Our first class of trainees will include roles on the Design and Editorial tracks.

ELIGIBILITY FOR INVINCIBLE TRAINEE PROGRAM:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be available to work full-time (40 hours/week) at our Animation office in North Hollywood, California. We are unable to sponsor work visas for this program.
• Must have less than 12 months of professional experience working in Animation roles.

Application and Program Dates:

• Application Deadline: March 3, 2023
• Interviewing applicants: March 2023
• Likely Program Dates: March 2023 - June 2023

About the role:
Our Editorial team brings our episodes to life as animatics, combining storyboards, dialogue, music, and sound effects together. A deeply collaborative team, Editorial works closely with Directors, Producers, and our Story team to adjust and improve the timing, pace, and overall flow of our episodes. In this paid, 4-month role you will join our Editorial and Post-Production team and contribute to the production of Invincible.

We are looking for detail-oriented editors, with experience creating and completing their own video editorial projects. We work primarily in Adobe Premiere, and After Effects, and expect you to have existing familiarity with creating, editing and compositing projects using one or both of these tools. Our Invincible Editorial Trainee will need to able to collaborate efficiently with stakeholders, and deliver work on deadlines.

As a member of the Invincible Editorial team, you will get direct, working experience on an Adult Animation television series. Invincible is a one-of-a-kind animated project, combining dynamic and cataclysmic fight scenes with quieter, subtle moments of intimate conversation. As part of the Editorial team, you will work alongside a team of Editors, Assistant Editors, and Post Production Management.

Submission Materials:
To apply, we ask that candidates submit a professional resume, and if available, some examples of editorial work via a portfolio or website. Examples of submitted work can include sample reels, short films, or links to other completed projects. Experience in any of these areas is a plus:

• Exporting, sending, and receiving files to/from vendors or collaborators.
• File Management - exporting final picture and required layers for color correction, including elements and layers for VFX.
• Managing review and QC process on a final product.

The key attribute of a successful Editorial Trainee is a passion for Post-Production. We are looking for someone eager to learn, with a curiosity for all elements of animation production.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $1300.00 USD per week.