OUR STORY
For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has been growing and evolving, yet at our core, we remain grounded in the creative roots of the craft of animation. Our pursuit of fresh ideas, techniques, and technologies is driven by the belief that together, through creativity and collaboration, we can accomplish anything! If you want to be part of an environment that empowers you to experiment, learn, and contribute to exciting projects, come and join us.
We are looking for a Stereoscopic Prep TA to support a critical delivery phase on a feature animation project. This role is focused on the technical side of stereoscopic prep—troubleshooting file issues, supporting delivery workflows, improving efficiency through tools or scripts where needed, and helping the team solve setup problems before they impact the client handoff.
You will help the team move through final delivery with fewer technical blockers. Success in this role means files open as expected, package issues are solved quickly, repetitive prep work is streamlined where possible, and technical risks are identified early enough to avoid delivery delays.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Troubleshoot File and Package Issues: Investigate broken links, missing dependencies, script errors, and other technical issues that could affect delivery readiness.
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Support Prep Workflows: Build, adapt, or run tools and scripts that help validate files, clean packages, or reduce repetitive manual work.
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Partner on Delivery Readiness: Work closely with the Supervisor and Prep Artist to identify risks, solve technical blockers, and keep the handoff process moving.
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Improve Reliability: Help the team standardize technical checks and identify practical ways to make prep and delivery more stable and efficient.
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Provide Pipeline Support: Act as a technical point of support during the delivery phase, helping the team navigate setup issues across lighting, compositing, and packaging workflows.
Requirements
What You Bring
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Technical Problem-Solving: You are comfortable diagnosing file, script, or pipeline issues and finding practical solutions quickly.
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Tool and Script Confidence: You can work with internal tools, scripts, or light automation to support production needs and reduce manual effort.
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Pipeline Experience: You have experience working in a CG production workflows tracing issues, supporting artists, and improving delivery stability.
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Software: Production experience with Nuke required; Blender experience, knowledge or interest a bonus
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Reliable Execution: You work carefully, communicate clearly, and stay calm when solving technical issues under deadline pressure.
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Team Partnership: You work well with artists, production, and technical leads, balancing responsiveness with practical judgment.
Benefits
Location: Candidates based in BC will be prioritized.
Contract: Mid-June - Mid October
Pay Range: CAD $ 1400 - 1500 $ per week
This salary range reflects our current expectations for these roles as of this posting’s date. Your final salary offer will consider various key factors, including your education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographical location, as well as the needs and requirements of the business.
Flexible work environment, Extended Health and Wellness from day 1, RRSP matching are just some of the benefits. For more details, check out our website.
At Bardel, we recognize that flexibility is key to doing great work. Our hybrid work environment is a valued perk designed to support individual accountability and empower our teams to work where they’re most productive. We offer the choice to work remotely, balanced with intentional in-person time for collaboration, creativity, and team building. This role requires in-studio attendance at our Vancouver studio during onboarding and predetermined Rush Weeks.
If this seems like a good fit, what are you waiting for, get your application in!
