The Story Apprentice closely partners with the Head of Story and Lead Story Artist(s) on the production to explore options when working on storyboard cleanup and revisions, thumbnails, rough drawings, and completed panels on a feature in production.

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:

• Concept, design, and or develop locations, sets, layouts, moments, and props for the project based on the directors' vision
• Explore, conceptualize, and design a variety of stylizations, looks, and visual directions
• Ideate and discover artistic expressions to enhance concepts and designs
• Fully engage in all training activities and classes
• Collaborate with and address notes from a Mentor/Supervising Artist in completion of all assignments
• Proactively engage and collaborate with the Art Department
• Attend and contribute to all Art Department Meetings

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Outstanding research skills and an understanding of storyboarding for animation
• Candidates with less than one year of animation industry experience. 
• Drawings or storyboards that demonstrate a strong understanding of draftsmanship, perspective, composition, filmmaking techniques, and storytelling skillsets
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Time-management ability to meet real deadlines
• Exposure to the art of animation through an independent or collaborative film project(s) helpful
• Positive attitude with the ability to be flexible!
• Photoshop and/or Toon Boom Storyboard Pro knowledge