Animation Supervisor
One of Us is a London and Paris based studio that hires great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, making us better at what we do! Be part of a studio that celebrates visual storytelling.
One of Us is looking for an additional Animation Supervisor to join our team.
The Animation Supervisor is responsible for the overall quality of the animation on a particular project, as well as for delivering consistent and compelling performances in line with the Director's vision.
Responsibilities:
- Managing, training and mentoring a team of Animators
- Providing examples and benchmarks for the animation team to follow
- Working closely with the Animators 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 project
- Taking responsibility for the quality of work across the team
- Working with rigging and pipeline to provide suggestions and feedback in order to improve character setup, visual quality, rigs and tool functionality
- Ensuring ongoing communication with Production regarding the team's progress towards the schedule
- Overall responsibility for meeting show milestones and deadlines
- Attending client reviews and presenting work as required
- Leading internal daily reviews with the animation team
- Continuing to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technologies
Skills and Experience:
- 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
- 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 organisational, communication, interpersonal and management skills
- Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills
All roles, including hybrid/remote opportunities, at One of Us require candidates to reside in the UK or France, depending on the location of the role, or must be willing to relocate for the duration of the contract. All candidates must disclose if they have an existing Right to Work in the relevant country, or would require sponsorship support, i.e. Visa.
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- Department
- Animation
- Locations
- One of Us - London
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
One of Us - London
Animation Supervisor
One of Us is a London and Paris based studio that hires great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, making us better at what we do! Be part of a studio that celebrates visual storytelling.
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