full Time Job
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.
T…
Skydance
Market: Austin Location: Austin, TX
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobWe 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: New York Location: Connecticut, CT
May 28, 2026
Full Time JobIn this role, you will play a critical part in bringing stories to life by translating scripts, ideas, and character-driven moments into compelling visual storytelling. Through dynamic staging, cinematic composition, expressive acting, and strong pacing, you will help shape the emotional and narrative direction of the film from early development through production.
Working closely with Director…
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
May 25, 2026
Full Time Job1285 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…
Skydance
Market: Los Angeles Location: Santa Monica, CA
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobSkydance Animation is seeking an experienced Visual Development Artist to join our team on an upcoming feature film. In this role, you will help shape the worlds our story takes place in by developing compelling, immersive environments that support narrative, mood, themes, and character.
You will generate a wide range of visual development materials, including environmental designs, drawings, m…
Sony Imageworks
Market: Burlington Location: Montréal, QC
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobLes Films Sony Imageworks Quebec Inc.
700 Rue Saint-Hubert, Suite 400, Montreal QC HY2 0C1
Project based, Full Time
Excellent communication skills in French and English. Some tools used for lighting (e.g., Unreal Engine) are primarily available in English. The Lighting Artist must collaborate with departments such as compositing, FX, animation, and layout, many of whose members are based …
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time Job
Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior Lighting Artist who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, and passion for great storytelling that defines ILM.
The Senior Lighting Artist is responsible for bringing the best out of our environments and to combine artistic talent and technical ability. You would be working closely with our Department Supervisor, Lig…
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
May 25, 2026
Full Time Job1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
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 characters, props, along with temp elements such as lighting, crowds and effects…
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Animator
Sony Imageworks
Market: Burlington Location: Montréal, QC
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobLes Films Sony Imageworks Québec Inc.
700 Rue Saint-Hubert, Suite 400, Montreal QC HY2 0C1
Project based, Full Time
Excellent communication skills in French and English. Animation roles require interpreting and executing creative direction, animation notes, and feedback from supervisors and directors, often delivered in English. Collaboration with global teams and participation in dailie…
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Feature Animator
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Atlanta Location: London, EN, GB
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobAnimator - Feature (All Levels) - ILM London
Job Summary:
Position Summary
Start dates ranging from Autumn 2026 through to Spring 2027 for various contract durations
What You'll Do:
• Animate believable characters of the highest quality for feature film shots using a variety of animation software, primarily Maya
• Take ownership of your shots, ensuring successful and timely completio…
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Animator
Sony Imageworks
Market: Burlington Location: Montréal, QC
Jun 1, 2026
Full Time JobLes Films Sony Imageworks Québec Inc.
700 Rue Saint-Hubert, Suite 400, Montreal QC HY2 0C1
Project based, Full Time
Excellent communication skills in French and English. Animation roles require interpreting and executing creative direction, animation notes, and feedback from supervisors and directors, often delivered in English. Collaboration with global teams and participation in dailies…
Industrial Light & Magic
Market: Bay Area Location: San Francisco, CA
May 27, 2026
Full Time Job
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.
W…
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AI Filmmaker
TrueShort
Market: Los Angeles Location: Los Angeles, CA
May 17, 2026
Part Time JobWe're looking for AI Filmmakers and AI Animation Artists to help bring original series and films to life across a wide range of genres and formats.
This role sits at the center of our production pipeline and is responsible for translating scripts, storyboards, and shot lists into polished visual sequences using AI-native creative tools.
Projects may include animation, cinematic storytelling,…
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Animator
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
May 25, 2026
Full Time Job1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Creates animated characters and objects that meet required direction. Artist must possess ability to animate both primary and secondary characters by utilizing traditional methods and computer graphics systems to create desired performance of digital characters within a shot. Emphasis sh…
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Animator
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
May 25, 2026
Full Time Job1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1
Project based, Full Time
Language in work environment - English
Sony Imageworks Vancouver is seeking Animators!
Creates animated characters and objects that meet required direction. Artist must possess ability to animate both primary and secondary characters by utilizing traditional methods and computer graphics systems to create desired performan…
Sony Imageworks
Location: Vancouver, BC, CA
May 11, 2026
Full Time JobSenior Games Pipeline Developer - Open Digital Asset (ODA)
Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.
658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4
Language in work environment - English
Role overview:
We’re looking for a Senior Pipeline / Tools Developer with strong games and engine experience to help design, build and implement the Open Digital Asset (ODA) platform – a framework …