Studio: Steamroller Animation
Job Opening: Lead Animator
Location: Mount Dora, Florida
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Define, prioritize, assign and regularly follow up on tasks and the advancement of the team’s work with regards to deliverables.
- Schedule planning and centralize tasks.
- Ensure that the work of the team follows the quality standards, artistic direction and set deadlines.
- Be the main point of contact for other teams and represent the team.
- Know the game’s story and gameplay (game design documents); understand and communicate to the team the technical and artistic constraints.
- Anticipate and recognize potential conflicts or production issues and recommend solutions.
- Motivate and develop the team members and act as a mentor in terms of technical/artistic aspects.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in animation.
- Experience in a management role.
- Good knowledge of a 3d package – Maya and MotionBuilder.
- Good understanding of animation principles – timing, weight and staging.
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize the team’s work in the context of given timescales and quality requirements.
- Strong leadership skills, time and priority management.
- Ability to create and develop productive teams.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem solving.
- Self-starter with proactive attitude to improve own qualifications.
- Knowledge sharing attitude and ability to coach less experienced people.
- Fluent English.
- Very good artistic skills.
- Experience in the gaming industry will be considered an advantage.
