Jobs at Bardel Entertainment

Translate storyboards and animatics into clear 2D character layouts for an anime series. Stage characters, establish poses, screen direction, eyelines, camera composition, and interactions with props and environments. Maintain proportions, scale, continuity, and visual storytelling while resolving staging issues before animation. Collaborate with directors, supervisors, background, and animation teams, incorporate feedback, and meet production schedules and pipeline standards.

Develops complex character effects in Houdini, including hair, fur, cloth, and muscle simulations. Collaborates with modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, production, and leadership teams to integrate effects into high-end television or feature projects. Creates tools and scripts, troubleshoots CFX issues, supports pipelines, meets deadlines, participates in reviews, and maintains production quality. Senior artists may mentor junior team members. Candidates must provide a Houdini-focused demo reel and demonstrate strong physics, dynamics, and procedural animation skills.

Integrate 3D renders, VFX and lighting passes into final shots for an animated feature. Balance color, light and depth, fix technical artifacts, collaborate with lighting/FX/render teams, manage compositing assets, maintain file/version organization, and mentor junior compositors to meet director and technical standards.

Establish CG scene staging and camera positioning for featurette animation, translating storyboards into 3D scenes. Collaborate with supervisors, directors, production, and layout artists to support cinematography, storytelling, continuity, and technical integration. Animate elements and characters for framing and story beats, identify creative or technical issues, contribute to dailies, mentor teammates, and manage shot schedules and communication.

Lead a storyboard team to translate a web comic and scripts into cinematic 2D storyboards and animatics. Define visual storytelling style, review and give creative feedback, collaborate with directors and producers, balance creative goals with production constraints, and establish scalable storyboard workflows and standards.

Lead the animation vision for an anime-inspired project, setting style and performance standards, guiding the animation team from pre-production to delivery, reviewing work, collaborating with storyboard and production leads, and establishing scalable workflows and quality standards.