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.

As an Animation Director you will be responsible for leading and managing the work of the Animation department on both strategic and tactical levels.

Role Description

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

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