Company Description
Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation creative studio. Providing filmmakers with top-tier animation and CGI services through a complete range of front and back-end creative services to bring unforgettable and stylized stories to life in every format, for every platform.
We provide end-to-end animation services, uniting industry-leading talent across our global network of creative studios located in Montreal and Paris.
We help filmmakers define and develop their vision from script to screen, making every project truly unique.
Job Description
The Mid Confo Anim Artist ensures that all scenes meet the technical standards of the production pipeline and resolves any related issues. This role is key to maintaining Mikros Animation’s commitment to delivering world-class animated films.
Verify continuity of shots and sequences (cameras, locations, assets, and props) throughout the pipeline.
Track new assets produced by the modeling department and update or replace them as required.
Collaborate with Technical Directors (TDs) to resolve technical issues efficiently.
Prepare Maya scenes for animation, lighting, and rendering.
Identify potential animation and FX collisions and report them to the appropriate teams.
Prepare “Red Carpet” scenes as required.
Ingest caches from Previz and align production assets (characters, environments, and cameras) with previz.
Attend and participate in shot reviews.
Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of Maya.
Strong attention to detail and technical problem-solving abilities.
Ability to prioritize, follow instructions, and meet deadlines.
Team player comfortable collaborating across multiple departments.
Comfortable performing non-creative/administrative/clerical tasks.
Bilingual (English and French).
Optional Skills
Knowledge of Shotgun and Katana.
Experience scripting in Python/MEL.
Additional Information
The person in this role will work closely with our Paris studio in a bilingual environment, as well as with international partners, talent, and clients. They will regularly interact with non-French-speaking stakeholders across various productions and strategic communications, in order to present and promote the creative and technical strengths of Mikros Animation on a global scale.
MIKROS ANIMATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Mikros Animation complies and prohibits against discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition (including genetic characteristics), mental and/or physical disability or handicap, marital status, sex, age, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state/provincial or local law.
