Jobs - Rough Draft Studios

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Updated April 2026...

Rough Draft Studios is now hiring for the following positions:

Directors

Director positions available with rolling start dates from March through April.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Assistant Directors

AD positions available with rolling start dates March through April.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Storyboard Artists

Storyboard positions are available with rolling start dates from late February through April.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Character Design

Positions available late February.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Background & Prop Designers

(Please note this is a design position only, and doesn't include any color or painting.)

Design positions available this June and are on-site in Glendale, Ca.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Please do not submit Dropbox links, and/or large files that need to be downloaded or large attachments.

2D FX Artist/Animator - Futurama

Full time and/or part-time positions available immediately.
(Please note: This is an animation/layout position and prior experience is required. )

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Color Designers

Please note this is a color key position for Characters, Props and BG Line art.
Project starts late June.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Digital Background Painters

Photoshop flat color background keys. Please note this a Painter position only and does not involve BG Design.
Project starts early to mid-July.

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Maya 3D Artists - Disenchantment & Futurama

Maya 3D positions are available immediately (on-site only).
Minimum of 3 years production experience.
Looking for talented Maya Generalists who can model, animate, and render - completing
shots from start to finish.
Experience in VFX a plus.

Please submit resumes and demo reel links to: cg_jobs2022@roughdraftstudios.com

Animation Compositors - Disenchantment & Futurama

Compositing positions (on-site only).

2+ years professional production experience with any of the following compositing software:
After Effects, Nuke, Harmony, and/or Toonz.

Looking for talented Compositors who can analyze and repair scenes, revise camera timing, add lighting and FX, and integrate 3D.

Please submit resumes and demo reel links to: cg_jobs2022@roughdraftstudios.com

Design Clean-up

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Storyboard Revisionists

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Final Timers

Please submit resumes and portfolio links to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Production Assistants

Please submit resume and any questions to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Design Coordinators

Please submit resume and any questions to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

Production Coordinators

Positions available in February.
Prior Coordinator experience preferred.

Please submit resume and any questions to: anim_jobs@roughdraftstudios.com

RDS Portfolio Submission Guidelines

All submissions should be clearly labeled with contact information and should include a resume.
If you previously mailed us submissions, they can be picked up at Rough Draft Studios, but you should contact us via e-mail first so we can have it waiting for you.
We try to look through portfolios in a reasonable time frame, but when we're in production on a project it may take a little time. Please be patient with us.
For all positions please include any relevant work that you have.
[ For example: If you are looking for a storyboard position include storyboard samples. If you don't have relevant samples, please send whatever you think will convince us that you can do the job. ]
Feel free to email with any questions.