Sr. Artist

Please send application to [email protected].

Job Description

Tendril exists to amplify the genius of ambitious brands. We help category leaders, innovators, and creators bring their ideas to life through multi-dimensional brand expression — extending brands across motion, sound, toolkits and design systems. Our work enables people to truly see, understand, and appreciate the craft, thinking, and intent behind complex products, platforms, and worlds that might otherwise be missed.

 

Senior Artists lead Tendril’s creative teams by building assets from concept to completion, mentoring juniors and intermediates, optimizing the 3D pipeline, and articulating design choices with creative and trend-driven expertise. They collaborate with directors, contribute to pitches, ensure team schedule adherence, and represent the studio in key client meetings while pushing artistic boundaries.

The Opportunity

  • Collaborate with our creative team and clients to deliver world class motion and design projects
  • Work with Creative Directors and Art Directors, building assets that bring concepts to life and collaborating with a team of artists to optimize your contributions and integrate your work into the animation pipeline
  • Demonstrate your ability to build assets from concept through to completion 
  • Lean into your animation and Light & Rendering skills to support productions
  • Communicate, articulate and defend design choices/concepts via mood-boards, sketches etc. 
  • Work within Tendril’s 3D pipeline, delivering your work in a compatible format and finding ways to make our team and process efficient
  • Contribute assets in support of new business pitches that enrich the ideas and vision established by senior team
  • Attend critical client facing meetings as requested, presenting new work and intaking feedback to deliver to production team
  • Provide insight into discipline specific processes and timeline planning
  • Spend time collaborating with world class artists, developing their skills and activating them across various projects
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and intermediate members of the team, empowering them to grow their skills through clear feedback and direction
  • Ensure project teams adhere to the production schedule defined by the project leadership team, delivering work in a consistent and correct format
  • Pursue endless boundary pushing opportunities, consistently striving to acquire new skills related to software, animation and design
  • Infuse your work with your knowledge of current trends in areas including typography, fashion, architecture and contemporary art

Come Prepared to Talk About

  • How your most exciting animation productions came together from brief to delivery
  • Your interest in and history of growing artists through mentorship
  • Your involvement in the animation community or your desire to participate in in on behalf of Tendril

Compensation

$90,000-$150,000

Please send application to [email protected].

The duties and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of management. If you have the skills and experience required for this position, please forward your resume to [email protected]. We thank you for your interest; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for follow-up.

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Tendril Design + Animation Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a team that represents various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We pride ourselves on creating a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace for all employees.

 

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To inquire or ask any questions regarding accessible employment at Tendril, contact [email protected]