Studio: Framestore
Job Opening: Lead Animators
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of animators on a show
- Be the key contact for production and supervisor/s. Maintain clear communication, deal with creative challenges, provide solutions, and adapt to changes in production & scheduling
- Set and manage team assignments in collaboration with the animation supervisor
- Have a good understanding of the animation tasks the team will be working on and the potential technical and creative challenges involved
- Be prepared to deputy to the animation supervisor if necessary
- Be aware of workflow templates, methodology, and documentation; provide to the team where necessary
- Work with technology teams to ensure that department tools are available for the team and properly set up for the show
- Inform supervisors and the Head of Department (HOD) of any advances made on a project for integration into other shows
- Effectively manage a team to avoid potential conflict or disagreement
- Maintain positive relationships with all other departments and address any issues promptly
- Attend dailies and present the work of your team; guide artists on how to present their work
- Coach, share knowledge and assume some responsibility for the progression of more junior members of the team
- Provide regular feedback to the team to ensure that work is always delivered on time to the highest possible standard
Qualifications & Skills:
- Previous experience mentoring or leading a team
- Thorough knowledge of Maya
- An understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form
- An understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups, animation pipelines, and transferring data between tools
- The proven ability to work under pressure
- Being open to direction and able to embrace change
- Attention to detail
- Reliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
- A demonstrable commitment to creative collaboration within a team and with other departments
- Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills
- Working knowledge of modeling, rigging, and Mel/Python scripting
- Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life-drawing skills
- Previous experience working with motion capture data
- Traditional animation and/or art background
