ON Animation Studios

Driven by world-class technical and creative talents with offices in Montreal, Paris, and Los Angeles, ON is the independent animation studio of the ON Kids & Family group, a leading European studio specializing in the production of television series and feature films.  Based in Montreal since 2015, ON produced and created the pipeline for Mune: Guardian of the Galaxy and The Little Prince (the most successful French animated movie in the world)  and Playmobil the movie.  The studio is continuing to expand its compelling portfolio of engaging and unique blockbusters with Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening (based on the international hit series Miraculous Ladybug).

 

Vacancies

FX ARTIST

Your mission at ON

  • Create beautiful, high-quality and varied FX by working closely with the feature film's creative leadership team;
  • Produce animations that meet the Director's vision;
  • Communicate regularly with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines;
  • Prepare the FX that will be rendered on the Guerilla rendering software;
  • Collaborate with the different departments of the studio;
  • Work within the established pipeline;
  • Maintain a collaborative and supportive attitude!

Your qualifications

  • Preferred 5 years experience creating effects, preferably in feature film or television series;
  • Experience with Houdini (preferably 3-5 years);
  • Maya knowledge (asset);
  • Experience with complex liquids (sea/wave/foam/pyro) and RBD's (asset);
  • Knowledge of Python/C++ (asset).

 

3D ANIMATOR

Your mission at ON

  • Create beautiful, high-quality and varied animation by working closely with the feature film's creative leadership team;
  • Produce animations that meet the Director's vision;
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of performance, posing, timing,weight, and lip-sync;
  • Communicate regularly with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines;
  • Prepare the animations that will be rendered on the Guerilla rendering software;
  • Collaborate with the different departments of the studio;
  • Work within the established pipeline;
  • Maintain a collaborative and supportive attitude!

Your qualifications

  • Minimum 3-5 years experience, including high quality feature level animation (required);
  • A strong working knowledge of the 2D and 3D principles of cinematic staging and blocking (requirement);
  • A good working knowledge of Maya (required).

 

CROWD ANIMATOR

Your mission at ON

  • Create beautiful, high-quality and varied crowd animation by working closely with the feature film's leadership team;
  • Produce animations that meet the Director's vision;
  • Demonstrate a strong sense of performance, posing, timing,weight, and lip-sync;
  • Communicate regularly with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines;
  • Prepare the animations that will be rendered on the Guerilla rendering software;
  • Collaborate with the different departments of the studio;
  • Work within the established pipeline;
  • Maintain a collaborative and supportive attitude!

Your qualifications

  • Minimum 1-2 years experience on animation project(s) (required);
  • A strong working knowledge of the 2D and 3D principles of cinematic staging and blocking (requirement);
  • A good working knowledge of Maya (required).

 

LEAD ANIMATOR

Your mission at ON

  • Responsible for assigning tasks and their deadline to the Artists of the department, as well as ensuring technical support to the department;
  • Establish guidelines for department artists;
  • Consult with the Department Supervisor to create various animations for the project – if applicable;
  • Determine the best method for producing the animations for the project;
  • Design and develop animations that meet the Director's vision;
  • Prepare the animations that will be rendered on the Guerilla rendering software;
  • Respect assigned production quotas;
  • Work in collaboration with the different departments of the studio;
  • Work in the established pipeline.
  • Participation in the "bidding" process for the production of items for his department.

Your qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years experience including high quality feature level animation (required);
  • A strong working knowledge of the 2D and 3D principles of cinematic staging and blocking (requirement);
  • A good working knowledge of Maya (requirement).

 

LEAD CROWD ANIMATOR

Ta mission chez ON

  • Créer des animations magnifiques, de haute qualité et variées en travaillanten en étroite collaboration avec l'équipe de direction du long métrage d'animation;
  • Responsable pour l’assignation des tâches et leur durée, aux Artistes dudépartement "crowds" ainsi que le support technique;
  • Établir les directives pour les Artistes du département "crowds";
  • Déterminer la meilleure méthode pour produire animations de foules pour le projet;
  • Concevoir et développer les animations de foules qui répondent à la vision du Réalisateur;
  • Participation au processus "bidding" pour la production des éléments pour son département;
  • Agir en tant qu’interlocuteur principal du département envers le Réalisateur;
  • Communiquer régulièrement avec la production et les leads concernant les horaires et les délais;
  • Préparer les animations qui seront rendues sur le logiciel de rendu Guerilla;
  • Collaborer avec les différents départements du studio;
  • Travailler dans le pipeline établi;
  • Garder une attitude collaborative et supportive!


Tes qualifications

  • Minimum 3 ans d’expérience en production, incluant au niveau du long-métrage CG de haute qualité (requis);
  • Maitrise des principes 2D et 3D du staging et blocking cinématique (requis);
  • Bonne maitrise de Maya (requis).

 

Contact

Portrait Vanessa Steinmann
Thalia Vitaniotis Head of Talent
Portrait Vanessa Steinmann
Laure Ferreira Lima Talent & Culture Coordinator