Job Description

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ICON Creative Studio is Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.
Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.
ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.
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Why work at ICON?
At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are passionate about animation and enjoy sharing success with others, we\'d like to hear from you!

• Join the fastest growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
  
• Work on top feature and episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ etc.)
• Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
• Use all of the latest tools and softwares
• We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our productions by putting all of our resources up on screen
• We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
• We offer flexibility and autonomy
• We facilitate requests in a timely manner
• We support PR applications
• We offer direct deposit
• We offer a generous benefits package
• And more...

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Senior Designer / Concept Artist
Required Skills:

• Fluent with Adobe Photoshop
• 5+ years experience designing content in the animation industry.
• Mastery of art fundamentals such as Perspective, Form, Composition, Anatomy, Color, Value and Lighting
• Strong communication skills
• Able to work well in a team environment and provide assistance to junior artists
• Knowledge of 3D software and the 3D production pipeline
• Self-motivated and eager to learn
• Good time management skills

Job Duties:

• Able to conceptualize characters/ environments/ props consistent to the project style and prepare the concept for modeling, staging and texturing
• Ability to innovate and contribute to the overall visual language of a project
• Able to take feedback and apply the necessary revisions to your work
• Take responsibility for their own work and can complete tasks within the time allotted
• Show passion for their craft and engage in similar activities in their spare time, including taking the time to further their knowledge through study
• Able to Identify issues and relay them to team members

- ICON Creative Studio is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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  Ask us about our generous benefits program.