Opportunities

A production-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (or QAS) intended to assist individuals in making their first independent animated short film, and targeted towards emerging animators developing their practice

Turquoise Sky Entertainment is seeking Indigenous artists (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) with experience in digital art (drawing on a tablet/Wacom/ipad) to become enrolled in a paid mentorship in 2D digital animation followed by contract position in a funded animation series that is to be distributed in both English and Cree/Michif languages!

TRAction, producer of theClimate Art Web, is seeking a specialist Indigenous Artist in graphic design/document layout to support the design of two documents.

Just Keep Going Reel for the Connect Project is looking for an experienced animator with a sensibility to accessibility!

The Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute program has partnered with the Quickdraw Animation Society to create a short animated film that will be narrated entirely in the Tsuut'ina language and needs some positions filled!

FascinASIAN Film Festival is seeking a Festival Coordinator, in other words someone who loves to do what comes their way and shares our passion, work ethic and has ideas to bring this event to life taking place in May 2023.

The Intermediate Animators Production Residency is a production-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (or QAS) intended to assist an emerging or mid-level animator in completing an independent animated short film, and targeted towards animators developing their practice.

Squid Brain Studios is looking for talented 3D animators to work on the next 3D episode of "Ghost Toast". Ghost Toast lives in a world where Hollywood's classic monsters are baked into a soufflé of food puns. Ghost Toast and his friends explore Bran Castle and their own relationships.

Shea Proulx, local author/artist, is seeking an assistant to help with pre-production on an animated version of her most recent book

The GIRAF festival of independent animation is looking for animated shorts and features for its 2023 edition!

The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) is in need for a vendor to develop a 15-second and 30-second animated video ad with voice over in Tagalog and English.

QAS and DS4Y are partnering to make a 1-month residency for 1 artist with the expectation that the artist will use procedural or generative technology + projection mapping in their artistic process and exhibition upon completing the residency.

YEGFilm is seeking an animator to partner on a mixed media short documentary about the infamous Calgary restaurant chain Goldstein and Chan's Wok and Bagel Emporium

Milo Productions is seeking a full time, remote based animation supervisor to supervise a team of animators to ensure all projects are completed on time.

QAS is seeking an organized and collaborative individual to lead our community in the role of Executive Director

Mackenzie Bedford, local artist, is seeking an assistant to help with an immersive animation projection mapped project

NFB is seeking a person self-identifying as First Nations, Inuk or Métis in a Marketing Manager role for their North West Studio

MLA Rachel Notley's upcoming annual event, Art from the Unknown is accepting applications for artists to showcase their art in an Edmonton Gallery

Bearpaw Media and Education is doing an artist call for an illustrator/animator to help make an animated story that is part narrative and part dialogue.

Calgary Animated Objects Society is looking for an Animator & Poster Artist for a Canada Summer Jobs position!

Calgary Animated Objects Society is looking for a Graphic designer for a Canada Summer Jobs position!

Quickdraw Animation Society is hiring a part-time Operations Manager for a four-month contract.

REEL CANADA is hiring a national roster of film industry professionals for part-time contracts, to participate as guests and moderators for our Reel Opportunities programme.

The Calgary Public Library would like to hire an Indigenous animator and video producer to help make a Land Acknowledgement video that uses their new flannel board land acknowledgement learning tool.

Lindisfarne Productions is currently producing several videos for the Government of Alberta's website. The ALIS site is a resource for job seekers in Alberta: featuring day-in-the-life videos from various careers.

QAS member and animator Simon Chan is selling a 2019 16-Inch Macbook Pro

The GIRAF festival of independent animation is looking for animated shorts and features for its 2022 edition

Looking for an in-between animator to complete 30 seconds of black and white animation with a kinetic loose scratchy line for an animation adaptation of the comic Zombie Jesus

EMMEDIA is excited to announce their Call for Submissions for the 2022 Particle & Wave Festival!

Calgary Animated Objects Society (CAOS) is producing dozens of animated shorts that support Blackfoot Language learning, and is seeking animators to participate in their creation

Calgary Economic Development invites qualified firms to submit a proposal for the development of an Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) Strategy

The WFG is seeking applicants for the position of a permanent, full-time Executive Director.

Inglewood Business Improvement Area and MAUD Collective, formerly known as Buds Collective, is now accepting applications for the Music Mile Augmented Reality Mural Exhibition.

The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society is seeking participants interested in researching and developing eXtended Reality (XR) projects

The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society is hiring a curator and mentor for a short-term contract around extended reality (XR)

Mia Rushton and Eric Moschopedis are an artist team from Calgary, Alberta, who bring together elements of craft, performance, and cultural geography to create site-specific and socially-engaged works. They are looking for someone to work on contract who can confidently take the reins on the day to day management of our practice with an emphasis on their project 3 WOODS.

Writer / director Kunji Ikeda is looking for an animator to generate images for fantastical effects for a one-week workshop to advance a new creative work for young audiences, with the generous support of Quest Theatre and Cloudsway Dance Theatre.

Axis Z Media Arts is looking for an animator to create a 1-2 mins looping animation exploring the architecture and features of Memorial Park Library.

Deep Dive, an interactive 3D artwork seeking to reveal the extent of algorithmic surveillance, data collection and commodification in the everyday spaces of the web, is hiring a Unity developer for a six-month contract

The Intermediate Animators Production Residency is a production-focused program offered by the Quickdraw Animation Society (or QAS) intended to assist two projects (two separate residencies) in completing an independent animated short film, and targeted towards animators developing their practice.

Zamplo is looking for a highly organized Graphic Artist to join their team.

This grant is for up to $15,000, provided by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.