Lead 3D Character Animator

Our Lead 3D Character Animator are fantastic storytellers and excellent motivators. Their day-to-day focuses on managing their team, delivering characterful animated performances, expert comedic timing, charming acting choices, and maintaining production deadlines, whilst meeting that all important brief from our Directors and Clients. 

Day to Day:

• Leading a team of animators, and regularly communicating with the Animation Directors.
• Managing your time efficiently to meet the deadlines of your assigned shots.
• Arranging daily catch ups with your team to make sure they are on track and aware of their deadlines.
• Flagging to the Animation Directors and Production in advance if there are any potential issues with deadlines or workload.  
• Making sure your work is communicating the story, ideas and acting choices clearly from blocking through to the final animation.
• Responding positively to, and acting on, notes and feedback from your Directors and Animation Directors.
• Mentoring and coaching less experienced members of the team.  
• Acting as a good role model for your team. Achieving the highest quality work in the time given, as well as responding well to fixes.
• Talking up and down the pipeline to other Supervisors and Leads, troubleshooting any issues, as well as keeping Production and Animation Directors aware where appropriate. 
• Mentoring the team and helping with their development, including participating in your team’s review sessions along with the Animation Directors.
• Updating the Animation Directors on the team’s progress, communicating any concerns regarding the teams’ performance and wellbeing.