Jobs at Bardel Entertainment

Animate 2D characters and props using Toon Boom Harmony from storyboards and rigs. Deliver expressive character acting, adhere to pipeline workflows, incorporate feedback, collaborate with directors and production, and meet schedule and quality standards.

Lead and mentor a 2D animation team for a preschool YouTube series, creating expressive character animation using production rigs and Toon Boom Harmony. Review work, give feedback, communicate Director notes, solve creative and technical challenges, and collaborate across departments to meet animation milestones.

Lead the animation vision for an anime-inspired project, setting style and performance standards, guiding the animation team from pre-production to delivery, reviewing work, collaborating with storyboard and production leads, and establishing scalable workflows and quality standards.

Lead a storyboard team to translate a web comic and scripts into cinematic 2D storyboards and animatics. Define visual storytelling style, review and give creative feedback, collaborate with directors and producers, balance creative goals with production constraints, and establish scalable storyboard workflows and standards.

Own and animate complex character shots for a featurette, translating storyboards into polished performances. Collaborate with supervisors and cross-functional teams, mentor junior artists, participate in dailies, solve creative and technical animation challenges, and ensure delivery on schedule with consistent quality.

Create reusable, production-ready crowd animation cycles and performances that match storyboards and animatics. Collaborate with CG and Crowd Supervisors, present work in dailies, incorporate feedback, identify technical challenges, and meet production schedules while maintaining the project's visual style and consistency.

The Systems Administrator Lead designs and manages infrastructure services, focusing on systems, security, and virtualization for VFX production. Responsibilities include maintaining reliable environments, acting as a technical lead, and collaborating across teams.

Support and maintain animation tools, troubleshoot rigs and scenes, integrate and validate animation assets, and automate production tasks with Python/MEL. Collaborate with Pipeline and Rigging to improve workflows, document processes, and implement scalable solutions to increase pipeline stability.