Assistant Editor, Feature Animation

The Assistant Editor is responsible for technical and organizational editorial work from pre-production through post production. Assistant Editor is responsible for maintaining an efficient editorial pipeline and assisting editors. This position is covered by The Animation Guild.

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain Avid project and keep files organized.
• Manage and process storyboards using Flix. Also import layout, animation, and lighting shots.
• Import, log and prep dialogue recordings for editors: scratch dialogue, production recording sessions and ADR.
• Ingesting assets from sound dept, music dept, etc, and keeping them organized
• Output movie files for various uses including turnovers for sound department, digital intermediate, and music departments.
• Organizing sound effects and music.
• Assist the editors with Avid builds in preparation for screenings and QC of outputs.
• Responsible for publishing to production including managing EDLs and change notes.
• Provide information to production that is timely and accurate.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience in animation editorial.
• High degree of proficiency in Avid Media Composer.
• Excellent organization skills with great attention to detail.
• Understanding of feature animation pipeline and workflows.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while working under tight schedules.
• Strong teammate with good interpersonal and interpersonal skills.
• After Effects, Photoshop, ProTools experience a plus.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $2,400/week to $2,800/week. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors.

To apply, please include a resume and a link to your portfolio. Please make sure to include any passwords to your work in your cover letter and/or in your resume.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SUMMARY:  

Story Artists work with a team of the Directors, Producers, and Head of Story to create a visual representation of the animation’s narrative.  These artists translate the script into pictures by producing a series of panels of drawings that plan out the film’s story, action, humor, continuity and pacing. 

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working from a script or descriptions, develop storyboards (thumbnail/rough storyboard panels)  that depict the action, camera placement and acting of sequences.
• Draw everything from quick sketches to finished detailed storyboard panels.
• Pitch storyboards to the director, head of story, crew, and executives.
• Discover and create innovative ideas with performance, action, and humor.
• Draw storyboards for assigned sequences and revise, edit, and modify sketches as many times as needed.
• Ensure that the vision and style of the show is consistently adhered to through execution of action, staging, dialogue and camera.
• Address story and structure problems. We especially value artists that can improve entertainment value!.
• Supervision of the story team, including conducting interviews, making hiring recommendations, and providing feedback to Artists throughout the production.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Robust draftsmanship with a sense of design, appeal and composition.
• Ability to work on a range of projects (action, comedy and drama sequences) and in a variety of styles from comic to realistic and highly stylized.
• Great writing skills.
• Strong character acting sensibilities; able to convey personality, emotion, and movement.
• Strong staging, composition and cinematography skills.
• Capable of drawing characters and environments on model within show style.
• Ability to write clear and specific directions on storyboards to communicate with the team.
• Can manage time efficiently and work independently. 
• Work creatively in a fast paced production environment.
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.
• Self motivated, good interpersonal skills, and an excellent teammate with a phenomenal outlook.
• Knowledge of software and hardware including Cintiq, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Photoshop.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $51.65/hour to $77/hour. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors.

To apply, please submit a resume and a link to your work.  Please make sure to include any passwords needed to review your work in your resume or cover letter.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

SUMMARY

At Sony Pictures Animation, we bring bold stories and unforgettable characters to life. Behind every production is a team ensuring those stories can be told seamlessly and responsibly.

The Script Clearance Department, part of the Intellectual Property group within the SPE Legal Department, plays a critical role in that process—identifying and resolving legal clearance issues for film and television productions in accordance with the company’s Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance requirements.

The Clearance Coordinator is a key partner to the Animation Clearance Specialist, supporting script clearance across all stages of production—from pre-production through final delivery. This role blends project coordination, document management, and production-facing collaboration, and is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment and enjoys bringing structure and precision to complex workflows.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain organized project documentation for assigned productions, including scripts, revisions, schedules, and related materials
• Maintain and manage clearance tracking in ShotGrid, including logging requests, uploading reference materials, updating item statuses, and generating reports for productions and internal stakeholders
• Review incoming clearance requests via ShotGrid and email, helping determine next steps and priorities in partnership with the Specialist
• Assist in preparing script clearance reports, memos, and supporting documentation, including updates tied to script revisions
• Draft permission request letters and legal release documents for review and execution
• Track, monitor, and follow up on clearance requests to ensure timely resolution across multiple active productions
• Submit clearance requests to the Research Department and gather supporting materials as needed
• Review executed releases and permission agreements, flag revisions, and maintain accurate legal and project records
• Partner with internal teams, including Accounting, to support billing, invoices, and payment processing (e.g., licensing and research fees)
• Support the distribution of advertising and promotional restriction memos
• Review animatics and related materials (e.g., behind-the-scenes content, publicity, merchandising) on an as-needed basis
• Perform general administrative duties, including scheduling meetings, coordinating calendars, handling correspondence, routing materials, and maintaining department files
• Participate in team meetings and ongoing learning opportunities to stay current on script clearance and entertainment law developments

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1–2 years of experience in an administrative, production, legal, or business affairs environment preferred
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft and review professional documents with clarity and precision
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and follow-through in a high-volume workflow
• Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with tracking systems (e.g., ShotGrid) a plus
• Interest in animation, storytelling, and the filmmaking process

The anticipated base salary for this position is $25.00/hour – $31.00/hour. This role may also qualify for incentives and/or comprehensive benefits. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, education, skills, and location.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

 SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

SUMMARY:  

Artists in this role will work closely with a hardworking team of directors, art directors, producers, and visual development artists to visually explore and design all aspects of feature animated film projects. These may include: sets, locations, props, characters, visual effects, color and overall style.  

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with Directors to translate the vision for the film from concept to finished presentation.  This is done through the use of drawings and paintings (including rough sketches, cleaned up renderings, tonals, sculpture and digital imagery).
• Create character and environment concepts, color scripts, color keys, lighting studies, mood paintings and production illustrations.
• Assist Art Director and Production Designer to bring the script to life.
• Implement feedback promptly and professionally.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must exhibit proficiency in drawing (including human and animal anatomy), design, perspective, composition, painting, lighting and color theory as it pertains to feature film design. 
• Must be comfortable working in a variety of styles - from "cartoony" to highly realistic.  
• Areas of expertise to include one or more of the following: set/location/props design; character/costume design; special effects design; and/or color styling.  
• A solid understanding of 2D to 3D translations and hands-on use of 2D or 3D tools in your design process is helpful. 
• Able to solve problems creatively.
• Manage time efficiently. 
• The ability to work creatively in a fast paced production environment under pressure.
• Self motivated, good communication skills, and an excellent teammate with a phenomenal outlook. 
• Working knowledge of software and hardware including Photoshop and Cintiq.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $51.61/hour to $81.75/hour. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors. 

To apply, please submit a resume and a link to your portfolio. Please make sure to include any passwords needed to review your work in your resume or cover letter.

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

This position is covered by The Animation Guild.

The Character Designer is in charge of exploring all options when crafting the look, feel, personality, and appeal of a character. Working with the Director, Art Director, and other creative leads, you will explore multiple looks for each character to bring them to life. This is a union covered position.

Sony Pictures Animation is a pre-production animation studio based in Los Angeles, California, creating both feature animation and animated series with artists from around the world. We pride ourselves on empowering filmmakers to lead the creative process, and allowing the hand of the artist to be truly felt, with the goal of producing bold and innovative visual storytelling.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the creative lead throughout the pitch, design and production process to visually explore and discover the characters' look, feel, and personality.
• Create multiple iterations of each character (including character poses, expressions and turnarounds) in rough pass form and approved final designs.
• Propose design approaches that consider downstream departments (modeling and texturing).
• Able to work independently and within a team environment.
• Work closely with the Art Director to resolve design issues.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience on an animated feature film, tv series, or game preferred.
• Ability to articulate creative ideas.
• Excellent draftsmanship.
• Skilled in character pose, facial expressions and character turnarounds.
• Outstanding research skills and an understanding of costume design.
• Knowledge of anatomy and volumetric drawing.
• We value inventiveness! Each Sony Pictures Animation project has its own distinctive and outstanding visual language so it is helpful to have stylistic versatility.
• Photoshop knowledge required.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $59.16/hour to $72/hour. This role qualifies for benefits pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of factors.

To apply, please include a resume and a link to your portfolio. Please make sure to include any passwords to your work in your cover letter and/or in your resume. 

Sony Pictures Animation is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.