Character Design Apprentice
Job Location:
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Skydance Animation is excited to welcome an emerging Character Designer as an apprentice. With the help of their designated mentor the Character Design Apprentice will join the studio in a rotational program having opportunities to hone their craft while working on real feature productions and getting an in-depth look at Skydance Animations culture including our filmmaking process and our addition a learning curriculum will be built around the apprentice to help support future growth as an artist.
Candidates must be 18 years or older and have approximately 1 year of experience as a Character Designer and/or visual development artist background painter background designer prop designer costume designer etc. but no more than 2 years in feature animation.
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Responsibilities
- Use artistic skills to bring characters to life
- Work alongside mentor and team(s) to visually explore and design different aspects of a character while keeping in mind the story needs and narrative
- Generate work in the form of sketches rough designs and final character designs all while featuring a characters personality movement and motivations
- Create character turnarounds and character poses in 2D and/or CG vis dev models
- Innovate and elevate ideas keeping in mind leaderships requests and vision while adding your own creative flair with depth humor emotion and resonance to visual concepts
- Perform research that will inform the design of the work
- Take notes implement feedback make any changes or revisions when necessary
- Communicate progress of work to mentor and other appropriate staff
- Ensure quality and style of show is consistently achieved
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with other visual development artists
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as needed
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older
- Approximately 1 year of experience as a character designer and/or visual development artist background painter background designer prop designer costume designer etc. (this can include previous internships trainee experiences etc.) but no more than 2 years in feature animation
- Available full-time (40hrs per week) for 7 months between June 15 2026-January 22 2027
- Located in or willingness to relocate to the Los Angeles Metropolitan area
- Portfolio that demonstrates character design skillset; exhibit proficiency in drawing anatomy design perspective composition painting and color theory
- Advanced knowledge of Photoshop
- Knowledge of CG tools (Blender Maya Zbrush) a plus
- Eagerness to learn and actively participate in studio offerings
The hourly rate for this non-exempt position in Santa Monica CA is $45.87.
You must be available to work full-time from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (PT) for the duration of the program (Mondays-Fridays June 15 2026 - January 22 2027) excluding holidays.
About Company
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms.”
