Animation Why Hire an Animation Co-op Student? Bachelor of Animation Program Ranked by the Animation Career Review website in 2012 as the number one animation program in the world, Animation at Sheridan is the training ground for major international award nominees and winners. Our students and faculty routinely screen their films at the world’s most prestigious animation festivals: Siggraph, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Toronto Animation Arts Festival International and Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Our students are hired by the major studios across North America, including including Disney, Pixar, Nelvana and Guru. Students are trained to work in 2D, cgi and stop motion.. Most of our students are hired almost immediately upon graduation--many right at Sheridan’s famous Animation Industry Day , where employers come to Sheridan seeking the best talent. “Grounded” Storm’s A-Brewin’ 2014
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Animation
Why Hire an Animation Co-op Student?
Bachelor of Animation Program
Ranked by the Animation Career Review website in 2012 as the number one animation program in the world, Animation at Sheridan is the training ground for major international award nominees and winners. Our students and faculty routinely screen their films at the world’s most prestigious animation festivals: Siggraph, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Toronto Animation Arts Festival International and Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Our students are hired by the major studios across North America, including including Disney, Pixar, Nelvana and Guru. Students are trained to work in 2D, cgi and stop motion.. Most of our students are hired almost immediately upon graduation--many right at Sheridan’s famous Animation Industry Day, where employers come to Sheridan seeking the best talent.
“Having Sheridan co-op students in our studio gives us our artists a chance to identify and work with an emerging talent. It hones our skills at spotting talent and it gives the student a perspective on the demands of a production environment. We relish the opportunity to provide mentorship and training to these artists. It’s incredibly rewarding for us. It’s positively thrilling to view an amazing graduate film and discover that it was created by a former Guru co-op student! It proves to us that our guidance and our sensibilities were a positive match for the artist and we are happy to see them inspired by their experiences at Guru. Very often we look to hire our co-op students because we have built such a strong relationship with them and they have come to understand how we aim to entertain audiences with our art and storytelling.
It’s a great program and I encourage students to make it part of their learning experience at Sheridan.” - Frank Faclone, President & Creative Director, Guru Studio
“We find internships incredibly important. They are not just a further expansion on the skill-sets of the next generation of artists, but it is also an opportunity for involvement within the animation community as a whole. A student’s in-studio experience is imperative in producing quality, world-calibre talent. That talent, in turn, helps to strengthen the future of our industry.” - Morghan Fortier, Executive Producer, Tinman Creative Studios
1.2 “Spiked” Pinhead Productions 2015
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Here is what our employers say (cont.):
“Little Tugboat hired two Sheridan College Animation Co-op students to work on “The Adventures of Napkin Man!” Each student quickly became a valuable member of our team – creative, keen, punctual and positive with exceptional knowledge of the necessary software! What more could we ask for! The interviewing process to find the right students for the positions was equally seamless – great working with the students and the Advisors!” - Marlene Schmidt, Line Producer, Little Tugboat
“Sheridan students have a strong work ethic and the skills we are looking for. In fact most of the interns we hire every summer at the studio are fully engaged and working in production within the first week. From the start of the program at Sheridan the students are building a solid skill base, animation fundamentals are at the core of the program but at the same time the level of technical expertise the Sheridan students bring to the workplace is unmatched. Sheridan students support and contribution to our productions is significant. Summers are busy and is the time when many of our artists take vacation, every year we have come to rely on their work to keep our productions on track. At the same time they get exposed to our high level productions and build advanced skills, is a partnership where we all win, most of them return to our studio for full time jobs once they graduate.” - Angelica Lopez, Studio Manager, Pipeline Studios
1. “Lovebirds” Sarah Anne Davis 2012
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Hiring a Sheridan College co-op student is a user friendly experience, which saves you time and resourcesSimply contact the appropriate Co-op Advisor for the program you are interested in, provide them with the job description and they will take care of the process. The Co-op Office can set up interviews at your convenience, extend the employment offer on your behalf and provide any relevant paperwork.
Co-op takes the risk out of a long term hiring decisionThere is general agreement that interviewing is a limited tool in terms of the recruitment process. Many businesses successfully minimize the hiring risk by using co-op as a ‘four month working interview’.
Hiring co-op students is a tried and tested cost effective short term staffing solutionEmployers benefit from extra human resources during busy periods or to address short term business needs at affordable costs while students gain valuable experience in their field.
Co-op students bring knowledge of the latest technology and softwareStudents bring knowledge of the latest technology and developments in the field and their presence lends itself to the business maintaining its competitive advantage.
Students bring creativity, diversity, energy and enthusiasm and a fresh perspectiveBusiness is conscious of the need to remain relevant to current and future generations. Businesses who hire co-op students are more likely to remain fresh in their approach and relevant to changing demographics.
Schedules can be flexible in accordance with business needsWorking schedules can be tailored to suit business requirements.
