Senior 3D Animator

**Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as**Netflix's**_Stranger Things_** animated series,**the recently announced**_Avatar: The Last Airbender f_**eature film, Marvel Studios’**_What If ?_**, Disney Marvel’s**_Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur_**, as well as our production**_Tales From Outer Suburbia_** by Shaun Tan.**

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- Not open for remote work, this position must be based in Madrid, Spain.*_**

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The **3D Animator** is responsible for bringing life to the characters of the project, with an emphasis on enhancing the story and audience connection with the characters and narrative. Additionally, working to, and maintaining, the creative and technical requirements for animation for the project as required by the Animation Supervisor; and to the production and shot schedule provided by the Production Company.

We're currently looking for a **Senior 3D Animator** to join our Madrid team from February 2025 onwards.

**About you**:

- _Minimum requirement of 5+ years production experience in_ **3D animated films and/or animated episodic;**:

- Demo Reels showcasing excellent facial performance & body mechanics;
- Portfolios with mature, stylized and anime-inspired animation are preferred. 2D animation experience is a bonus but non-essential for this role. Somewhat in the vein of Spiderverse, Entergalactic, Arcane and The Witness [Love, Death, Robots];
- Good sense of narrative storytelling, comic timing and emotive visual language;
- Excellent experience with character animation including lip sync and key posing in a CG animation environment;
- Solid experience and understanding of Maya in a production based environment;
- Solid knowledge of animation workflows, character rigs and storyboard interpretation;
- Experience creating animated sequences of characters, objects, and cameras,
- Able to collaborate with the animation team to achieve the EPs vision
- Proficient with keyframe animation and have strong fundamentals such as posing, timing, and pacing;
- Ability to rough out animation blocking for review, then revise and polish to completion;
- Strong understanding of the principles of animation;
- Passion for animation and storytelling.
- Ability to take direction from a Supervisor and be team-oriented;
- Ability to take and successfully interpret a verbal or visual creative brief;
- Excellent communication skills and willingness to share information in a team environment;
- Ability to consistently meet deadlines;
- Ability to take direction and be flexible and responsive to change;
- Ability to work independently as well as under direct supervision;
- Fast problem-solving and implementation of solutions.
- Fluent in English and/or Spanish language, both written and verbal;
- **Eligible to work in Spain/Europe**. Spanish locals & Europeans open to relocation will be given priority.

**What do we do?**

Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.

**Why work with us?**
- We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a Kulture Klub dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar
- If you love dogs as much as we do, you can bring them to work
- We have a full slate and plans for international expansion so there is always plenty of opportunity for career development.
- Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated
- Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer._