Rodeo FX is looking for a Senior Animation Artist to join its 3D team in Bengaluru. In this role, you will create high-quality animation for characters, creatures, and animated objects, with a strong focus on believable movement, timing, weight, acting, and performance.

You will work closely with Animation Leads, Supervisors, Production, and other departments to turn creative direction and reference material into polished shots. The role requires strong Maya skills, animation fundamentals, problem-solving ability, and an eye for realistic or stylized performances.

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Job Type: Contract
• Department: Rodeo FX – 3D
• Work Arrangement: On-site, 5 days per week

Rodeo FX is an award-winning creative company working across visual effects, animation, advertising, and experiential content.

The company collaborates with major entertainment and streaming companies, including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony.

In 2026, Rodeo FX opened its newest studio in Bengaluru, expanding its global network across Canada, the United States, Europe, and India.

The new 40,000-square-foot studio at International Tech Park Bengaluru is designed to accommodate up to 400 artists and supports both Rodeo FX and Mikros Animation.

The Bengaluru team is fully connected to Rodeo FX’s global production pipeline, working with artists, supervisors, and production teams across international studios.

As a Senior Animation Artist, you will take ownership of animation shots from initial blocking through final polish.

Your work will help establish believable movement, emotion, personality, rhythm, and physicality within a shot. Depending on the project, you may animate realistic creatures, human characters, stylized performances, or mechanical and other animated objects.

You will receive direction from Leads and Supervisors while also bringing your own creative thinking and animation expertise to the work.

Great animation is more than making a character move. Every pose, transition, pause, and change in timing contributes to the story.

In this role, you will focus on:

🎬 Create High-Quality Animation

• Animate characters, creatures, and objects according to project requirements.
• Deliver polished animation that meets the creative direction.
• Apply strong animation principles to every shot.
• Build believable poses, transitions, and performances.
• Create realistic or stylized movement depending on the project’s needs.
• Refine animation from blocking through final polish.
• Maintain consistency between connected shots and sequences.

🧍 Body Mechanics & Performance

• Create convincing body mechanics and physical movement.
• Use timing and weight to make performances believable.
• Animate natural movement such as walking, running, jumping, lifting, falling, and interacting with environments.
• Develop expressive character performances.
• Use facial animation and body language where required.
• Study reference material and translate it into production-ready animation.
• Adjust performances to match the project’s visual style.

🎭 Creative Animation

• Interpret story direction and animation briefs.
• Bring your own ideas to character and creature performances.
• Suggest movement choices that improve storytelling.
• Understand character intention and emotional beats.
• Use posing, timing, anticipation, and follow-through to strengthen performances.
• Respond positively to creative feedback and make revisions efficiently.

🛠️ Technical Execution

• Create clean and production-ready animation.
• Ensure scenes are organized according to studio standards.
• Follow naming, versioning, and file-structure requirements.
• Identify rigging or scene problems that affect animation.
• Work with technical teams to resolve rig-related issues.
• Prepare animation correctly for downstream departments.
• Maintain reliable scene files throughout production.

🤝 Work With the Production Team

• Provide realistic estimates for assigned shots.
• Keep Production informed about progress.
• Communicate potential delays or technical problems early.
• Adjust priorities when project requirements change.
• Participate in dailies, reviews, and feedback sessions.
• Present your work clearly during reviews.
• Work efficiently with Leads, Supervisors, and other departments.

📚 Share Knowledge

• Share useful animation techniques and workflows with teammates.
• Participate in internal learning and mentoring initiatives.
• Help less-experienced artists when appropriate.
• Stay informed about new animation techniques and production tools.
• Experiment with approaches that can improve animation quality or efficiency.

As a senior artist, you will be expected to take responsibility for the quality of your assigned work.

This includes:

• Understanding the creative brief before starting a shot.
• Reviewing available reference material.
• Planning the performance before detailed animation.
• Building a strong blocking pass.
• Responding to review notes efficiently.
• Checking animation quality before submission.
• Delivering clean final work within the agreed schedule.
• Raising problems early instead of waiting until the deadline.

Essential Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a VFX or animation studio.
• Experience working on high-end feature film and/or episodic productions is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Maya.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Animation principles
  • Body mechanics
  • Timing
  • Weight
  • Posing
  • Acting
  • Facial animation
  • Character performance
• Ability to animate from live-action or animation reference.
• Ability to create convincing character, creature, and/or object animation.
• Strong animation demo reel demonstrating production-quality work.
• Good understanding of VFX and animation production pipelines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage assigned shots.
• Ability to meet production deadlines.
• Positive and collaborative working style.
• Strong professional English communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with teams across different studios and time zones.

Additional Skills ::

The following are considered an advantage:

• Experience with Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid) or similar production tracking tools.
• Understanding of rigging fundamentals.
• Experience troubleshooting animation rigs.
• Experience with custom animation tools.
• Python or scripting knowledge.
• Experience working across multiple animation styles.
• Experience with creature animation.
• Experience with facial animation and dialogue.
• Experience working on complex VFX sequences.

This position gives experienced animators the opportunity to work on more than straightforward movement.

You may work across different performance challenges, including:

• 🐾 Realistic creature movement
• 🎭 Character acting and emotion
• 🏃 Complex body mechanics
• ⚙️ Mechanical and object animation
• 🎬 Cinematic performance
• 🎥 Live-action reference matching
• ✨ Stylized animation

The role combines technical animation skills with creative performance, giving you room to make meaningful decisions about how a shot moves and feels.

At the senior level, you are not expected to simply follow instructions.

You will be encouraged to:

• Understand the intention behind a shot.
• Identify problems before they reach final review.
• Suggest stronger animation solutions.
• Help maintain quality across connected shots.
• Share knowledge with other artists.
• Take responsibility for your assigned work.
• Support a positive and productive team environment.

Check that your profile includes the following:

• 🎬 5+ years of VFX or animation experience
• 🖥️ Strong Maya skills
• 🎭 Character performance and acting experience
• 🧍 Strong body mechanics knowledge
• ⚖️ Excellent understanding of timing and weight
• 🐾 Character, creature, or object animation experience
• 🎥 Strong animation demo reel
• 📚 Ability to work from reference
• 🛠️ Understanding of production pipelines
• 📊 ShotGrid / production tracking experience is an advantage
• 🔧 Rigging fundamentals are an advantage
• 🐍 Scripting/tool-development experience is an advantage
• 🗣️ Strong professional English communication
• 🌍 Comfortable working with international teams
• 🏢 Available to work on-site in Bengaluru, 5 days per week

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ::

Rodeo FX is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where different perspectives and experiences are welcomed.

The company values the unique contributions of its artists and believes that diverse viewpoints can strengthen creativity and collaboration.

Use of AI in Recruitment ::

Rodeo FX may use AI-based tools during certain stages of its recruitment process, including interview transcription or preliminary application analysis. Some tools may be operated by third-party providers, and data may be processed outside Quebec. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by Rodeo FX’s recruitment team and hiring managers.

🎯 Ready to Animate?

If you have the animation skills, performance knowledge, and creative eye needed to bring characters and creatures to life, prepare your CV/resume and animation demo reel.

Your reel should clearly showcase your strongest work in character animation, creature animation, body mechanics, acting, timing, and performance.

Apply for the Senior Animation Artist position at Rodeo FX in Bengaluru and bring your animation skills to a global VFX production environment.

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