Animation Supervisor

Job Description

The Animation Supervisor is responsible for the overall quality of the animation on a particular project, for delivering consistent and compelling performances in line with the Director's vision.

Key Responsibilities:
• Manage, train and mentor a team of Animators
• Provide examples and benchmarks for the animation team to follow
• Work closely with the Animation Leads to ensure the team are producing high quality animation which creates compelling, story-driven and action packed moments that fit within the style and pacing of the film
• Take responsibility for the quality of work across the team
• Work with rigging and pipeline to provide suggestions and feedback in order to improve character setup, visual quality, rigs and tool functionality
• Work with the Animation Leads to ensure ongoing communication with Production regarding the team's progress towards the schedule
• Overall responsibility for meeting show milestones and deadlines
• Lead daily reviews with the animation team
• Continue to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technologies
• A Thorough knowledge of Maya
• A strong grasp of physical motion, weight, balance, texture and form
• A demonstrable understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups, animation pipelines and transferring data between tools
• Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life drawing skills
• A demonstrable commitment to creative collaboration within a team and with other departments
• Previous experience supervising/leading a team
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Reliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent organization, communication, interpersonal, and management skills
• Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills
• Previous experience working with motion capture data

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb08yo-3-138-33-178-42 in your application.