Cartoon Saloon, established in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore, and Nora Twomey, is a world renowned animation studio with five Academy Award® and two Golden Globe® nominations and many award wins including BAFTA® and Emmy®. Located in Kilkenny, Ireland, the studio produces brave and beautiful shorts, feature films, and TV series. Cartoon Saloon is the founder and host of Kilkenny Animated, an annual festival of visual storytelling incorporating exhibitions, talks and performances celebrating the creativity of the animation craft.Creating Posing in TV Paint, as preparation for the animation teamPosing will be based on the animatic, layout, and model sheet packsPosing will include: Storytelling keys which reflect the character's acting required for the sceneImportant expressions of the charactersStart and end drawings of a particular movementCreate clear and decisive guidelines with the purpose of sharing with the Posing TeamTechnical checking and creative problem solving as neededAbility to read storyboards and brief artists on poses which are on model and follow the established direction of the projectAttending all director reviews, KOs and any other meetings relevant to the Posing Dept.To brief each artist on their assigned tasks, keeping in mind continuity and compositionTo help each artist adhere to their assigned quotas and subsequently communicate and help resolve any issues that impact expected on-quota weekly approvals for the department.To ensure consistency and continuity of PosesFollowing up on any retake or review notes and providing feedback to the team.Work according to the expected scheduleSupervising Posing Leads and ArtistsReviewing poses with the Director and becoming familiar with any potential issues that may arise with a pose before assigning to an artistWorking closely with Department Production Coordinators to facilitate workflow.To deliver technically clearly named and well organised files following established protocolsEnsure quality and style of the film is consistently achieved in your w...