Expression of interest - Environment Designer

OUR STORY
For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has led the animation industry through unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation. We are an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio – in two prominent Canadian cities, Vancouver and Montreal – and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 

In preparation for future greenlit projects, we wanted to open this Expression of Interest and connect with talented environment designers. As an Environment Designer at Bardel, you will be responsible for designing sets based on environments established by the Art Director as well as conceptualizing new locations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Create set designs with proper breakdowns and callouts of the environment for the modeling and surfacing department
• Explore and provide a variety of design ideas to the Art Director to identify sets
• Create set designs and set elements from keyframes.
• Provide lighting examples of the environments on CG renders
• Work with a team of environment Designers; providing notes to reach desired design outcomes and collaborate with props designers
• Provide paintover for modeling and surfacing department

What you’ll bring:

• 2+ years of environment designing experience on animated production
• Familiar with 3D animation pipelines
• Ability to organize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate in a professional and positive manner
• Strong drawing skills and sense of design, character, and composition
• Photoshop experience required; Maya, Blender, Shotgrid familiarity a plus

WHY JOIN BARDEL?
We’ve got great people here, with good reason! We offer extensive, meaningful benefits centred on well-being (RRSP contribution matching, extended health and wellness perks, and paid closures to name a few!) as well as a hybrid studio model with flexible schedules. And did we mention that our studios are dog friendly?

Being a part of our team will have you working on exciting, prominent industry projects and collaborating with influential, creative professionals from around the world. We’ll help you grow your career through regular social events and ongoing development opportunities, such as leadership training, workshops, and classes led by experienced industry guest instructors.

If you're driven by the excitement of tackling creative challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of diverse entertainment, we invite you to join us – let’s create together!

JOIN US
Ready to apply and join our cast of characters? Fill out the form below with your current resume, samples of your work (e.g. a link to your website or reel – don’t be afraid to show off a little!), and tell us why YOU are the best person for this role! 

GOOD TO KNOW
Remote work may be considered for this position. Bardel's Hybrid & Remote Work Policy will be presented and open to discussion during the interview process.

      
Bardel Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to fostering an inclusive environment – where the strength in the diversity of backgrounds, lived experiences, and identities are not only valued, but essential to our creative process. We hire personnel without discrimination based on race, ancestry, place of origin, citizenship, ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, language, marital status, age, physical and/or mental handicap or financial ability. 

Candidates applying must be based in and legally eligible for work in Canada.