As a person who’s wanted to pursue a career in 2D animation since I was little, I intended for it to be the main focus of my work and experience. This means that the jobs I have researched, and looked at applications for are those for 2D Animators both freelance and studio work.

Three studios I’ve looked into researching were Boulder Media, Kavaleer and Brown Bag Films.

When looking through the job requirements for a 2D Animator in Boulder Media it stated –

• Harmony software skills desirable, preferably on a long form animation series.
• A strong understanding of the Harmony animation package.
• A strong grasp of the basic animation fundamentals and a great work ethic.
• Must be able to work to a weekly quota.
• Must have good creative vision and be detail orientated.
• Must be flexible, willing to learn and self-motivated.
• Be able to work within a Production Schedule.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.

All of these requirements I feel like I have as I’ve had the luck to work individually and with teams for freelance projects, also to include the collaboration project our class did for Fighting Words.

When looking through the job requirements for a freelance animator in Brown Bag Films, it did not show any. However, the job description mentioned some things –

“We are open to expressions of interest for Animation artists who wish to freelance for the studio to register with us for future opportunities. Please submit your portfolio/reel with your details so we can get in touch should a freelance opportunity arise.”

Applying for this would be a lucky change to work within a studio without it being full time, allowing to gain some experience working in a studio with several departments for a short time.

When looking through the job requirements for a 2D animator the applications seemed to be closed. I did however find a post that was a few months old looking for Flash/Animate animation which had mentioned requirements –

• Must have proven 2D character animation experience. Preferably on broadcast series or film production.
• Minimum of 2 years experience using Flash in a paid position.
• Must have excellent knowledge of traditional animation principles and the ability to apply them to the digital medium.
• Must be flexible, willing to learn and be a motivated and motivating team player.
• Able to work within a production schedule.
• Must have good interpersonal skills.
• Must be willing to work in-house in our Dublin studio.
• Position to begin immediately and run until at least mid-October.