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Story Apprentice
Skydance Animation
Job Summary
Skydance Animation is excited to welcome an emerging Story Artist as an apprentice. The Story Apprentice will join the studio in a rotational program having opportunities to, with the help of their designated mentor, hone their craft while working on a real feature production and getting an in-depth look at Skydance Animation’s studio culture, including our filmmaking process and our people. In addition, a learning curriculum will be built around the apprentice to help support future growth as an artist.
Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling. Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.
Key Responsibilities
- Use artistic skills to bring characters, settings, and stories to life
- Work alongside mentor and team to create a visual representation of the story’s narrative
- Translate script pages by developing thumbnails, roughs, and storyboards that depict the requirements of the scene/sequence
- Pitch storyboards to mentor, crew, Head of Story, Director, and other members of the Skydance Animation creative team
- Innovate and elevate ideas, keeping in mind leadership’s requests and vision while adding your own creative flair
- Modify, revise, and edit sketches and boards addressing notes
- Gather reference material for projects
- Communicate progress of work to mentor and other appropriate staff
- Ensure quality and style of show is consistently achieved
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with other story artists
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as needed
Required Qualifications
- Must be 18 years or older
- Approximately 1 year of experience as a story artist and/or revisionist but no more than 2 years in feature animation (this can include previous internships, trainee experiences, etc.)
- Available full-time (40 hours per week) for 6 months between June 9th – December 12th
- Located in, or willingness to relocate to, the Los Angeles Metropolitan area
- Portfolio that demonstrates your skills with storyboarding and illustration
- Eagerness to learn and actively participate in studio offerings
- Knowledge of anatomy, perspective, and composition
- Sense of filmic staging and storytelling, entertainment, and humor
- Ability to present storyboards in an effective manner
Experience Requirements
Approximately 1 year of experience as a visual development artist and/or background painter, background designer, prop designer, etc., but no more than 2 years in feature animation.
Benefits & Compensation
The hourly rate for this non-exempt position in Santa Monica is $44.20/hr.
You must be available to work full-time from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (PT) for the duration of the program (Monday through Friday, June 9 to December 12).
About Skydance
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.
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