Nuke Compositor
We are currently on the lookout for a Nuke Compositor to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Experience in a production pipeline
- Experience as a Compositor using Nuke
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and Premiere
Bonus points for:
- Experience working on animation series production.
- Experience with Deadline render farm software.
- Experience with additional Maya FX plugins such as Yeti.
- Good troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve issues with rendering shots.
- Experience with RedGiant fx plugins and other industry standard plugins in Adobe AfterEffects.
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
We will be offering both long term and short term contracts.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Nuke Compositor: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Production Coordinator
Reporting directly to Production Managers, the Production Coordinator will join a contemporary and forward-thinking team at the front-line of the business, communicating and coordinating clients’ needs. Customer service and communication, both internally and externally is of the highest importance.
This role is perfectly suited to someone motivated and meticulous, who is keen to further their skills in production administration and work in a fast paced studio environment. The Production Coordinator will work closely with the production team to assist the planning, management and productions of new and ongoing projects. You will be required to maintain studio and project documents, making sure they stay up to date with the latest information as well as general admin duties. Experience with Microsoft Office including Excel an advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Tracking assets and shots
- Updating and maintaining information for crew and management on project trackers.
- Assist in communicating task assignments, targets, and artist priorities per the overall project delivery schedules set.
- Check-in regularly with artists regarding workload, targets, and deliveries
- Build and maintain the day-to-day artist-based schedule, communicating progress, schedule changes, and variances as required.
- Organise dailies, rounds and project meetings, taking accurate minutes and distributing to relevant crew.
- Organise and setup media for review sessions.
- Liaise with all departments to facilitate the efficient communication and transfer of elements between departments
- Arranging conference calls, meetings, taking and following up on minutes.
- Ensure effective communication and continual team updates.
- Coordinate and monitor multiple tasks effectively.
- Work closely with Production Managers
This position is key to the smooth running of the studio and we can guarantee every day will be different. We require someone who is able to work in-house in our North Lakes studio.
Talent Acquisition Officer
We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Officer to work in harmony with our Production team to lead our search for new talent. You will be working with talented artists around the globe and assisting our HR team to lay a foundation that empowers our teams to deliver top notch animation and feel supported within the workplace.
If you are curious about what we do please take a look through our high quality catalogue of fun, stylised kids entertainment for major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum.
Pixel Zoo offers a great work life balance, ensuring that we work with you to give you opportunities to upskill and have time to do the things you love. If you’re looking for a fresh creative environment to apply your skills, this is the perfect position for you!
Essential Skills:
- Prior experience in a recruitment or human resources role
- Experience managing multiple client relationships and project requirements
- Ability to proactively network and establish relationships with potential new talent locally and globally
- Love working in a fast paced, always changing environment
- Strong communication, organisation and negotiation skills
- A resilient mindset
- Ability to continually seek new sourcing options, and develop creative approaches to sourcing and delivering candidates
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently within a team environment
Favourable Skills:
- Experience within an animation/VFX pipeline
- Experience managing a team within a production
We require someone who is able to work in-house at our studio in North Lakes, Queensland, located a short drive north of Brisbane.
Interested applicants are encouraged to get in touch with us over at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. Please include a short cover letter and your CV and label with the subject “JOB: Recruitment: [Your Name]”
Australian residents only.
Unreal Engine Programmer
We are currently on the lookout for Unreal Programmers to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Must haves:
- C++ or Python (Preferably both)
- Can demonstrate an understanding of unreal fundamentals
- Knows how to use blueprints
Favourable skills
- Rigging (Specifically for game engines)
- Knows HLSL
If you believe you are a good fit for us please reach out!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Unreal Programming: [Your Name]” and include your CV and showreel and/or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Asset Artist
We are currently on the lookout for an Asset Artist to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Experience with Maya.
- Experience in Zbrush, Adobe Creative Suite and Substance Painter.
- Experience texturing and shading for PBR based render workflow.
- Familiarity shading, lighting and rendering in Redshift or a similar engine such as VRay or Arnold.
- Possess the ability to quickly learn and adapt to production pipelines.
- Ability to set up shaders for assets including props and environment work.
- Ability to take 2D concept designs and adapt it into the 3D world.
- Experience in laying out UVs effectively accounting for texel density and UDIM workflow.
- Ability to work well under pressure and within tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Talented and self-motivated with a willingness to learn.
- Keen eye for detail.
Favourable Skills:
- Understanding of edge flow for animation.
- Experience with Unreal 4.
- Knowledge of Yeti or Xgen
- Ability to set up shaders for characters
- Experience working in a studio environment, particularly for series or film work.
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
We will be offering both long term and short term contracts.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Asset Artist: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Helpdesk Support Officer / Jr Systems Administrator
We are looking for a Helpdesk Support Officer / Jr Systems Administrator to support our talented Pipeline Developers and Systems Administrators. You will be working with talented artists in house and around the globe, providing support that empowers our teams to deliver top notch animation.
If you are curious about what we do please take a look through our high quality catalogue of fun, stylised kids entertainment for major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum.
Pixel Zoo offers a great work life balance, ensuring that we work with you to give you opportunities to upskill and have time to do the things you love. If you’re looking for a fresh creative environment to apply your technical skills, this is the perfect position for you!
Your responsibilities would include:
- Performing initial analysis, prioritisation and resolution of helpdesk requests, escalating support as needed
- Providing a warm and friendly first point of call experience for managers and team members requiring technical support
- Document and track problems using our ticketing system
- Working with the technical team to deliver solutions to complex problems
- Performing basic troubleshooting and maintenance on workstations and printers
- Actively participating in the development and improvement of various processes and procedures
- Writing supporting documentation in a clear and concise manner
- Keeping up to date with various emerging technologies
- Assisting the technical team with the installation and setup of new equipment as required
- Inventory management, including the procurement of licences when required
- Using free time to upskill and shadow existing technical team members
- Render wrangling – managing render farm priorities and working with teams to ensure that issues are followed through
- Handle employee onboarding and initial setup
Favourable skills:
- Professional communication
- IT/VFX/Animation Qualifications or experience
- Experience diagnosing and providing technical support
- Powershell and Bash scripting experience
- Windows or Linux server experience
- Basic knowledge of Python and/or JavaScript
- Basic knowledge of Git
This role will be overseen by our technical team who will be there to train and help you grow your potential! We hope that you will gain valuable experience in this role that will help you transition into new roles here in our studio! Certifications are available should you choose to pursue them.
We require someone who is able to work in-house at our studio in North Lakes, Queensland, located a short drive north of Brisbane.
Interested applicants are encouraged to get in touch with us over at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. Please include a short cover letter and your CV and label with the subject “JOB: Helpdesk: [Your Name]”
Australian residents only.
Unreal Engine Lighter
We are currently on the lookout for Unreal Lighters to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Must haves:
- Experience with character/environment lighting
- Experience with texturing / setting up shaders in unreal
Favourable skills
- Knows how to use niagara
- Knowledge of Maya, Photoshop
If you believe you are a good fit for us please reach out!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Unreal Lighting: [Your Name]” and include your CV and showreel and/or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Lead 3D Asset Artist
We are currently on the lookout for a Lead 3D Asset Artist to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential Skills:
- 5+ years experience as a 3D Asset Artist working with environments and characters
- Extensive production experience using Maya
- Ability to lead a team, with good leadership skills and to delegate and prioritise work accordingly
- Strong communication skills and the ability to liaise with other department leads
- Experience in Zbrush, Adobe Creative Suite and Substance Painter
- Experience shading, lighting and rendering in Redshift
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to production pipelines
- Ability to set up shaders for assets including props and environment work
- Ability to take 2D concept designs and adapt into the 3D world
- Experience in laying out UVs effectively accounting for texel density and UDIM workflow.
- Must be creative, detail oriented and able to handle multiple projects
- Willingness to observe, absorb and modify work based on feedback
- Knowledge of edge flow for animation
Favourable Skills:
- Previous experience as an Asset Lead
- Experience with Unreal 4
- Knowledge of Yeti or XGen
- Ability to set up shaders for characters
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Lead Asset Artist: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Lead Lighting & Comp Artist
We are currently on the lookout for a Lead Lighting & Composition Artist to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Ability to lead a team, with good leadership skills and to delegate and prioritise work accordingly
- Strong communication skills and the ability to liaise with other department leads
- 5+ Years experience in a production pipeline
- Extensive experience lighting and rendering shots within Maya using render engines such as Redshift, Arnold or VRay (Redshift preferred)
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and Premiere
- Experience working on animation series production.
- Good troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve issues with rendering shots.
Bonus points for:
- Experience with Deadline render farm software.
- Experience with additional Maya FX plugins such as Yeti.
- Experience with RedGiant fx plugins and other industry standard plugins in Adobe AfterEffects.
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Lead Light & Comp: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Lead Animator
We are currently on the lookout for a Lead Animator to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- 5+ years experience in production
- Exceptional skill as a character animator
- Great creative sensibilities
- Ability to take direction and a willingness to address comments and make changes
- Ability to communicate with colleagues and work as part of a team
- Knowledge of Maya required
- Must be a team player
Favourable Skills:
- Several titles as a Lead Animator
- Technical understanding of Maya
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you, let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Lead Animator: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Lighting & Comp Artist
We are currently on the lookout for lighting and compositing artists to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Experience in a production pipeline
- Experience lighting and rendering shots within Maya using render engines such as Redshift, Arnold or VRay (Redshift preferred)
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and Premiere
Bonus points for:
- Experience working on animation series production.
- Experience with Deadline render farm software.
- Experience with additional Maya FX plugins such as Yeti.
- Good troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve issues with rendering shots.
- Experience with RedGiant fx plugins and other industry standard plugins in Adobe AfterEffects.
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
We will be offering both long term and short term contracts.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Light & Comp: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Animation Director
We are currently on the lookout for an Animation Director to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Experience directing animated content in a team environment.
- Experience in Adobe After Effects and Premiere
Favourable skills:
- Experience as a Maya animator or generalist
- Visual concepting skills
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Director: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Animator
We are currently on the lookout for a 3D Animator to join the team!
Come join us at Queensland’s largest full service animation studio! If working in a creative and supportive team environment with major brands such as Rainbow High, LOL! Surprise, Lego Duplo, Baby Alive, Thomas the Tank Engine and Little Baby Bum peaks your interest – let us know!
Essential skills:
- Demonstrated ability as a character animator in Maya
- Experience is preferred (but if your reel can demonstrate that you know what you’re doing, not essential)
- Ability to positively receive and implement constructive feedback to improve your skills and work
Favourable skills:
- Experience working in layout/previs
- Any additional experience as a Maya generalist or rigger.
We love to have the team together at our Northlakes office but that is not a necessity! We also have remote options for this position.
We will be offering both long term and short term contracts.
If you believe you are a good fit for us and we are a good fit for you let us know!
Interested applicants are encouraged to email us at jobs@pixelzoo.com.au. When reaching out please label your email subject as “JOB: Animator: [Your Name]”, include your CV and any other relevant info such as a showreel or portfolio.
If you have any questions about the position or Pixel Zoo, please let us know.
We hope to hear from you soon!
