Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2, and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 900 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC, and Apple. Current projects include Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Love, Death and Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.

Please note that only character artists with strong experience in Animation Content (high-end "cartoons") will be consider for this role. Experience in VFX will not be relevant for this role.

Please note that you must be a professional freelancer or independent contractor to be consider for this role.

Please note that you need to be located in North America or Europe to be consider for this role. Due to technical challenges and connection latencies, Rodeo FX encounters limitations in its ability to engage with artists from various parts of the world. Specific technological requirements for these roles may encounters limitations for Rodeo FX in its ability to engage with some artists. 

The Senior Character Animator is an artist with a passion for characters and story telling, who infuse their high-quality creations with loads of personality and style, who work collaboratively in the production of a film or TV series nature of film making.

Main responsibilities:

• Create high quality character animation, from high action to high drama, to full on cartoon ;
• Work closely with directors and supervisors to bring stories to life ;
• Create memorable performances and characters. Come up with original ideas and unique takes on assigned scenes ;
• Help to establish animation workflow and style ;
• Work closely with the Animation Directors and Head of Story to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that enhance scenes, while meeting project specifications and deadlines ;
• Participate in the development of tools and techniques for the specialty ;
• Perform quality control on assets and scenes before they are submitted for review/approval, ensuring all technical and creative standards are met, and promptly apply notes received ;
• Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions ;
• Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected. 

• Minimum 6 years experience in Character Animation for films or TV series ;
• Strong character acting skills ;
• Good knowledge of storytelling, composition and staging ;
• Good understanding of anatomy ; 
• Ability to find appealing character poses while keeping characters on model ;
• A keen sense of body mechanics, timing and weight ;
• Knowledge of Maya ;
• Ability to work collaboratively ;
• Good sense of ownership, constructive attitude, and drive.

• Freelance contract ;

Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.