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Company: Collings Media

Project: Penny the Princess (Children's Animated Series)

Location: Remote

Type: Contract / Full-Time

Join the future of animation

Collings Media is looking for an experienced Animator / Illustrator to join our production team and help pioneer the next generation of animated storytelling.

We believe the future of animation lies in combining the creativity of talented artists with the efficiency of cutting-edge AI tools. Our production pipeline blends traditional animation principles, digital illustration, and AI-assisted workflows to create high-quality animated content faster and more efficiently than conventional studios.

If you are an artist who embraces innovation and wants to help shape the future of animation production, we'd love to meet you.

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As part of our animation team, you will:

• Create production-ready character artwork, poses, expressions, and visual assets.
• Design and paint backgrounds that align with the show's visual style.
• Develop artwork for character rigging and animation systems.
• Work alongside animators, illustrators, and AI specialists within a hybrid production pipeline.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools to accelerate asset creation while maintaining artistic quality and consistency.
• Review, refine, and correct AI-generated outputs to ensure professional standards.
• Help establish efficient workflows that combine human creativity with AI-powered production techniques.
• Contribute to visual development, style consistency, and production scalability.

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Required

• Professional experience in an animation studio, game studio, production company, or equivalent creative environment.
• Strong foundation in drawing, illustration, design, and visual storytelling.
• Experience creating animation-ready assets.
• Proficiency in digital illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Illustrator,Clip Studio Paint, Illustrator, Toon Boom Harmony, TVPaint, or similar software.
• Strong understanding of character design, posing, composition, color, and perspective.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a production team.
• Openness to learning and adapting to AI-enhanced creative workflows.

Preferred

• Experience with AI image generation and creative AI tools.
• Familiarity with Stable Diffusion, Flux, ComfyUI, LoRA training, ControlNet, IPAdapter, or related technologies.
• Experience maintaining character consistency across large volumes of generated content.
• Experience in compositing.
• Understanding of AI-assisted animation workflows.
• Experience with children's media or animated television production.

We're looking for artists who understand that AI is not a replacement for creativity—it is a tool that amplifies it.

The ideal candidate combines strong artistic fundamentals with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to explore new production methods. You should be comfortable evaluating, correcting, and enhancing AI-generated outputs while applying professional artistic judgment to every frame.

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• Work on a groundbreaking AI-powered animation pipeline.
• Help define the future of scalable animation production.
• Collaborate with artists, animators, and AI specialists.
• Be part of an innovative studio embracing emerging technologies.
• Contribute to a growing children's entertainment brand with global potential.

Please submit:

• Resume/CV
• Portfolio and/or Demo Reel
• Relevant production experience
• Software and AI tools proficiency
• Availability
• Desired rate or salary expectations

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate both artistic excellence and an enthusiasm for AI-assisted animation production.