Arts, culture and sport
Animated cartoon colourist
$63,131.12 to $85,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
Pay is about the local median for this work ($36.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- 1 to 2 years' experience
- No diploma needed
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 40 hours a week
- Shifts: days
- Full time, Term or contract
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- A university degree in visual arts with specialization in graphic design, commercial art, graphic communications or cartooning or completion of a college diploma program in graphic arts is required.
- Creative ability and artistic talent, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, are required for graphic designers and illustrators.
- Experience or training in multimedia design at a post-secondary, college or technical institution may be required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Graphic designers (NOC 52120). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Consult with clients to establish the overall look, graphic elements and content of communications materials in order to meet their needs
- Determine the medium best suited to produce the desired visual effect and the most appropriate vehicle for communication
- Develop the graphic elements that meet the clients' objectives
- Prepare sketches, layouts and graphic elements of the subjects to be rendered using traditional tools, multimedia software and image processing, layout and design software
- Estimate cost of materials and time to complete graphic design
- Use existing photo and illustration banks and typography guides or hire an illustrator or photographer to produce images that meet clients' communications needs
About the employer
- Industry: Professional, scientific and technical services
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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From Job Bank.