SPARK ANIMATION 2023: CAREER FAIR
November 11, 2023
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
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SPARK ANIMATION 2023: CAREER FAIR
RECOGNIZING TALENT, INGENUITY + CRAFT
November 11, 2023
**ATTENTION**
Online reservations for the Career Fair are now closed. Drop-ins are welcome, but expect very long waits. No drop-ins will be admitted after 2:30 pm. Please, have picture ID ready.
CALLING ALL EXHIBITORS!
Exhibitor applications are now closed for SPARK ANIMATION 2023. Interested in our next Career Fair? It will take place on 17 February 2024. Thank you!
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION
Online registrations for the SPARK ANIMATION 2023: Career Fair are now CLOSED. That said, drop-ins are always welcome at the door. However, be prepared for a busier Fair than the usual. We ask for your patience and understanding as the industry returns to full employment. Recruiters and volunteers are here to help as many as possible.
VENUE
Roundhouse Community Arts + Recreation Centre
Exhibition Hall
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2W3
DATE + TIMES
Saturday, 11 November 2023
From 9:30 am to 4 pm
PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS
- Animal Logic
- Atomic Cartoons
- Bardel Entertainment
- Cinesite Studios
- Giant Ant Films
- Mainframe Studios
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- WildBrain Studios
OTHER EXHIBITORS
Please check regularly to discover more studios that will be looking to hire you! Stay tuned.
DIRECTORY
Animal Logic is recognized as one of the world’s leading digital production studios, producing award-winning design, visual effects, and animation for over 30 years. With incredible teams across Sydney, Vancouver and Los Angeles, Animal Logic continues to develop strong partnerships with leading filmmakers to produce stories that resonate with a global audience.
Currently in production on The Family Treehorn and Leo, with The Magician’s Elephant out now on Netflix! Past projects include DC League of Super-Pets, Peter Rabbit 2, The LEGO Movie 2, Peter Rabbit, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, and Happy Feet.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver.
Visa Restrictions: International applicants welcome.
Remote Work: No.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn
Atomic Cartoons Inc. is an award-winning animation studio with locations in Vancouver's Mt. Pleasant Animation District, Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood and LA. Since its inception 20 years ago, Atomic Cartoons has created and produced numerous 2D and CG animation productions, including Last Kids on Earth. Atomic is well known for its artist-friendly culture and flexible work environment. We are always looking for artists of all levels to join our team!
Hiring Facility: Vancouver.
Visa Restrictions: International applicants accepted for intermediate and senior positions.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
Bardel Entertainment Inc. is an Emmy Award®-winning studio with over 30 years of industry leading experience. Bardel's reputation has been built on three core values: quality, creativity, and innovation. Bardel has two state-of-the-art studios located in Vancouver and Kelowna, Canada.
Currently, Bardel provides animation services for a diverse slate of blue-chip clients, including Netflix, Disney+, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Nickelodeon, and Amazon.
With Emmy Award-winning and top audience hit series such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Bardel attracts award-winning technical and animation talent from around the world. Bardel consistently embraces collaborations that inspire growth and creativity, while always valuing and nurturing talented artists.
Bardel is committed to delivering only the highest quality content.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver, Kelowna
Visa Restrictions: BC residents only.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
Cinesite is an award-winning digital entertainment studio with 30 years of experience and work on hundreds of film, TV and streaming productions. Our visual effects and animation teams breathe life into filmmakers’ visions. Alongside our skilled artists and engineers, we work closely with filmmakers and studios to achieve the impossible, whether through complex visual effects or conceiving and realizing entire animated films. We tinker, mold, and craft to blow things out of the water — sometimes literally.
Hiring Facility: Lighting Artists and Animators in BC.
Visa Restrictions: International applicants accepted for intermediate and senior positions.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
Thrilled to collaborate with Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures, and Monarch Media on an upcoming 2D animated feature film based on the graphic memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me by Sarah Leavitt.
To breathe life into this extraordinary story, we are actively seeking a team of highly skilled and passionate artists and production crew members. If you possess exceptional talent and are dedicated to creating an unforgettable animated feature that resonates with global audiences, while also contributing to raising awareness and understanding of Alzheimer's disease, we invite you to join our team.
We have a wide range of positions available, including animators, storyboard artists, character designers, background painters, compositors, editors, and more. Whether you have experience in these specific roles or possess valuable skills related to animation production, we encourage you to apply and showcase your talents.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver
Visa Restrictions: Canadian residents only.
Remote Work: No.
Social Media: TBA.
At Mainframe Studios, we’re creators first. We eat creative and technical challenges for breakfast and come back for more. We’ve been doing this for 25+ years, and we’re still going strong. We’re lucky enough to have the best team in the business. From our artists to our technical and production folks, everyone is passionate about collaborating on some kickass projects. We’ve partnered with the biggest names in the business to create a huge library of content. With partners like Mattel, Netflix, DreamWorks, Sony, Silvergate, and Nickelodeon, it's no wonder we’ve established ourselves as a creative force to be reckoned with.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver, Toronto.
Visa Restrictions: International applicants welcome.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and full-CG features. Having created visually stunning images for more than 100 live-action and animated productions over its 30-year history, the studio is also a leader in technology, developing software and tools that have helped solve industry-wide challenges and deliver spectacular visuals to the big screen.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver, Montreal.
Visa Restrictions: International applicants welcome.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
Vancouver Community College, in partnership with DigiBC, offers a Production of Animation and VFX micro-credential. Gain focused and specialized training to prepare for production roles in animation and VFX studios. The micro-credential is offered part-time, to support working professionals who are seeking reskilling and upskilling opportunities for their career.
Teaching Facility: Vancouver.
Visa Restrictions: N/A.
Remote Study: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
WildBrain Studios creates award-winning content that kids and families love in every corner of the globe. Our animation studio in Vancouver has roots going back 30+ years, and we are now home to over 800 artists letting our imaginations run wild.
With between 10-12 lines of production operating at a time, including 2D and CG animation, preschool to tween, comedy to mystery, we’re up for anything—especially a new challenge. We’ve been trusted with some of the world’s most beloved characters, including Snoopy and Carmen Sandiego, as well as original stories by renowned creators. With full-scale pre-production teams, we can take a project all the way from script through post-production, in a constantly expanding variety of styles.
Hiring Facility: Vancouver.
Visa Restrictions: Open to International applicants, but we prioritize local candidates.
Remote Work: Yes.
Social Media: Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · Twitter
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