Animation Supervisor

Job Description

Moving Picture Company (MPC) is a global VFX studio with decades of storytelling experience across the feature film and episodic industries, with award-winning highlights including The Lion King, 1917, The Mandalorian, and Wandavision.   

MPC's global network of artists is constantly innovating to bring unimaginable ideas to life through cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity. Part of the Technicolor Creative Studios network, MPC continues to lead the visual arts industry, building authentic and long-lasting connections with audiences across screens worldwide.  

The Animation Supervisor is a key, senior creative role within MPC.  

This role is responsible for ensuring consistency, quality and supervision across all animation projects.  You will be a key part of the pitching process and will creatively inspire our clients, as well as our animators and broader CG team.  

Top level animation skills, leadership and creative problem solving are a must.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversee and supervise animation across all projects, review animation at all stages, providing feedback to the animators, supervisors and clients as necessary.
• Ensure the team are producing high quality animation that fits within the style and pacing of each project and brief.
• Be a key creative part of Pitches and Animation Tests, helping us to win and secure the most ambitious, creative briefs out there.
• Be a senior creative voice within the company and department, advising on the best approach to deliver the best quality at all times.
• Nurture, develop and manage our Animation Team with the support of our other department heads.
• Work closely with our Rigging Team providing feedback and suggestions with the aim of developing our setup, rigs and tool functionality.
• Partner with the HoDs and Talent team to source and recruit the best Animation talent.
• Be hands on, animating on projects at a senior/lead level too, whilst supervising other projects.
• Support the animation team with technical and creative problems.
• Work with the rigging team to develop our animation rigs, and pipeline.
• Represent the company at Industry wide talks and forums.

Qualifications
• Significant experience working at a supervisory level, on high end VFX and animation projects, across film and/or commercials/advertising.
• Be able to produce flawless, photoreal animation and animated performances, across creature, character and vfx animation projects.
• Be able to inspire, supervise and lead a team/department of animators, to deliver world class animation on time and on brief.
• Be comfortable and accurate when quoting animation for new projects.
• Be a confident communicator, with clients and team members at all levels.
• At least 10 years' experience in the production of high-end 3D animation for film, games or advertising.
• Deep and demonstrable understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, form and all animation principles.
• Good teamwork and excellent communication skills, within the VFX team and with Producers, Director and clients.
• Be comfortable working and delivering under pressure and on schedule.
• Have a deep understanding of the whole vfx pipeline.
• Expert level Maya abilities.
• Familiarity with pipeline issues and a typical post production environment.
• Self-motivated problem solver.

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