Animation Artist Job at Staircase Studios AI in New York

Animation Artist

Company: Staircase Studios AI Location: Remote (Canada; flexible by time zone) Compensation: $60,000–$90,000 CAD
Staircase Studios AI is looking for an Animation Artist to support film, television, commercial, and pitch-related projects. This role is for an artist with a real animation background — someone who understands story, staging, movement, and cinematic composition, and who is comfortable working in a modern, AI-assisted pipeline.
We care most about your animation background. If you have spent time in animation — story, layout, character work, visual development, or a related discipline — and you have a strong eye for composition, style, character consistency, and storytelling, we want to hear from you. Our pipeline is AI-assisted, but the specific software is secondary; we will get you up to speed on whatever we are using.
This is a remote contract role based in Canada. We need someone who can communicate clearly, take feedback well, hit deadlines, and manage work across multiple active projects. Compensation is $60,000–$90,000 CAD, depending on experience.
What You'll Do

Create images, videos, visual development, pitch materials, and production assets.
Translate scripts, briefs, references, and creative direction into strong visual outputs.
Iterate quickly based on feedback from creative leads, producers, clients, and stakeholders.
Support multiple projects at once while staying organized and deadline-focused.
Help develop characters, locations, props, moods, styles, and shot concepts.
Maintain visual consistency across projects, scenes, and characters.
Collaborate remotely with creative, production, design, and editorial teams.
What We're Looking For

An animation background — studio, freelance, or equivalent independent experience.
A strong understanding of composition, staging, movement, lighting, mood, style, and cinematic storytelling.
Work samples that show your eye and your craft. We care more about how you think than about how long the reel is.
Comfort working in an AI-assisted pipeline and an openness to picking up new tools as they change.
Ability to take direction and apply feedback quickly.
Ability to work on multiple projects at once without losing track of details.
Strong communication skills in a remote work environment.
Deadline-driven, organized, and comfortable working independently.
Nice to Have

Experience in film, television, advertising, animation, visual development, or branded content.
Experience creating consistent characters, locations, props, or shot sequences across a project.
Experience working from scripts, shot lists, moodboards, or creative briefs.
Ability to do light editing, compositing, cleanup, or image finishing.