Written by Rosie
As a graduate, I’m sure you have heard all about how COVID-19 is affecting the job market and heard how it might be a little harder to find a graduate job. Don’t panic! There are still companies looking for graduates in your field and are hiring right now. Yes, the application and job role might look a little different than it used to being all online or remote working but don’t let this stop you for applying to some amazing opportunities. Below are some opportunities for animation graduates to take a look at.
Job Opportunities:
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Motion Designer at MySort (Manchester) 
Full time role starting at £24,000
Responsible for;
- Creating best in class, engaging animated/ motion design assets for a range of different media.
- Assist in designing and creating storyboards
- Prepare design plan, concept and layout for motion graphic project
- Assist in selecting audio, video, colours, animation, etc for graphic design
- Take graphic elements, add effects and create a moving motion graphics piece
Animation Programmer at Sports Interactive (London) 
Full time role with competitive salary
Responsible for;
- Develop, extend, improve and maintain our animation engine, pipeline and tools.
- Work closely and iterate with our match engine, animation, graphics and tools teams across the studio to continuously improve the look and feel of our match engine.
- Help to research and implement new animation and simulation technologies as needed both independently and as part of multiple teams.
Animation Engineer at Playground Games (Royal Leamington Spa) 
Full time role with competitive salary
Responsible for;
- You will combine your detailed knowledge of animation technology, techniques and performance considerations on console platforms with first rate C++ and software architecture to become a key member of a new engineering team.
- Working as part of this team, you will be responsible for the implementation of animation systems and pipelines which empower animators to create world leading visuals for a cutting edge AAA title.
3D Character Animator for Children Animation Series at Jellyfish Pictures
Temporary summer role with competitive salary.
We are looking to recruit 3D Character Animators, with at least one year experience on a series or feature, to join our Team on the second season of a high end children animation series. Note that this is a temporary role running from end of June to end of August 2020.
Animator for a Warwickshire gaming Developer (through Talk Recruitment)
Full time role with competitive salary and benefits
Responsibilities include;
- Create 3D character animation
- Work closely with the project leads to match styles
- Liaise with other teams in particular Artists and Game Designers.
- Work within specifications of the project and technology.
- Work quickly through animation lists while keeping quality levels to a high standard
These are just a few examples of the animation roles out there at the minute, but there are plenty of others too. Make sure to get your LinkedIn page looking really good with some examples or a portfolio of your work so employers can start finding you as well. Contact the Career Studio if you would like some support creating your LinkedIn page or getting your CV perfect. We know that it’s tough out there for graduates at the moment, but please don’t be disheartened. There are still opportunities out there and we are here to help you with whatever you need to reach your career goals.
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