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CartoonRecruit.com is a no-nonsense job search directory for animation and industry artists. We use this feed to share direct links to job posts at animation studios.

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Congratulations to the winners of Cartoon Recruit's first portfolio jam!
Community Choice - A Night on the Other Side by BAACollective & Friends Doot Doot by The Terrific Three Winner of the Jam - Trumpet Skull by Team Lonely Bones Honorable Mention - Doot Doot by The Lone Drafter
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Here's my take:
I can only speak from my own experience, as someone who has worked with both the organizers and sponsors of an animation festival. I have seen how vital those events are for artists when it comes to networking and finding community. When considering a festival for films without filmmakers, what I want to know is who would want to attend?
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Announcing the theme of Cartoon Recruit's portfolio jam. Drumroll please…
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Meet the judges panel for our Portfolio Jam: blog.cartoonrecruit.com/meet-the-jud...

Register here: blog.cartoonrecruit.com/cartoon-recr...

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Meet the judges panel for Cartoon Recruit's first Portfolio Jam! (November 1 to 24)
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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By popular demand, here are the details about our upcoming Animation Jam in November! We're hosting a month-long online community event to give artists space to collaborate on original portfolio pieces. -Mike
What’s a portfolio jam? This is a community event where teams of artists work together to produce 20-seconds of animation, each following a theme. The purpose of this jam is to give students and early-career artists an opportunity to collaborate on portfolio pieces together. Teams of three are encouraged, but projects could be completed by groups of any size. There are no restrictions on techniques or software, so long as assets are not generated by AI. When’s the portfolio jam? The jam’s theme will be announced at 8:00 PM Eastern on Saturday, November 1st on Cartoon Recruit’s discord server. The theme will be silly and appropriate for post-Halloween. Artists will have up to 7 days to complete their jam films. In order to participate, projects must be uploaded to YouTube by November 24 before midnight (in your timezone) with links sent by email to mike@cartoonrecruit.com along with your team’s name. The films will each be screened during a livestream on Cartoon Recruit’s Discord server at 8:00 PM Eastern on Sunday, November 30th. There will be a panel of judges as well as a community vote. How to portfolio jam? If you don’t already have a team assembled, you can look for one on the Cartoon Recruit Discord server through the #​portfolio-jam-lfg board or anywhere else you can wrangle friends and colleagues together. Once you have a team of three ready, fill out this form. Will there be prizes? Cartoon Recruit doesn’t endorse spec work or contests. We’re only playing for bragging rights and a film that you can feel proud to have in your portfolio. Hey, uh, what’s Cartoon Recruit? CartoonRecruit.com is an ad-free job board for finding studios actively hiring in animation, game development and VFX. Whether you’re an early career artist or a seasoned professional, our goal is to provide the resources that you need to connect with your next animation job. And we’re interested in hosting more online events in the future.
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Who wants to be Cartoon Recruit's 10,000th follower on LinkedIn? -Mike
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September 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Uh. Good to know, Company3.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Please be advised that Company 3 does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment in any location.
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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You don't know how long I've been waiting to post this. -Mike

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Thank you for getting us to OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND followers on LinkedIn. -CartoonRecruit.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Since we started last August, we've listed a total of 2891 jobs on CartoonRecruit's website. If you want to cheer us on as we approach our first birthday, join our Discord: discord.gg/t9JvaQNa9N -Mike
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June 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Finally starting to see some high budget productions, lol
A block of text which contains a typo: "In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $62,000.00 - $114,700.00 Hourly."
March 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The Director of Post Production will oversee the Post department, directly managing multiple Post executives, collaborate with production and vendors to plan the best post-production workflow (pre-production through archive) to achieve the creative vision, including staffing/crew, post facilities and vendors, technical specifications, proper finishing requirements, and schedules for all films.
February 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A job description for a storyboard artist at Blizzard: "Our ideal candidate would be an outstanding draftsperson who is a storyteller at heart whose skills veer towards action-adventure and drama in conjunction with having a firm grasp of dynamic staging, filmmaking fundamentals, and character acting - a team player who enjoys working in a fun, fast-paced environment."
February 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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But if you're just looking for one takeaway, here's Christine Huot's advice on nailing your in-studio interview.
Christine: It is always good to do some research on the company and watch some episodes of shows they have produced, especially if you know you are interviewing for a specific project that already has episodes released. Be prepared to discuss your shots and your work process. You are good at what you do, that is why you got the interview, so be comfortable with talking about your work and be proud of it.
January 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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CartoonRecruit.com curates animation industry jobs with direct links to studio career pages. No mirroring posts. No profiles required. No nonsense. Bookmark it here: cartoonrecruit.com
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January 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Ready to ring in the new year with a new animated production? Bookmark our job directory: cartoonrecruit.com
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January 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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This might be the longest sentence I've seen in a job description. -Mike
"The Render Technical Director (TD) is responsible for technically supporting the Lighting department, under the guidance of Technical and Creative Leadership to create complex, photorealistic lighting elements necessary to support the artistic goals and story concepts of the production, through the design, implementation and support of tools and workflows that address production needs."
December 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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We made a conscious decision to never link to animation jobs which mention generative AI, because we don't believe that a statistical model can do your job. You can find our directory here: cartoonrecruit.com
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November 15, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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ICYMI: Our review of The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - blog.cartoonrecruit.com/book-review-...
Cover for The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featuring concept art of the four turtles standing dramatically on a roof A spread featuring mutants Mondo Gecko and Leatherhead Concept art of Superfly's iridescent carapice April O'Neil's expression sheet
November 10, 2024 at 5:34 AM
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There are websites that want to be all things to all people. LinkedIn desperately wants to be Instagram. Instagram shamelessly copies TikTok. TikTok tries to be the next Amazon.

We just want to share links to animation industry job posts. Bookmark our website here: CartoonRecruit.com
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November 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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We share direct links to animation job posts. That’s it! That’s the website. Bookmark it here: cartoonrecruit.com
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November 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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Oh! What's this?
blog.cartoonrecruit.com CartoonRecruit.com is a job directory for animation professionals. Job roundups are posted on Sundays. Enter your email address to subscribe for updates.
October 12, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Attention recruits! Did you know that you can bookmark any job search query on CartoonRecruit.com?

We wrote a quick cheatsheet to get you started: cartoonrecruit.com/bookmarks
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October 8, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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We host a clean, text-based website which provides direct links to job opportunities. Maybe we're the crazy ones. Bookmark our website: cartoonrecruit.com
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October 4, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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On the double, Recruits! Jam Filled is currently crewing up for a short-term CG project in #Ottawa and #Toronto: boatrocker.catsone.com/careers/7140...
Jam Filled is a dynamic workplace for like-minded creative artists, we will remind you why you love cartooning: every project is produced with an eye for quality and an ear for fun!   Jam Filled is crewing up for a brand-new, short-term CG Project, and we are looking for all sorts of artists! If you are interested in any of the positions below, we’d love to hear from you! *To be eligible for these positions, candidates must currently reside in Ontario and be legally eligible to work in Canada at this time.   The Roles we are looking for: 1 x Art Director 1 x Location Designer 1 x Character Designer 1 x Prop Designer 1 x Modeling Supervisor 2 x Modelers 1 x Rigging Supervisor 1 x CG Rigger 1 x Surfacing Supervisor 3 x Surfacers 1 x CG Layout Supervisor 1 x CG Layout Artist 2 x CG Animation Supervisors 10 x CG Animators 1 x CG FX Supervisor 2 x CG FX Artists 1 x Shot Finaling/Lighting Supervisor 2 x Shot Finaling/Lighting Generalists
September 13, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Hello recruits! Do you miss visiting actual websites? CartoonRecruit posts direct links to job posts at animation studios. No profiles. No obnoxious auto-play video ads (or any video ads). No nonsense. Bookmark it here: cartoonrecruit.com
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September 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM