Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the creative lead throughout the pitch, design and production process to visually explore and discover the characters' look, feel, and personality.
• Create multiple iterations of each character (including character poses, expressions and turnarounds) in rough pass form and approved final designs.
• Propose design approaches that consider downstream departments (modeling and texturing).
• Able to work independently and within a team environment.
• Work closely with the Art Director to resolve design issues.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience on an animated feature film, tv series, or game preferred.
• Ability to articulate creative ideas.
• Excellent draftsmanship.
• Skilled in character pose, facial expressions and character turnarounds.
• Outstanding research skills and an understanding of costume design.
• Knowledge of anatomy and volumetric drawing.
• We value inventiveness! Each Sony Pictures Animation project has its own distinctive and outstanding visual language so it is helpful to have stylistic versatility.
• Photoshop knowledge required.