• Must be Australian based with full working rights

• Series production experience is essential

• Mid-Senior Level 

As a Harmony Animator on our hand-drawn/traditionally animated show, you will play a crucial role in bringing characters and scenes to life through animation. Working within the Toon Boom Harmony software environment, you will animate characters according to established layouts and designs, ensuring adherence to the show's style and guidelines while maintaining high-quality standards.

Areas of Accountability

Concept and Story Development

• Understanding the script, storyboards, and concepts to bring the characters and scenes to life.

• Work closely with department leads, supervisors and directors to ensure the animation aligns with the narrative and artistic vision.

Character Animation

• Utilise Harmony to animate characters and scenes based on provided designs and layouts.

• Ensure animations are fluid, expressive, and consistent with the show's aesthetic and character personalities.

• Building up accurate, detailed, frame-by-frame visuals.

• Ensure that the animation is technically sound, free from errors, and optimised for rendering and playback on various platforms.

• Collaborate with the Animation Supervisor and team to understand and execute animation requirements.

• Collaborate with technical directors and other departments to integrate animations into the final production.

• Conduct self-reviews of animation work to ensure quality and consistency.

• Address feedback from the Animation Supervisor and incorporate revisions as needed.

• Communicate effectively with production teams to meet project deadlines and milestones.

Skills/Experience

• Proficient use of Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Photoshop and Shotgrid/Flow when required.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills. Able to clearly communicate thinking visually and verbally.

• Strong animation skills and an excellent portfolio demonstrating an eye for detail, style and consistency.

• Ability to constructively receive and apply feedback effectively.

• Reliable, punctual and honest.

• Strong time management and organisational skills, working effectively to deadlines.