Animator

Location: Kolkata, IndiaSustainable Green Initiative is an organization that has been planting trees to combat hunger, nutrition and climate change for the last 14 years. We also engage with local communities amongst whom we plant these trees to help them better appreciate the value of aforestation and tree planting initiatives.In the same vein, we look to branch out into creating illustrated/animated content that will be shared primarily amongst the youth and children enrolled in schools. The idea is to create entertaining and educative content that one can watch and learn from on their own, or be used within a classroom setting as a teaching/informative aid. With this endeavor we aim to instill a sense of compassion and respect for nature and trees amongst the future youth while also giving them factual, scientific knowledge in an easy to understand and entertaining format. We seek creative, imaginative and talented 2D illustrators and animators who are well versed in production (pre-production, production, and post-production) to create animated, informative and educational content.Applicants should be proficient with character design, storyboarding, creating unique visual art  styles, and other aspects of the scene. Knowledge of basic visual effects, and creative rendering processes (stop motion, rotoscopy) will be an advantage.Skills/Qualifications:Knowledge and ideation with forms of animation such as claymation, stop motion, pinscreen, cut-out, etc will be highly valued. Innovative, creative ideas and approaches to the art will be highly encouraged.Skills we require from our illustrators/animators:Training in 2D animation, either cel or computer graphics (knowledge of both)Ability to visualize abstract conceptsExperience with storyboarding, clean ups & layout designDrawing ability, artistic mindsetVisual storytellingAbility to draw in a variety of styles & variationsFamiliarity with a range of animation software & techniques Roles and ResponsibilitiesApplicants will be tasked with creating content within a framework set by the team. Aside from the basic tasks, your individual creativity and ideas will be sought and encouraged.The basic responsibilities of our illustrators/animators are:Liaising with team regarding the style, method, and execution of the animation to be producedDeveloping storyboards based on the scriptPreparing presentations of rough sketchesCreating models, drawings, and illustrationsDesigning frames and charactersChoosing color palettes, style, and general look of the animation including post production rendering stylesEstablishing artwork for the backgrounds and layoutsSetting up exposure sheets, divided into actions and timing, dialogues and music, animation layers, backgrounds, view perspectiveDrawing rough sketches and animating Inking, coloring, and clean upsIntegrating images, characters, etc into background graphicsPreparing all animation elements for compositing, including delivering in set formatsEnhancing animation with special effects at the post-production stageKnowledge & Experience with Softwares and Tools:We encourage animation in all forms. Be it as rudimentary as pen and paper, paint and cels, clay, digitally created, or with use of other props including puppets, models, flipbooks, etc. Creativity, imagination and an eagerness to create should be your most valuable asset.Applicant will need knowledge and experience of a combination of the following software:Photoshop (or similar)Illustrator (or similar)After Effects (or similar)Procreate (or similar)(optional but encouraged)3D workspaces like Maya or 3DS MAX (or similar)Using game engines like Unreal/Unity to create scenes in 3D (or similar)Toon Boom Harmony / Animatron (or similar)Location: KolkataApplication Deadline: 10th NovemberPlease send in your application and portfolio to:Akshay@greening.in[PLEASE NOTE USE OF AI GENERATED ART/ ARTWORK IS NOT ALLOWED AND WILL NOT BE ENCOURAGED OR ENTERTAINED. PLEASE BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR WORK AND PORTFOLIO. For exceptional candidates applying from outside Kolkata, provisions can be made to make this a semi-remote role]