Research into Jobs and their desired Skillset

General sought after skills in Animation based fields.

- Works well in small groups to deliver a product.

- Be able to work independently and self motivate.
- Produce high quality work renders and print media.
- Has knowledge with the Adobe suite and 3D programmes such as
Maya.
- Good modelling and texturing skills.
- Enthusiastic and passionate about working.
- Take pride in my work.
- Is up-to-date on social trends and the latest technology and
programs in the industry.
- Proactive and creates work beyond just enough.
- Three or more years experience with a portfolio to showcase that
experience.
- Be able to create work that matches an established style for the
brief.
- Be flexible and able to go from one brief to a completely different
brief with little problem.
- Know the animation principles, the process from concept to finale
product and be able to offer advice and products through this
process.

Bristol Media

Harte Hanks, Freelance Creatives (Designer)

Job description

- Able to work in a small team with other creative.

- Willing to work with both big names and small start-ups.
- Broad skill set, rebrands, campaign concepts, animations and
infographics.
- Takes pride in all work.
- Is passionate about work.

Personal specifications

- Seeking designers, art workers, copywriters and animators.

- High quality work.
- Diligence.
- Open to challenges.
- Skillset speaks for itself.
- Impressive portfolio with good history of work.
- Worked in the agency business before.
- Able to plan quickly.
- Adaptable to different projects for different people.
- Plenty of experience
- Knowledge of relevant software
- Experiments and pushes the boundaries

Harleys, 3D Visualizer

Job description

- World leading clients, mostly business to business (B2B)

- Works in digital and printed mediums
- Works from the beginning of concept and understands customer needs
- Works in a group to turn concepts into delivery.
- Produce high quality 3D animations, visualisations, CGIs and interactive
presentations for print and digital mediums.
- Work in a team.
- Create concepts and have good project planning, communication and
creation of sketches storyboards.
- Meet deadlines with high quality work that fits the brief.
- Be willing to work with VFX and video projects.
- Embrace new media of VR and AR projects.

Person specification

- Works well in groups

- Has knowledge on a broad range of tools and ideas.
- +3 years professional experience.
- Strong knowledge of 3DS Max (other 3D applications are considered.)
- Solid Modelling and Texturing.
- Evidence of high quality studio renders for print and digital format.
- Ability to work in a team and use own initiative when alone.
- Experienced with the adobe Creative Suite.
- After Effects experience is a bonus.

Design interns, Proctor + Stevenson

Advertising and Marketing, Animation, Design and Branding, Digital /

Interactive, TV / Film / Video/ Radio, Technical, Mobile Marketing.

Job description

- Keen to build portfolio

- Enthusiastic
- Talented
- Up to date on website trends
- Creating marketing to promote Proctor + Stevenson
- Appreciation and willingness to learn about agency work.
- Social media etiquette
- internal marketing projects.

Games job board

Interactive Selection.

Experienced Animator

- Experience and enthusiasm.

- Work well in a team of talent people and industry veterans.
- Work with Principal Animator and a team to create, implement and
maintain character, prop and cut scene animations.
- Proactively assist the Technical Artist to improve the animation pipeline.
- Document and communicate the animation processes and techniques.

Skills

- Advanced Knowledge of Maya.

- Ability to work within a defined art style.
- Able to work within technical limitation and maintain the spirit of the
project.
- Proactive in the creation of assets and animation from briefs and
concepts to finished products within a specified time frame.
- Problem solving skills and self motivation allowing work with minimal
direction.
- Able to work within a mixed skills team and be able to communicate well
verbally and in written form.
- Communicate with team members and managers about work progress,
possible conflicts and bottle necks
- Ability to contribute to a creative team environment
- Prior games industry experience.
- Aptitude for the production of high quality, stylised assists that fit with
the immersive world
- Broad range of character/creature animation skills
- Good understanding of animation principals
- Able to trouble shoot and debug animation systems.

Beneficial Skills
- Experience Rigging within Maya
- Tradition 2D art/animation skills.
- Photoshop
- Eye for detail and characterisation

Become, Mid-weight animator

- Ambitious, solution orientated animator

- Experience in creating high quality motion graphics in 2D and 3D form
- Editing and montage skills
- Follow the animation pipeline from sketch concepts, storyboards to full
animation.
- Strong sketching and conception of stories.
- Creative concepts to turn date into compelling and impactful stories
though info graphics or photographic styling.
- Engulfed in the animation world and up to date on the latest trends.
- Advanced in After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Editing in premiere.
- Cinema 4D and Maya as a bonus
- Savvy with the business and client needs in animation deliverables.

Jonathan Lee Recruitment. Graphical User Interface (GUI) Designer/

Animator

- Design future proof concepts, feasible themes.

- Mastery of the creation of graphical and animation elements.
- Lead a team.
- Work with other teams to produce high quality work, high in detail and
highly functional and fit for purpose.
- Experience in either Visual FX, Graphic Design, After Effects 2D
animation.
- UI/UX is required.
- Coding, prototyping, mobile experience and 3D cad are a bonus.
- Expert levels in Photoshop and Illustrator
- High level demonstrable drawing/sketching skills.
- Background in UI and vehicle UI
- Experience in New Media, VFX, Vehicle design or Graphic Design degree
or equivalent are essential.

Esperanza Film Productions

- Highly passionate, driven and punctual in 2D character design.

- Able to create for online and traditional media.
- Able to replicate other drawing styles.
- Able to work remotely
- Strong portfolio with evidence of studying other styles of drawing.