OUR STORY
For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has led the animation industry through unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation. We are an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio – in two prominent Canadian cities, Vancouver and Montreal – and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
We are now preparing for upcoming greenlit projects and are seeking talented Environment Designers to join our Visual Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to express your interest in future roles and be part of Bardel's ongoing creative journey. As a Visual Development Environment Designer at Bardel, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Visual Development to conceptualize key environments and pivotal scenes. Your work will help establish the visual style, tone, and atmosphere of the production, bringing worlds to life.
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop key environments across a variety of styles, focusing on form, composition, and rendering techniques.
- Create lighting studies and examples based on CG renders to define the mood and ambiance of the environments.
- Provide detailed paintovers to support the modeling and surfacing teams, ensuring the seamless transition from concept to final production.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including artists, modelers, and technical departments, fostering a positive and creative environment.
- Communicate and present ideas clearly, both visually and verbally, to ensure alignment with the overall vision of the project.
- Adapt to feedback and iterate on designs while maintaining a problem-solving mindset and contributing to collective brainstorming sessions.
- Demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills, working efficiently within deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality.
What you’ll bring:
- 2+ years of environment designing experience on animated production.
- Familiar with 3D animation pipelines.
- Ability to organize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Ability to communicate in a professional and positive manner.
- Strong drawing skills and sense of design, character, and composition.
- Photoshop experience required; Maya, Blender, Shotgrid familiarity a plus.
WHY JOIN BARDEL?
We’ve got great people here, with good reason! We offer extensive, meaningful benefits centred on well-being (RRSP contribution matching, extended health and wellness perks, and paid closures to name a few!) as well as a hybrid studio model with flexible schedules. And did we mention that our studios are dog friendly?
Being a part of our team will have you working on exciting, prominent industry projects and collaborating with influential, creative professionals from around the world. We’ll help you grow your career through regular social events and ongoing development opportunities, such as leadership training, workshops, and classes led by experienced industry guest instructors.
If you're driven by the excitement of tackling creative challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of diverse entertainment, we invite you to join us – let’s create together!
JOIN US
Ready to apply and join our cast of characters? Fill out the form below with your current resume, samples of your work (e.g. a link to your website or reel – don’t be afraid to show off a little!), and tell us why YOU are the best person for this role!
GOOD TO KNOW
Remote work may be considered for this position. Bardel's Hybrid & Remote Work Policy will be presented and open to discussion during the interview process.
Bardel Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to fostering an inclusive environment – where the strength in the diversity of backgrounds, lived experiences, and identities are not only valued, but essential to our creative process. We hire personnel without discrimination based on race, ancestry, place of origin, citizenship, ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, language, marital status, age, physical and/or mental handicap or financial ability.
Candidates applying must be based in and legally eligible for work in Canada.
What We Do
Bardel Entertainment is an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Their unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation has positioned Bardel as one of the most highly sought-after animation studios worldwide, with expertise that spans prime-time series, preschool and children's television programming, and projects for various VOD/SVOD platforms.
Bardel thrives on collaborative partnerships that fuel growth and ingenuity, working alongside industry giants such as Netflix, Disney, HBO, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, and Warner Brothers.
Our relentless pursuit of pushing boundaries and challenging the norms fuels our ongoing growth and learning. Amidst all our expansion, one constant remains – our unwavering dedication to delivering the highest caliber content.
Bardel Entertainment is always on the lookout for exceptional talent to join its studios. To access the most current job listings and submit applications, please visit: https://bardel.ca/careers/
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