Expression of Interest: 2D Storyboard Director

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.

Role Overview:

Bardel is looking for a 2D Storyboard Director to lead the visual storytelling for an original anime-inspired project, translating a web comic into dynamic storyboards and animatics for a proof-of-concept trailer and future animated series. This role establishes the project's cinematic language, guides the storyboard team, and works closely with creative leadership to bring the story to life.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the storyboard team from concept through animatic delivery.
• Translate scripts and web comic panels into compelling, cinematic storyboards that enhance pacing, emotion, action, and character performance.
• Define the project's visual storytelling style, including staging, composition, camera language, and shot continuity.
• Review storyboards and animatics, providing clear, actionable creative feedback.
• Collaborate with the Animation Director, Producer, and other department leads to ensure a unified creative vision.
• Balance creative ambition with production goals, identifying risks and helping the team deliver on schedule.
• Help establish storyboard workflows, visual standards, and documentation that can scale into series production.

What You’ll Bring:

• Significant storyboard experience on animated productions, with experience directing or leading storyboard teams preferred.
• Strong understanding of cinematic storytelling, shot composition, camera movement, pacing, and character acting.
• Ability to adapt graphic storytelling from comics or graphic novels into engaging animated sequences.
• Experience creating and reviewing storyboards and animatics using Storyboard Pro or similar software.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor artists and provide clear creative direction.
• Comfortable collaborating in an evolving development environment where ideas continue to be refined.
• Passion for anime-inspired storytelling and visual direction, with an understanding of the pacing, cinematography, and visual language commonly found in the genre.

Pay Range: CAD $2000 - $2200 per week  

This salary range provided 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.

If this seems like a good fit, what are you waiting for, get your application in!