Company Description
Chakrra is a Production house founded to create entertainment content for young viewers. We are putting together a talented team for our upcoming project!
Role Description
This is a remote contract position for a Storyboard and animatics Artist. We are seeking a highly creative, cinematic, and detail-oriented Storyboard & Animatics Artist to join our production team. This role is critical in transforming scripts, treatments, concepts, and director notes into compelling visual sequences that define pacing, emotion, staging, and screen language.
The ideal candidate understands how to tell a story visually through camera choices, composition, character acting, transitions, and timing. You should be able to turn written material into clear, dynamic boards and animatics that guide production efficiently.
For this role, you will need to:
Be able to think like both an artist and filmmaker.
Understand that every shot must serve story, emotion, and rhythm.
Move fast, solve problems visually, and elevate scenes beyond what is written on the page.
These core skills will make you a star candidate:
Strong craftsmanship and visual storytelling ability.
Excellent understanding of cinematic language, including:
Framing
Composition
Staging
Perspective
Camera positions and movement
Shot continuity
Screen direction
Visual pacing
Ability to communicate acting, emotion, gags, action, and pacing through drawings.
Strong sense of timing for animatics.
Ability to simplify ideas into clear visuals quickly.
Comfortable receiving feedback and executing revisions professionally.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Organized, dependable, and deadline-driven.
Software Proficiency
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro (preferred)
Adobe Creative Suite
These skills will bump you up to superstar:
4–5+ years of experience in animation, film, and advertising.
Experience working directly with directors or showrunners.
Familiarity with 2D and/or 3D animation pipelines.
Understanding of layout, previs, and shot planning.
Ability to adapt to multiple visual styles, tones, and genres.
Experience boarding dialogue-heavy scenes, action sequences, comedy, or emotionally driven scenes.
Experience in remote pipeline collaboration.
good problem-solving skills.
good communication skills.
good team-working skills.
have a “can do” attitude that is solution-oriented and willing to put in the extra effort required to get project work done on time and completed at the highest level of quality.
humble enough to be able to take directions and be willing to address constructive feedback.
able to work with a minimum of supervision.
be able to deliver on schedule, working calmly and efficiently under pressure.
show respect for the procedures and requirements of a particular studio, production or pipeline.
demonstrate proficiency in technical troubleshooting and meeting aggressive performance targets.
ensure the 2D concepts are consistent with the defined visual style for the project.
work closely with the Animation director to fine tune and request additional details of the storyboard and animatics work.
Employment type: Contract
Approximate Length of Contract: 2 months
Apply by sending your resume and previous similar/relevant work samples to chakrra3@gmail.com
Please note: We will not be able to consider your application for the position if either resume or previous work sample is not provided.