Establish staging and camera positioning of scenes in a CG setting

Collaborate with the Layout Supervisor to align cinematography with the director’s vision

Interpret storyboards into 3D, offering solutions and pitching ideas to enhance the visual story

Identify storytelling, staging, or technical issues early and propose effective solutions

Take ownership of challenging shots and sequences, working independently while knowing when to seek direction

Animate elements and characters for framing and story beats

Collaborate with leadership, production, and team members to solve problems and share insights

Engage in dailies, rounds, and team discussions to contribute to creative and technical improvements

Adhere to pipeline workflows and technical requirements for seamless production integration

Serve as a resource for other Layout Artists, sharing knowledge, techniques, and best practices

Maintain consistent quality while meeting production needs

Manage time effectively and work with production to stay on schedule

Keep the team and production staff informed about progress, challenges, and solutions

Requirements

Previous production experience as a Senior Layout Artist (or similar) in featurette/feature (long-form) animation

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate solutions, share knowledge, and incorporate feedback

Strong understanding of 3D space, cameras, transforms, animation, and scene organization

Understanding of cinematography principles including lens choice, focal length, perspective, depth, composition, camera motivation, and screen direction

Ability to make thoughtful cinematographic choices that support character, emotion, pacing,



and storytelling

Maintain continuity of screen direction, eyelines, spatial relationships, camera language, and character geography across sequences

Experience with editing software

Strong time management skills

Portfolio demonstrating varied sequences with strong cinematography, staging, camera placement, pacing, continuity, and visual storytelling

Portfolio demonstrating strong camera animation skills, including motivated camera movement, dynamic framing, and purposeful composition

Portfolio demonstrating ability to translate 2D storyboards, animatics, script pages, or director pitches into effective 3D scenes

Portfolio demonstrating creative problem-solving and independent staging and camera decisions

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in 3D Layout Art, with a solid understanding of cinematography principles and the ability to translate 2D storyboards into effective 3D scenes. Proven ability to manage time effectively while maintaining high-quality production standards and collaborating with team members to enhance visual storytelling.

Highest-signal resume keywords

3D Layout Art

Cinematography Principles

Camera Animation Skills

Creative Problem-Solving

Time Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

3D Space Understanding

Animation

Scene Organization

Camera Positioning

Storyboarding Translation

Editing Software Proficiency

Visual Storytelling

Camera Movement

Soft Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Collaboration

Independent Decision-Making

Creative Thinking

Industry Keywords

Featurette Animation

Long-Form Animation

Production Experience

Pipeline Workflows

Visual Storytelling Techniques

📌 Senior Layout Artist – Featurette (Winnipeg)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Winnipeg