Lead Cinematic Animator - Iron Man

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Cinematic Animator to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of animators, creating and managing cinematic content, and ensuring the quality and consistency of animation work. You will also be involved in tasking and scoping animation work on cinematic content to ensure it meets the creative vision and production deadlines.

Responsibilities:

In the role of Lead Cinematic Animator, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of animators, providing mentorship, regular feedback, and fostering a collaborative work environment to inspire high-quality cinematic animations. You will oversee the creation of in house and outsourcing cinematic content, ensuring it aligns with the project's artistic vision and narrative goals, while working closely with directors, producers, and other stakeholders to maintain a cohesive animation style. Along with creating some cinematic animation content, tasking and scoping animation work will be a key responsibility, requiring you to plan and allocate resources effectively, collaborate with project managers, and proactively address potential bottlenecks to ensure milestones are met. Additionally, you will review some of the animation work ensuring that the team is maintaining best practices and workflows. Staying updated with the latest animation tools, technologies, and industry trends, you will also provide technical solutions and support to the animation team as needed.

Expectations:
• You will be an advocate for production deadlines and will manage your efforts and your teams' efforts to achieve task completion.
• You will oversee the creation of cinematic animations, ensuring they align with the project's artistic vision and narrative goals.
• You will work closely with directors, producers, and other stakeholders to develop and maintain a cohesive animation style.
• You will be a people manager to a team of animators with a variety of experience levels.
• You will
oversee outsourcing content and deliverables.
• You have strong communication skills and seek opportunities to mentor the team.
• Your problem-solving mind helps identify and solve technical and creative issues to maintain the highest quality of animations.
• You can work collaboratively in a team environment and take direction well.
• You will work closely with integrators to facilitate implementation of the animation content and test the result in the game.
• You will be collaborating and discussing artistic and technical challenges with colleagues as it offers cross discipline clarity and alignment.
• You will be seeking feedback and direction on your work while also providing feedback to others.
• You are an active contributor to the craft, promoting a collaborative learning culture within the team.
• You have excellent attention to detail and possess a creative mindset.

Qualifications:
• You have 10+ years of experience as a cinematic animator for in-game content.
• Proven experience as a Lead Animator or similar role in the gaming or entertainment industry.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• You have worked on at least one AAA game where you were intimately involved in creating narrative content such as cinematics or scripted events.
• Expert in animation software such as Maya, Motion Builder, or similar tools.
• Expert at performance capture polish and keyframe proficiency.
• Excellent understanding of character animation, timing, and storytelling.
• Having a good eye for camera language and framing is appreciated.
• You have a broad understanding of technical workflows.
• You show great collaboration and have experience in reaching out to the broader team for content alignment.
• You put passion into everything you do and aim to improve our workflows and tools.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkx6yq-3-137-215-61-42 in your application.