ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Chakrra is a Production house founded to create entertainment content for young viewers. We are putting together a talented team for our upcoming project..
Role Description
As an Animation Director you will be responsible for leading and managing the work of the Animation department on both strategic and tactical levels.
You will be a great fit if you are:
A master of 3D animation with a working knowledge of 3D and stereoscopic effect
An expert compositor with vast experience in tracking and 3D integration
Understanding of 3D workflow in Autodesk Maya
Open to online collaboration with artists/team members located in various time zones/across the globe
Open to working on a project that will be made in a non-English language
Self motivated to exploring and understanding a foreign culture/tradition
Innovative, Sci-fi and automobile enthusiast
Experienced in leading at least ONE commercially produced full-length animated feature film, with end-to-end process responsibilities
These core skills will make you a star candidate:
Thorough in reviewing, testing and commenting, suggesting improvisations on all supplied pre-production, production and post production materials and processes
Excellent sense of observation, attention to details
Good knowledge of the animation industry and its relevant professional trades
Provide vision and creative leadership for animation projects and animated elements of videos
Be confident in your creative vision but flexible and open-minded to alternate ideas
Drive the quality of animation at Chakrra, balancing performance, quality, and continuity, technical, scheduling and budgetary requirements
Creative, innovative, imaginative, and have an artistic flair
Determine and guide narrative content and visual style of a production
Should be self-motivated and well organized. Motivated & committed - good team player with a can-do attitude
Should meet tight deadlines and work within the project's budget
Super flexible with work hours, good at conflict resolution and coordinating with team members. Be a team leader and team player. Inspire team members to give their best to assigned tasks/functions
Humble enough/Open-minded to hear a good idea and go with it, even if it does not match their own. No reservations in providing and receiving feedback from team members of either gender
Should be able to understand the requirements related to the culture/traditions and respect the nuances that need to be brought in to the project
Collaborate with Art Director to establish and maintain the look and feel/theme of animation for all characters of Chakrra’s project
Professional and constructive attitude under pressure
These skills will bump you up to superstar:
Positive and inspiring leader
Great teaching and communication skills
Interview, evaluate, recruit, train and schedule freelance artists
Should be able to keep the team motivated, help the team balance their creative desires with the requirements of the production
Your day-to-day responsibilities will look like this:
Guide, supervise, and mentor the Animation team
Provide daily feedback and direction to the animation team
Map team members’ skills/strengths with tasks to fulfill the overall vision for a project
A great project manager, able to direct and implement the story, design, layout, and animation utilizing the strengths of your team. Responsible for delivering consistent performances from the animation team
Great at interpreting direction and communicating that direction to your team
Employment type: Contract
Approximate Length of Contract: 2 months