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Kickstart!        
Founded in 1999, Kickstart Entertainment is a proven animation and live action production company with locations in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Arkansas, Hong Kong and Suzhou.
Working in all formats to create content for global audiences, it has produced over 600 episodes of television and 20 feature films.
It is a company of passionate storytellers and designers who are committed to inclusion both in front of and behind the camera.

Kickstart Entertainment

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Kickstart Entertainment is an entertainment-focused creative studio and service provider. Their website structure (menus like WORK, SERVICES, ABOUT, CAREERS, NEWS, CONTACT) and portfolio-style layout suggest they produce and showcase creative entertainment work and offer professional services, though specific products, clients, or media types are not detailed in the provided content. The company appears to operate in the creative/media space, presenting projects and services to potential clients and talent.

Create. Collaborate. Kickstart!        

Founded in 1999, Kickstart Entertainment is a proven animation and live action production company with locations in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Arkansas, Hong Kong and Suzhou. Working in all formats to create content for global audiences, it has produced over 600 episodes of television and 20 feature films. It is a company of passionate storytellers and designers who are committed to inclusion both in front of and behind the camera.

• Produce clean, appealing, and well-thought-out storyboard revisions and new sequences for a 3D animated series
• Address Director and Client revision notes
• Troubleshoot creative and technical issues related to revision notes
• Interpret verbal, written, and drawn notes into visual solutions
• Troubleshoot storytelling problems and develop solutions
• Generate new thumbnails and tighten rough storyboard sequences when requested
• Use existing templates and follow formatting guidelines and naming conventions
• Meet deadlines and communicate foreseeable issues
• Communicate work progress to the Storyboard Supervisor and Production Team
• Back up and properly save artwork and prepare materials on time
• Collaborate across productions and departments
• Support junior artists through day-to-day mentorship
• Participate in workflow and process discussions
• Contribute to a positive team environment and support other studio needs as assigned

Storyboard Revisions Artist

Storyboard revisions artist refining 3D animated series sequences for Kickstart Entertainment. Implementing director and client notes while maintaining visual continuity and storytelling clarity.

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• Lead the animation team and contribute directly to animation production as needed
• Ensure alignment with the Director’s vision and delivery of high-quality work within schedule
• Review, revise, and advise teams on animation execution across all production phases
• Help establish and maintain the overall series look and style
• Provide creative direction, feedback, and mentorship to the animation team
• Contribute to key/hero shots, complex sequences, and support work
• Balance hands-on animation work with supervisory responsibilities
• Provide ideas and solutions for production technology and pipeline concerns with the overseas partner studio
• Collaborate with the Line Producer and Director to meet production deadlines and quality requirements
• Interpret and implement the Director and Client’s vision
• Review shots from layout to final compositing for quality, continuity, and readiness
• Align priorities with the Director and Production team, set objectives, conduct check-ins, monitor progress, and report results
• Participate in weekly calls with partner studio teams to solve creative and technical problems
• Update Animation Department workflow and best-practice documentation
• Contribute to post-mortem/retrospective reports
• Participate in production-related meetings and address team concerns
• Cultivate strong client communication and care
• Flag animation and technical issues affecting schedule or quality
• Ensure adherence to pipeline requirements, naming conventions, file management standards, and security protocols
• Troubleshoot creative and technical issues across animation and adjacent departments
• Collaborate with the Creative Director and IT Team to implement productivity-enhancing tools and workflows
• Coordinate materials and information flow with overseas partner studios
• Lead and manage in alignment with Kickstart’s Core Values

Animation Supervisor

Animation Supervisor leading teams and hands-on production for Kickstart Entertainment’s animated series. Ensuring creative quality, pipeline continuity, and on-time delivery across partner studios.

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• Produce fully realized storyboards, including action descriptions, dialogue, camera moves, cuts, and hook-ups
• Collaborate with the Director on the style and tone of the series
• Join weekly creative calls as required
• Generate and communicate ideas to visually interpret scripts and overcome technical limitations
• Consult with the Director on the feasibility of comedic or dramatic script moments and suggest creative solutions
• Pitch thumbnails and rough storyboards to the Director
• Anticipate, communicate, and troubleshoot creative or technical issues
• Use existing templates and follow established formatting, naming, and workflow guidelines
• Address Director revisions
• Meet deadlines and communicate foreseeable issues
• Back up and properly save artwork and prepare materials on time
• Interact respectfully and professionally with colleagues, staff, partners, and clients
• Collaborate across multiple productions and departments
• Assist with development and other design-related studio needs during available periods
• Provide mentorship support to Junior artists
• Participate in studio workflow and process discussions
• Contribute to a positive team environment aligned with Kickstart’s Core Values

Storyboard Artist

Storyboard Artist creating fully realized storyboards for Kickstart Entertainment’s animation productions. Collaborating with Directors on visual storytelling, pacing, staging, and revisions.

• Lead the Lighting & Comp phase in collaboration with the Producer, Director, and key creatives
• Translate the approved creative vision into lighting and compositing standards, sequence looks, shot templates, light rigs, render strategies, and compositing approaches
• Establish sequence and episode looks and communicate creative and technical expectations to internal and partner studio teams
• Review lighting scripts, lighting masters, and LRC/FX through lighting, rendering, and compositing; provide feedback and approve work
• Develop texture, surfacing, and lighting solutions that support the production's creative vision
• Maintain visual continuity and technical consistency across shots, sequences, and episodes
• Assess asset readiness and technical feasibility, identify risks, and develop production-friendly solutions
• Provide hands-on support for key, hero, and technically complex shots
• Guide, mentor, and support Lighting & Comp artists
• Collaborate with Production on workloads, priorities, staffing, and review cadence
• Monitor progress and communicate schedule, quality, and resource risks
• Coordinate with partner studios and IT & Pipeline teams across locations and time zones
• Troubleshoot lighting, rendering, compositing, colour, and pipeline issues
• Help develop, test, and implement tools, templates, and workflows
• Participate in production, creative, and client meetings and present work
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, portfolio reviews, and hiring recommendations
• Contribute to retrospectives, workflow documentation, and studio knowledge-base best practices
• Ensure adherence to pipeline requirements, naming conventions, and file-management standards

Lighting & Comp Supervisor

Lighting and compositing supervisor leading visual execution for Kickstart Entertainment’s animation productions. Guiding lighting, rendering, compositing, artists, partner studios, and production workflows.

Create. Collaborate. Kickstart!         Founded in 1999, Kickstart Entertainment is a proven animation and live action production company with locations in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Arkansas, Hong Kong and Suzhou. Working in all formats to create content for global audiences, it has produced over 600 episodes of television and 20 feature films. It is a company of passionate storytellers and designers who are committed to inclusion both in front of and behind the camera.

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