Studio: Bento Box
Job Opening: Art Director
Location: North Hollywood, CA, USA
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the main point of contact between the Supervising Director and the production team, seeing through the creative vision for each script
- Break down script and prepare for hand out to Design team
- Oversee designs and give notes at milestone phases throughout the schedule
- Manage a team of in-house and freelance artists, guiding them to excellence
- Review designs submitted to ensure they fit the needs of the storyboard
- Oversee color team ensuring continuity throughout show
- Review take 1 animation footage, call retakes, do draw-overs and provide reference as needed for retake process
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3+ years of experience art directing in episodic series television, preferably in primetime comedy
- Knowledge of 2D animation and a thorough understanding of a 2D production pipeline from development to post production
- Knowledge of Photoshop – Toon Boom Harmony knowledge is a plus!
- Comfortable working digitally on a Cintiq
- Expertise in background design and color
- Outstanding people skills; ability to guide a unique group of creative staff
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Must be able to adapt to changes easily within a highly dynamic environment, including the management of the team within this environment
- Strong attention to detail is critical
- Previous supervisory and leadership experience, including demonstrated ability to manage and motivate a team
