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Animation Checker - Disney Television Animation

Animation Checker - Disney Television Animation

The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, CA

$46.56 - $55.58/hr

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago

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Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

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Job description

Job Posting Title:

Animation Checker - Disney Television Animation

Req ID:

10156070

Job Description:

About this Role and our Studio

Disney Television Animation(DTVA)has over forty years of legacy as a top producer of kids & family entertainment. Our work is integraltoThe Walt Disney Company, bringing Disney-branded characters and stories to families' homes across the globe.

DTVA createsboth long-form and short-form content spanningtraditional2D, rig-based 2D, CG (preschool), CG (premium), and stop-motion.We createshows ina broad range of unique and innovative styles, and we aim to match the right talent with the right production in terms of skill and artistic style.

Bysubmittingan applicationfor this Animation Checker job posting, youmaybeconsideredforanyAnimation Checker positions that arise until theexpirationdate provided.

Applications for this job posting will expire onDecember 31, 2026.

What You Will Do

The Animation Checker ensures consistent and complete deliveryof production materialtovendorstudiosand controls quality to reduce post-production costs. Responsibilities include:

  • Overall: checkand confirm that all files, media, and information to be shipped are correct,completeand consistent.

  • Using Storyboard Pro,review storyboards prior to production for missing or incorrect scene descriptions, character actions, camera moves, effects, and special notes on each panel within each scene.

  • Coordinate with Director and Production to include revised storyboard panels from animatic if there isa difference and/or coordinate with Editor to adjust animatic to include any revised storyboard panels after confirming with Director.

  • Make sure scene numbers, action notes, camera moves, effects, character names, special notes,hook-ups, and lighting sources are all called out correctly on storyboard and X-sheets, if applicable,and that the storyboards, X-sheetsand animatic all match each other.

  • Verify thatcharacter reactions, expressions and actionsare conciseand followstandard walk/run cycle sheets, where applicable

  • If X-sheets arerequired, review lip assignment to confirm the correct mouth chart is followed

  • Review scene cuts and confirm they match the animatic. Review with Director if scene cuts do not match.Coordinate with Timing Director toadjustscene cuts, if necessary.

  • Ensurethere arecorrectcamera moves, action, lip sync, character names, abbreviations, hook-ups or effects and correct scene and panel numbers on all X-sheets.

  • Create the finalroutesheet within Insight

  • Enter final footage andsubmitfinalcheckedwork to Production to ship to vendor studio

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • AdvancedMac/PC skills

  • Familiarity withStoryboard Pro

  • Familiarity with Microsoft ExcelandInsightor ability to quickly learnproprietary software

  • Traditional2D, Harmony and CGAnimation Pipeline experience or training preferred

  • Proven ability to be detail-oriented and highly organized isrequired.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills arerequired.

  • Must be able to work collaboratively, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure.

  • Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.

Education

  • Bachelordegree or equivalent work experience

Job Location

  • This is a fully onsite role based in Glendale, CA.

The pay rate for this role in California is $46.56 to $55.58 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Job Posting Segment:

Disney Branded Television

Job Posting Primary Business:

TVA Production Management

Primary Job Posting Category:

Production

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Glendale, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-07-15

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At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world. "We create happiness." That's our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you'll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!

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10,000+ Employees

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