Animation Lead

2 days ago

Toronto, Canada Rodeo FX Full time

Company Description

As a company founded and run by an artist, it's our mission to provide talented artists with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and to thrive in a fun and creative environment.

**Job Description**:
The Animation Lead creates high-quality, hyper-realistic animation for creatures, characters and objects, while supporting the Animation Artists within their project team. This includes answering questions, offering guidance and helping to resolve issues in a positive and constructive manner. They also work closely with other departments to find creative and technical solutions to problems encountered.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Develop performance and movement for a variety of creatures, animals, characters and objects, generating original concepts and designs as needed;
- Work closely with the Animation Supervisor to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that meet project requirements and deadlines;
- Participate in the creation of tools for their speciality. Test the tools before their integration, and ensure clear and accessible documentation;
- Oversee the work of a team of artists on a show, demonstrating an expert standard of skills in the specialty and a positive, solution-driven attitude;
- In collaboration with production, plan and assign appropriate tasks to team members, and participates in casting of artists on the project, taking into consideration their abilities, level and the project workflow and timing;
- Provide feedback on artist’s work to ensure it meets quality standards and corresponds with client’s artistic vision;
- Communicate promptly with the Production Team and Department Manager regarding any artist who may not have enough work. May assist in finding alternative tasks (training, R&D pipeline tools, etc);
- Mentor members of their team by providing training and sharing knowledge. Communicate any training needs for their team to the Head of Department. May participate in preparing training materials or giving group training sessions;
- Participate in mid & post mortem reviews, and annual reviews of artists by providing feedback to the Head of Department;
- Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions;
- Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected, whether by themselves or a member of their team;
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of their specialty and be on the lookout for the latest technological advances in methods and approaches.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in a VFX studio
- Excellent knowledge of Maya software;
- Knowledge of Shotgun;
- Excellent knowledge of body mechanics and facial animation;
- Excellent sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines;
- Ability to stay calm under pressure and act as a positive role model and mentor.

Additional Information
- Full-time, Permanent Contract;
- 5 paid sick days;
- 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays;
- Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- RRSP with employer contribution.
- Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects._

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