Animator – Talent Pool for Future Opportunities (Freelancer)

Company Description

This posting is for freelance opportunities open to candidates located anywhere in Latin America.

If you are based in Colombia and are interested in employment opportunities, please apply through the corresponding posting that does not include (Freelancer) in its title instead.

We don’t just build worlds. We build the teams that build better worlds.

From Montreal to Mumbai, London to Los Angeles, we unite diverse talent and experience across 10 global studios, delivering stronger, simpler, smarter VFX for episodic television and feature films.

For well over a decade, FOLKS artists have come together to create ambitious work with human-focused collaboration. As part of the Pitch Black network, our teams contribute their distinct creative strengths to a broader community of talent, technology, and expertise around the world.

Join us and find your FOLKS.

Job Description

At FOLKS, we are building a talent pool to identify professionals who may be considered for future Animator opportunities. We do not currently have any open positions for this role; this posting is intended to help us anticipate potential hiring needs that may arise in the future.

The Animator will be responsible for creating high-quality animation that brings characters, creatures, objects, and vehicles to life, while following the project narrative, established artistic direction, and technical constraints of the production pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Create photorealistic and expressive animation for characters, creatures, objects, and vehicles, aligned with the project’s narrative, visual, and technical requirements.
• Work with animation and production tools such as Maya, Houdini, ShotGrid, and other software required by the production pipeline.
• Collaborate with creative and technical teams to ensure animation meets the project’s artistic, technical, and continuity standards.
• Implement feedback from supervisors, leads, and production teams accurately and in a timely manner.
• Participate in dailies, reviews, and production meetings, presenting work in progress and adjusting priorities based on project needs.

Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in animation for VFX, film, television, advertising, or other high-end productions.

• Strong knowledge of Maya and familiarity with Linux environments.
• Experience with, or knowledge of, ShotGrid and production workflows.
• Ability to communicate creative and technical ideas clearly and collaboratively.
• Experience in bipedal, quadrupedal, facial, body mechanics, lip sync, motion capture, or performance-capture animation is an asset.
• Ability to work in dynamic environments, meet deadlines, and estimate delivery timelines accurately.
• Strong technical skills, the ability to learn new tools quickly, and a motivation to stay current with industry trends and technologies.
• An open mindset and willingness to grow, learn new methods, and share knowledge with the team.
• Ability to work independently and solve technical challenges autonomously.
• Comfortable receiving direction, collaborating with others, and working effectively under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and an open-minded approach.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative, dynamic, fast-paced team.

Preferred Skills

Maya, Houdini, ShotGrid, MEL, and Python.

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