Ottawa, Ontario – Mercury Filmworks is one of Canada’s most prolific independent studios and is internationally recognized as a leader in the animation industry for its benchmarks in quality, reliability, and innovation. Mercury has helped bring to life many of the most memorable, modern animated television and film properties. This position is an excellent opportunity to live and play in Canada’s beautiful national capital area while building a career at one of the most respected animation studios in the industry. We are looking for great people that value quality, innovation and a company with an uncompromising vision for the future of its artists and employees.
Mercury Filmworks is looking for an experienced FX Designer to work for our Ottawa studio. (more…)
Ottawa, Canada – Mercury Filmworks is currently seeking experienced Character Riggers to join our team in Ottawa. This position is an excellent opportunity to work on memorable and creatively satisfying shows with over 250 of Canada’s most passionate designers, painters and directors. Help us bring to life shows like the Emmy and Annie Award winning series Hilda, a new Netflix original series created and directed by Craig McCracken, plus many other exciting, yet to be announced projects from both Netflix and Disney! Give your career the creative spark it’s been needing and let’s create incredible things together.
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Ottawa, Canada – Mercury Filmworks is currently seeking experienced compositors to join our team in Ottawa. This position is an excellent opportunity to work on memorable and creatively satisfying shows with over 250 of Canada’s most passionate designers, animators and directors. Help us bring to life shows like the Emmy and Annie Award winning series Hilda, a new Netflix original series created and directed by Craig McCracken, plus many other exciting, yet to be announced projects from both Netflix and Disney! Give your career the creative spark it’s been needing and let’s create incredible things together. (more…)
Ottawa, Canada – Headquartered in Ottawa, Mercury Filmworks® is one of Canada’s most prolific independent studios and is recognized internationally as a leader in the animation industry for its benchmarks in quality, reliability, and innovation. Its production teams have helped bring to life many of the most memorable and modern animated television properties.
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Ottawa, Canada – Mercury Filmworks is currently seeking an experienced Senior Location Designer to join our team in Ottawa. This position is an excellent opportunity to live in Canada’s beautiful capital city while working on memorable and creatively satisfying shows with over 250 of Canada’s most passionate designers, painters and directors. Give your career the creative spark it’s been needing and let’s create incredible things together. (more…)
Ottawa, Canada – We are currently seeking a hardworking and organized Production Accountant to join the Mercury Filmworks finance team. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the successful candidate will work collaboratively within a modestly sized finance and accounting team and will be responsible for Production Cost and Payroll related duties as it pertains to Productions. This is an excellent opportunity to learn film and television accounting.
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Ottawa, Canada – Mercury Filmworks is looking for an experienced in-studio 2D animation production manager to work in our Ottawa studio. This position is an excellent opportunity to live and play in Canada’s beautiful national capital area while building a career at one of the most respected animation studios in the industry. We are looking for great people that value quality, innovation and a company with an uncompromising vision for the future of its artists and employees.
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Tips on Applying:
Always send us samples that represent your best work and speak to your true artistic abilities. These samples will be viewed by various artistic leaders within our company.
You should include the following (if applicable):
- Resume: Ensure your resume outlines your education/training, software skills and work experience.
- Demo Reel: Demo reels should be no longer than 3 minutes. We prefer to receive a link (URL) to your website or blog as, regretfully, hard copies will not be returned.
- Demo Reel Requirements:
- Multiple walk cycles (animal and person)
- Weight distribution (ex: lifting a box)
- Strong posing
- Strong examples of animation fundamentals
- Style: snappy and traditional (ex: Kick Buttowski = snappy & Jake and the Never Land Pirates = traditional)
- Artistic Portfolio: If you have life drawings, background art, models or other artwork you would like to present, we encourage you to do so.
We prefer digital submissions to hardcopy. If you must include attachments, please ensure the email size does not exceed 20MB.
Mercury Filmworks welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.