Animation Job - Deadline 5pm 29th June

Quick notice of a potential job down in Kent for one of you animators. They are looking for 'a creative and enthusiastic multiskiller who can undertake a range of roles at Animate & Create and will be a team player who enjoys working as part of a growing team'. Details below:

STOP-MOTION ANIMATOR & EDUCATION WORKSHOP LEADER
ANIMATE & CREATE

Animate & Create is an animation company based in Whitstable, Kent. Over the last five years we have produced and facilitated animated films, animation workshops and an animation festival. The company is a leading animation workshop provider in the UK and we have made over 250 films with young people across the South East. Animate & Create also has a stop motion animation studio and we produce commercial animation for a growing number of clients. We manage the South East’s animation festival Canterbury Anifest which is an annual event bringing prestigious animation studios and films to Kent for screenings, presentations and masterclasses.

You can see examples of our work at: http://www.animateandcreate.com/

Dan Richards, Animate & Create’s Creative Director founded the company in 2007 and leads a small, passionate creative team. We have rapidly expanded in recent years and want to continue growing by offering lens based animation to new and existing clients who understand that animation is an excellent way of engaging audiences and a great tool for communicating their products and services to potential customers. We also need to continue our reputation as an excellent provider of animation workshops.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Successful applicants will have experience in stop motion animation, will be confident in working with young people and adults to provide a great animation experience for workshops. We’re looking for a creative and enthusiastic multiskiller who can undertake a range of roles at Animate & Create and will be a team player who enjoys working as part of a growing team.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This position has been designed as a full-time, permanent appointment but we are happy to consider applications that include a proposal to undertake the role successfully on a part-time basis.
The role will be based at our studio in Whitstable with local, regional and national travel expected, including occasional weekend and evening working where events and locations require.
Full-time starting salary is to be discussed and will depend on previous experience. Complete terms and conditions are as specified in the contract of employment.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
• Covering Letter
• CV
• References
• Online Animation Showreel.

Application Deadline: Friday 29th June

Notification for interviews: Monday 2nd July

Interviews: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July

Ideal Start Date: Monday 6th August

Job Title: Stop-motion Animator & Education Workshop Leader

Job Purpose: To produce stop motion animation for Animate & Create’s studio, facilitating animation workshops for people of all ages and supporting the studio’s other related activities and interests.

Key Responsibilities: Including all of, but not limited to, the points below:

Stop Motion Animator
1. Plan, prep and produce stop motion animation for our in-house animation studio.
2. Work effectively with the studio production crew.
3. Be able to work independently and plan and schedule production work.
4. Help maintain an effective working practice.
5. Provide regular progress reports to the Creative Director during production.
6. Alongside the Creative Director, identify and develop new production practices.
7. Liaise with the Creative Director and production crew to identify and research potential new equipment and materials for use in production.
8. Ensure the smooth handover from animation to post production.

Animation Workshop Leader
9. Manage workshop bookings, agreements and projects.
10. Ensure that all workshop clients receive an immediate response and enquiries are dealt with efficiently and professionally.
11. Lead educational animation workshops for young people; running inspiring sessions and educating in how to produce animation.
12. Knowledge of how to set up technical equipment including cameras, computers and software provided by Animate & Create.
13. To edit workshop films with guidance from the Head of Post Production.
14. Work with clients, participants and animation team in a professional manner.
15. Brief the Creative Director fully on all workshops with feedback from participants.

Studio Crew
16. Contribute fully to the team’s efforts in maintaining and improving the physical working environment at Animate & Create Studios.
17. Provide support as necessary to other members of the team, both creatively and for project planning.
18. Any other such duties as may be reasonably required, as instructed by the Creative Director or his delegates.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
The ideal candidate will be
• a team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude;
• confident, positive and determined;
• enjoys working with young people;
• can inspire others through animation.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in:
• stop-motion animation;
• working in a production team;
• building good client relationships;
• efficient forward planning and time management;
• managing their own workload.

The ideal candidate will also have the demonstrated the ability to:
• respond well to working within a production team;
• work effectively on multiple projects; managing both production and educational workshops;
• work and communicate within a busy team;
• use their own initiative and pay close attention to detail.

The role will involve using the following software;
• Stop Motion Pro;
• Adobe Premiere Pro;
• Adobe Photoshop;
• The Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.

Knowledge of Wordpress, Adobe After Effects, Illustrator and InDesign would also be beneficial.
For further information or for an informal chat please contact Dan Richards at info@animateandcreate.com

To apply for the position please send a CV (including two references) and a covering letter with links to an online showreel to the above email address.

Showreels - Proof of a lot of hard work

Well we have come to the end of another accademic year. I hope you are proud of what you have achieved over the past months!

Below you can find the showreels for 2012. The Level 6 degree reel is currently locked, as some of the films will be making the rounds of various festivals and entry requirements usually ask that the films have not been made available online prior to submission. Once the festival season is over the reel will be unlocked and available to view in this post, so check back in the future. However, the Level 4 & 5 is freely watchable.

Take a moment to view each others work, celibrate your sucesses and learn from any problematic moments you encountered.

Level 4 & 5 Showreel 2012

Level 6 Degree Showreel 2012