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Greetings everyone! We're opening new roles in our studio in Manchester.
Who are we?
Brown Bag Films are one of Europe’s most exciting, original and successful creative-led animation studios. After 22 years in business, their Dublin-based headquarters continue to produce cutting-edge animation for the international market, bagging numerous awards along the way. These include Oscar® nominations for Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2002), Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2010), six Emmy® awards for Peter Rabbit (2014), and a host of BAFTA, Emmy® and Annie nominations for their hit shows Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing and Henry Hugglemonster.
Who are we looking for:
Art Director
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:
Brown Bag Films 2D Animation Studio in Manchester is recruiting for the position of Art Director.
Working in a busy creative environment, the successful candidate will work on a new, high profile, 52x11 minute episode pre-school series for Nickelodeon.
The series is being created in Toon Boom Harmony.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Who are we?
Brown Bag Films are one of Europe’s most exciting, original and successful creative-led animation studios. After 22 years in business, their Dublin-based headquarters continue to produce cutting-edge animation for the international market, bagging numerous awards along the way. These include Oscar® nominations for Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2002), Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2010), six Emmy® awards for Peter Rabbit (2014), and a host of BAFTA, Emmy® and Annie nominations for their hit shows Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing and Henry Hugglemonster.
Who are we looking for:
Art Director
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:
Brown Bag Films 2D Animation Studio in Manchester is recruiting for the position of Art Director.
Working in a busy creative environment, the successful candidate will work on a new, high profile, 52x11 minute episode pre-school series for Nickelodeon.
The series is being created in Toon Boom Harmony.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Art direction of the series through pre-production, production and post-production
- Character, location and overall look design, including lighting and color scripts
- Manage the series art department, including briefing and managing concept artists, character designers, background painters
- Give clear direction in the form of notes or Photoshop mark-ups
- Approval of final color correction in post
- Work closely with the Producer and Director to achieve highest quality for broadcast
- 5+ years of experience in an Animation production environment.
- 3+ years of experience as an Art Director for a TV Series or Feature Film
- Must be able to communicate in an articulate and positive manner
- Excellent team skills
- Must be able to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to make decisions under pressure