Sparky animation Malaysia hiring for the following positions
Junior / senior Conceptual Artist
Junior / senior/Lead Animators
Project Coordinators
Junior/senior Layout Artist
Junior / senior Rigging Artist
FX/Effects Artist
Junior / senior Conceptual Artist
Responsibilities:
- To work on conceptual design and illustration of characters, props and locations.
- Delivery of detailed drawing of characters, props and locations for 3D production.
- To determine color scheme and textural attributes for the characters, props and locations.
- Provide model sheets/2D turnarounds of the designs.
- Storyboarding based on the film scripts (optional).
Requirements:
- At least 3 years’ professional work experience in at least one of the following areas: drawing comics, drawing animals, character design, location design etc. A good cartoonist is a must.
- At least a Diploma holder or equivalent qualifications.
- Must able to work well under pressure, and follow schedule closely.
- Ability to multi-task and response fast to the retakes.
- Proficient in Digital painting software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrators, and/or Painter. (Note: Having traditional drawing skill is not enough.)
- A comprehensive portfolio is essential.
- Able to communicate in a professional and friendly manner with co-workers.
Application Procedures
Besides skills and qualifications, here are some other pre-requisites for the job: You should be able to take deadline-related pressure and be committed to the job. If you have what it takes, we would like to extend a warm invitation for you to join us.
If you are interested in the position listed, please do send in your Portfolio & Curriculum Vitae via the following e-mail address: jobsmy@sparkyanim.com
Note:
● Only selected candidates will receive a notification as soon as possible.
● Walk-in and/or phone-in applicants are strongly discouraged.
● We would only consider job applications via emails.
● Only selected candidates will receive a notification as soon as possible.
● Walk-in and/or phone-in applicants are strongly discouraged.
● We would only consider job applications via emails.
Junior / senior/Lead Animators
Responsibilities:
- To lead the animation team, mentor and guide the animators.
- Review all animation submissions and ensure the quality of the works technically and creatively.
- Take initiative to study the character rigging, ensure that the functionality and the animation requirements are achievable. Identify rigging mistakes and propose solutions to improve it when necessary.
- Produce lively and appealing character animation by interpreting the key sequences depicted in given storyboards.
- To generate character animation cycles with personality.
- May have to devote moderate effort in animation blocking.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years’ extensive experience in leading a 3D Character Animation team.
- A degree, or diploma, or equivalent qualification from an animation program is preferred.
- Familiarity with Autodesk Maya is a must.
- Able to communicate in a professional and friendly manner with co-workers.
- Must be able to multi task and handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Ability to prioritize and assign tasks for the animation team to meet production deadlines.
- Eye for detail and the ability to troubleshoot and solve rig issues for artists from various disciplines.
- Although character setup is not required in the job, basic knowledge in character setup is preferred.
- Programming and technical knowledge is NOT required.
Project Coordinators
Responsibilities:
- Closely monitor the project progress during the development of the full range of production assets for a show and know its status at any given moment.
- Update the production schedule for various important processes in the production pipeline.
- To work closely with the Production Manager to ensure all production team members complete their assignments on schedule, and pursue targets with timely reminders when anyone falls behind.
- Arrange meetings for production staff to keep abreast of production matters.
- Organize the relevant important information and circulate it promptly to the Management and the Production Crew Supervisors & Leads, both within Sparky and with those of third party collaborators.
- Correspond with the involved parties, via e-mail or instant messaging, with up to the minute information.
- Organize and consolidate all production material provided by the client at the FTP site.
- Organize and consolidate all our production material and deliverables and prepare them for submission to the client via the FTP site.
- To work closely with the Production Supervisors & Leads to understand any production problems that arise and liaise with the client to present the issues convincingly before them and follow through until the problems are resolved without delay.
- Coordinate more than one project at the same time, multi-tasking between them.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years’ relevant experience in similar capacity.
- At least a Diploma holder or equivalent qualifications.
- Must be able to work well under pressure, and follow closely to the schedule.
- Good organizational, planning and project management skills.
- Able to multi-task, work independently and prioritize workloads effectively.
- Excellent spoken and written skills in English, ability to converse in Mandarin and Malay will be preferred.
- Self-motivated, independent and target-oriented.
Junior / senior Layout Artist
- Closely monitor the project progress during the development of the full range of production assets for a show and know its status at any given moment.
- Update the production schedule for various important processes in the production pipeline.
- To work closely with the Production Manager to ensure all production team members complete their assignments on schedule, and pursue targets with timely reminders when anyone falls behind.
- Arrange meetings for production staff to keep abreast of production matters.
- Organize the relevant important information and circulate it promptly to the Management and the Production Crew Supervisors & Leads, both within Sparky and with those of third party collaborators.
- Correspond with the involved parties, via e-mail or instant messaging, with up to the minute information.
- Organize and consolidate all production material provided by the client at the FTP site.
- Organize and consolidate all our production material and deliverables and prepare them for submission to the client via the FTP site.
- To work closely with the Production Supervisors & Leads to understand any production problems that arise and liaise with the client to present the issues convincingly before them and follow through until the problems are resolved without delay.
- Coordinate more than one project at the same time, multi-tasking between them.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years’ relevant experience in similar capacity.
- At least a Diploma holder or equivalent qualifications.
- Must be able to work well under pressure, and follow closely to the schedule.
- Good organizational, planning and project management skills.
- Able to multi-task, work independently and prioritize workloads effectively.
- Excellent spoken and written skills in English, ability to converse in Mandarin and Malay will be preferred.
- Self-motivated, independent and target-oriented.
Responsibilities:
- Based on provided storyboard/animatics, to create sequences of shots with the necessary set up.
- To work on character posing, camera positioning and camera motions etc.
- To be able to spot and solve continuity issues in the sequences.
- To be able to solve simple animation problems, such as character floating or penetrating.
Requirements:
- At least 1 years’ experience in CGI production.
- At least a Diploma holder or equivalent qualifications.
- Familiarity with Autodesk Maya is a must.
- Must be able to multi task and handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Knowledge of cinematography a plus, i.e. camera composition, movement, timing, direction etc.
- Based on provided storyboard/animatics, to create sequences of shots with the necessary set up.
- To work on character posing, camera positioning and camera motions etc.
- To be able to spot and solve continuity issues in the sequences.
- To be able to solve simple animation problems, such as character floating or penetrating.
Requirements:
- At least 1 years’ experience in CGI production.
- At least a Diploma holder or equivalent qualifications.
- Familiarity with Autodesk Maya is a must.
- Must be able to multi task and handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Knowledge of cinematography a plus, i.e. camera composition, movement, timing, direction etc.
Junior / senior Rigging Artist
Responsibilities:
- Create versatile character rigs and animation interfaces to suit the requirements of the production.
- Sculpt blendshapes and create character facial rigs.
- Create rigs for props and locations too.
- Test the rigs before passing to animation team.
- Troubleshoot and improve the rigs in response to feedback from other departments.
Requirements:
- At least 3 years’ extensive experience in character setup for animation or film industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Animation, Computer Science or other relevant areas of study, OR demonstrable skill set in rigging and tool development.
- Experience in developing tools using Maya API and/or MEL to improve the productivity of the process of character animation.
- Experience in setting up cloth/hair/dynamics simulation rigs is a bonus.
- Proficiency in MEL and/or Python and/or Maya API and/or C++.
- Able to communicate in a professional and friendly manner with co-workers.
- Must be able to multi task and handle multiple projects at the same time.
- Good understanding of polygonal mesh flow and how it relates to deformation.
- Able to communicate in a professional and friendly manner with co-workers.
- Good sculpting/modeling skills with the ability to translate 2d concept expression sheets into 3d blendshape targets.
- Good aesthetic sense to sculpt appealing blendshape targets when concept expression sheets are not provided.
- Appreciation for physics and kinematics.
- Eye for detail and the ability to troubleshoot and solve rig issues for artists from various disciplines.
FX/Effects Artist
Responsibilities:
- To work with Visual Effect Lead to design and create various effects for different projects
- Setup for simulating and generating special effects using animation controls and dynamics.
Requirements:
- At least 3 years’ extensive experience in design and generating special effects
- Proficient in Autodesk Maya Dynamics and Fluids
- Proficient in Realflow or Naiad
- Proficient in Adobe After Effects and Fusion. Experience with compositing plugins and packages will be advantegous
- A degree, or diploma, or equivalent qualification from a visual effect program is preferred.
- Eager and fast learner with strong desire to take on challenges
- Able to work in a dynamic team and communicate efficiently with teammates as well as co-workers
- Fresh graduates who have above skillset and mindset are welcome to apply as Junior VFX Artist.
Application Procedures
Besides skills and qualifications, here are some other pre-requisites for the job: You should be able to take deadline-related pressure and be committed to the job. If you have what it takes, we would like to extend a warm invitation for you to join us.
If you are interested in the position listed, please do send in your Portfolio & Curriculum Vitae via the following e-mail address: jobsmy@sparkyanim.com
Note:
● Only selected candidates will receive a notification as soon as possible.
● Walk-in and/or phone-in applicants are strongly discouraged.
● We would only consider job applications via emails.
● Only selected candidates will receive a notification as soon as possible.
● Walk-in and/or phone-in applicants are strongly discouraged.
● We would only consider job applications via emails.
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