Function

Production

Office Location

Toronto

Business

Brown Bag

Type of Position

Full-time Contract

Job Description

At Brown Bag Films, our motto is simple: “We Love Animation™.” And we mean it — we put our artists at the heart of everything we do. As one of the most creatively driven animation studios, we are passionate about creating high-quality, engaging content for kids and families everywhere.

We are looking for candidates who have a strong artistic eye and technical proficiency, with proven experience in creating high-quality digital character sculpts, production-ready character models, and expressive facial blend shapes.

Role Title: Senior Character Modeler

Reporting to: Character Modelling Supervisor

Purpose: Why you’re here at Brown Bag Films

• To create stylized digital maquettes which include appeal and are consistent with the style of the project; completing modelling tasks, including retopology and facial blend shapes, which adhere to the pipeline.

Delivery: What you produce

• Digital character sculpts

• Character technical models

• Facial blend shapes

Measurements: How we measure it

• Completion of tasks within agreed schedule

• Handling of revisions and tweaks effectively

• Review of technical modelling and blend shape tasks

Key Responsibilities

What you are regularly responsible for doing

• Creating stylized digital maquettes.

• Retopologising characters assets and modelling assembly assets.

• Creating blendshape sets that are appealing and support rigging and animation.

• Collaborating with Art Directors to establish and maintain the look of a show.

• Providing sculpts and launch notes to effectively direct the external studio on character modelling and blends.

• Reviewing technical model and blendshapes delivered from the external studios and ensuring the outsource partner has clear direction.

• Providing regular updates to the production and Head of Characters on any technical/workflow bottlenecks within the projects character schedule.

Key Requirements

Things that help you do your job (what is essential & what is desirable)

Knowledge:

• Thorough understanding of the requirements of topology for animation and rigging and how to create and edit production models.

Experience:

• Of remote and/or outsource management (desirable).

• With hair/fur or cloth (desirable).

Technical skills:

• Very technically capable with Maya & Z- brush.

• Good studio practice.

Why work with us?

Perks! Perks! Perks! Not only is 9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films an amazing place full of artists, animators and creators from all corners of the industry, but we focus on helping staff grow and develop in their careers and make them long time team members. Along with a great work environment we offer first-rate health + dental benefits, summer hours, paid Health and Wellness Days, vacation periods that multiply with tenure, and more! We may love animation, but we love our employees even more!

Our Toronto office can be found in the cool and trendy Liberty Village with over 200 artists working on award winning animated children’s content. You will benefit from a competitive compensation package, interesting work and a fun/supportive work environment.

Applicants need to be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

9 Story Media takes diversity and inclusion seriously and we are committed to ensuring equity in the recruitment process. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, Racialized and LGBT2SQ+ communities, candidates from a range of ages and religious beliefs and people with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. Should you require accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know your requirements when contacted.

As a company, we deliver high-quality kids' content, and we seek to have diverse characters so that all our audience feels represented. We also want the same for our own workforce, and 9 Story Media is committed to looking for all kinds of talent to build a diverse workforce in which all identities are represented and respected.