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Framestore brings together world-class producers, artists, and technologists to craft visually striking work across advertising, episodic, and immersive productions. Our teams blend creative ingenuity with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-end visual effects, immersive storytelling, and premium content for global clients, brands, and broadcasters.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
About The Role
This is an existing role within our team and we are potentially looking for multiple artists across mid and senior levels from May 2025.
The layout artist is responsible for CG camera animation using cinematography principles, shot composition and character blocking to pre-visualise shots before the beginning of animation and allowing upstream CG departments to use as the foundation for shot construction.
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What You’ll Do
- Camera/assets staging/blocking
- Overseeing Previs and Postvis ingestion
- Setup and maintenance of Conforms
- Shot content maintenance for animation
- Strong Maya knowledge with excellent problem solving skills and a solid understanding of the visual effects pipeline. Houdini knowledge also an advantage.
- Good attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues in order to maintain continuity within the sequence with strong demonstrable experience in sequence and shot composition.
- Good working knowledge of cinematography in a virtual environment.
- Previous experience of scene layout to match previs or storyboard reference.
- Excellent understanding of practical cameras and camera techniques.
- Previous experience in camera tracking and animation blocking is advantageous - tracking and MatchMove experience in 3DEqualizer is beneficial.
- Excellent technical problem solving skills - Basic mel and python scripting is ideal but not required.
- Ability to work under pressure on potentially short turn around times.
- Ability to take direction and feedback well from a supervisor.
- Organisation skills and able to create tidy scenes for use in the rest of the pipeline.
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Accessibility Statement
Our London studio is fully accessible, with step-free entry, accessible toilets on all floors, and quiet spaces available. We are committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace for everyone.
Application Process & Deadline
To apply, please complete the linked application form or email your resume and portfolio to recruiters@framestore.com with the subject line: Layout Artist- London
We review all applications manually and do not use artificial intelligence to screen candidates. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let us know—we are happy to accommodate your needs.
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