We have the amazing opportunity for Animators to join our award winning team in 2023.

Grab this exciting opportunity to be part of Wētā FX's world class Animation team! Our Animation Department consists of over 100 super talented artists who are working on a variety of exciting film and episodic projects. If you have strong creature or character animation skills, we would love to hear from you!

Needs to have:

• Three years animation experience in Visual Effects Animation on feature films.
• Real world experience or animation course training required.
• Can deliver Animation solutions for shot specific problems relating to Body animation, Facial animation, Camera animation, Previs animation and working with Mocap.
• Demonstrates an understanding of mechanics, timing, physics, composition , cameras and staging.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Maya experience.

Nice to have:

• Previs experience
• A solid foundation in realistic facial animation
• Experience working with motion capture in animation production

We’re looking for artists who can provide the highest level of polish, as required by a photo-realistic medium. You’ll be a confident and clear communicator, have excellent interpersonal and time-keeping skills and be able to troubleshoot and solve problems as they arise.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we’re striving to build a workplace experience that’s second to none. Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.