Animation Supervisor

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, for delivering consistent and compelling performances in line with the Director's vision.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, train and mentor a team of Animators
• Provide examples and benchmarks for the animation team to follow
• Work 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
• 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
• Ensure ongoing communication with Production regarding the team's progress towards the schedule
• Overall responsibility for meeting show milestones and deadlines
• Attend client reviews and present work as required.
• Lead internal daily reviews with the animation team
• Continue to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technologies

Skills & 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 skillsReliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlinesExcellent organisational, communication, interpersonal, and management skill
• Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills

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