Pros
- Creative Freedom; the teams aren't micro-managed. Though I am making art for someone else's vision, I am still free to make smart choices about the animation and I can truly take ownership over my work. On rare occasions I've even had the opportunity to pitch visual gags during the production phase.
- Generous Compensation Package
- I never feel stuck doing the same thing. There's always a new trend that comes around, which means new characters to explore
- Open Door Communication policy; Upper management is always happy to answer questions and never talks down to me even when I have a concern that seems small or unimportant. When I make a request, and the answer is no, it's clear to me that every consideration was made to arrive at the best solution.
- Company has a strong history of making content for YouTube; Newscape doesn't put all their eggs in one basket; I was assigned to one channel, the company stopped making videos for it, and I was simply able to move to another team. Furthermore, it is very hard to find a YouTube channel that does long-form animation content as well as GameToons does.
- Videos are uploaded shortly after episodes are wrapped, my work is up for the world to see within weeks or even days for the world to see.
- I love rigging in After Effects, and there is no shortage of cool characters to work with.
Cons
- Because YouTube is a much different animal than movies or TV, Newscape does not follow the familiar pipeline, which takes time to adjust to.
- Tight Deadlines
