i have been recently looking at the job marker for 3D character animators

i looked on the 11 second club for some forums on this subject.
it looks like there are some good motion graphics and 3D jobs over on Animation base:
http://www.animationbase.com/jobs/3d-cg-animation/
I have added this page and i am watching updates."Strong showreel, with experience in channel branding a must. Experience at delivering OSP packages would be a strong advantage. At least 3 years experience at a senior level essential."

So i will need o get my work on my showreel soon, i haven't updated in about a year.

here is a little soemthing i read on a forum on the 11 second club
Depending on which part of the world you are in, there is either a shortage of job vacancies for animators or an even bigger shortage of job vacancies for animators. In short, there are more people applying to become animators than studios offering positions.

In such a competitive environment, this is where a CG artist has to excel in packaging and promoting himself.

So really there is not a whole lot to do other than keep doing what I am doing. keep doing 3d animation projects wether they be collaborative projects or personal side project stuff, build up a reputation online. and also to keep checking out these intern ships when they become available.
sites such as:

http://jobs.zenimax.com/
http://www.eidos.com/
http://www.sega.co.uk/
http://www.activision.com/index.html#home|en_GB
http://www.frontier.co.uk/
http://www.moving-picture.com/
http://www.dneg.com/
http://www.aardman.com/about-us/
http://www.ringling.edu/
http://www.framestore-cfc.com/
http://www.insomniacgames.com/
http://www.moves.com/

I have kept in touch with Dan Chisholm, the director of a music video i made with him using after effects Animation. I will be persuing freelance work as well as looking for long term employment.

A recent release was nintendo's 3DS, which is a hand held console that has a 3D touchscreen. Sofar to my knowledge, Frontier games has a partnership with Nindendo, and develop motion sensor games for the Wii. So, it is likely new job opertunities will open up, developers looking for tech savy people to aimate for these hand held games. Or possibly games that make the most of 3D tv screens in the home.