Junior animator

Level

Higher

Length

1.5 yr

typical

Sector

Creative and design

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Create animated assets and content, by producing the motions, gestures, expressions and performance of two or three dimensional characters and inanimate objects.

What you'd do

Animate character performances following approved storyboards or briefs

Block out and refine key poses before adding in-betweens

Work within a production pipeline meeting scene handover deadlines

Review your own work against reference footage and director notes

Collaborate with modellers, riggers, and compositors on shared assets

Attend dailies or review sessions to present work in progress

Archive and organise files correctly within the studio system

What you'd learn

Principles of animation including timing, weight, and squash-and-stretch

2D and 3D animation software used across the UK industry

Character rigging and how rigs control movement

Shot composition and how animation serves storytelling

Pipeline workflows and how animation fits into wider production

File management and version control in a production environment

How to receive and apply creative feedback professionally

Ready to look for a place?

See live Junior animator apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

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