Storyboard Artist

About the role

Our entertainment client is seeking an experienced Storyboard Artist for a short-term project focused on storyboard creation, workflow discovery, and evaluation of AI-assisted creative tools. Over the course of this engagement, this individual will help create storyboard content, assess emerging technologies, and provide feedback on workflows and prototypes designed to enhance professional storyboarding productivity while maintaining artist control and creative quality. Project Details: 2-month W-2 freelance engagement, 40 hours/week. Preference for Los Angeles-based talent, though remote candidates will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Create professional-quality storyboards from scripts, dialogue, audio, and creative references, applying strong visual storytelling, character acting, staging, composition, and camera language.
• Collaborate with creative and technical teams to evaluate storyboard workflows, identify production bottlenecks, and recommend opportunities for efficiency improvements.
• Participate in hands-on testing and evaluation of AI-assisted creative tools, workflows, and early-stage prototypes from the perspective of a professional storyboard artist.
• Provide feedback on usability, creative control, workflow requirements, and opportunities for storyboard outputs to better support downstream production processes.
• Document findings, observations, and recommendations to help guide future development of AI-assisted storyboarding solutions.

Requirements

• Professional experience as a Storyboard Artist, Story Artist, Storyboard Revisionist, Storyboard Supervisor, or Storyboard Director within television animation, feature animation, or a similar production environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual storytelling, character performance, composition, staging, continuity, and cinematic storytelling skills.
• Experience developing storyboards from scripts, dialogue, and audio tracks, with a solid understanding of animation production pipelines and workflows.
• Proficiency with Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, or comparable storyboarding tools, along with experience working cross-functionally with directors, editors, artists, and production teams.
• Interest in workflow innovation, creative technology, AI-assisted production tools, or evaluating new creative processes and software solutions.
• May have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.