Team Lead Animation

Job Description

Team Lead Animation (rigging) - (Rainbow Six Siege)

The Team Lead will support the Project Lead (CP)/ Production Manager (PM) in overseeing work quality and deadlines for the rigging team. The incumbent will help follow up on and validate the team's work, handle people management duties, and coach team members while overseeing part of the development of the game (where necessary).
What you'll do
• Create, prioritize, assign and regularly follow up on tasks and the advancement of the team's work with regards to deliverables.
• Represent the rigging team.
• Work alongside other teams' leads to ensure good working relationships.
• Organize and lead team meetings.
• Draft regular reports for the Project lead (CP)/ Production manager (PM) on the advancement of the team's work and recommend corrective measures whenever necessary to meet project objectives.
• Anticipate and recognize potential conflicts and recommend solutions to the Project lead (CP)/ Production manager (PM) for the team.
• Take part in performance assessments in collaboration with the Project lead (CP)/ Production Manager (PM).
• Organize one-on-one meetings with the team's members and support them in their objectives.
• Coordinate bug correction as it pertains to the team's work.
• Ensure that new employees integrate the team and are supported by the team's experts in their onboarding.
• Help recruit new team members.
• Know the game's story and gameplay (game design documents) and understand the technical/artistic constraints so as to be able to lead the team.
• Be a mentor in terms of technical/artistic aspects for team members (where necessary).
• Carry out working unit-related tasks (depending on the size of the team they must supervise).
• Carry out all other related tasks.
Qualifications
What you bring
• Experience in animation and in leading a team;
• Participation in at least one complete game production or equivalent;
• Leadership;
• Time and priority management for both yourself and your team;
• Ability to assemble productive teams;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Resourcefulness in problem-solving;
• Ability to delegate;
• Stress and change management skills;
• Managerial courage;
• Sense of initiative;
• Database knowledge an asset (JIRA, Perforce, etc.);
• Knowledge of the technical constraints of real time, 3D engines and level editors.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wppqxj-216-73-216-96-42 in your application.