Animation Supervisor

6 months ago

Vancouver, Canada ICON Creative Studio Full time

Must be willing to relocate to British Columbia.

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ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.

Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.

ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.

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During this challenging time, we have successfully transitioned to a virtual studio. The health of our employees is always our priority. We will see you soon

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**Why work at ICON?**

At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are a passionate artist capable of sharing success with others, we'd like to hear from you
- Join the fastest growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
- Work in a safe environment. The company has successfully transitioned into a virtual studio via a high-speed Teradici connection
- Work on top feature episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, etc.)
- Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
- Use all of the latest tools and Softwares
- We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our production
- We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
- We offer flexibility and autonomy
- We facilitate requests and make changes in a timely manner
- We offer a generous benefits package for all employees

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**Animation Supervisor**

The Animation Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of the animation team. In collaboration with the Animation Director and the production team. the Animation Supervisor is responsible for directing and maintaining the continuity of performance of all objects, digital characters or creatures.

**Responsibilities**:

- Oversee and supervise animation across all projects, review animation at all stages, providing feedback to the animators, production team and clients as necessary.
- Ensure the team are producing high quality animation that fits within the style and pacing of each project and brief.
- Be a key creative part of Pitches and Animation Tests, helping us to win and secure the most ambitious, creative briefs out there.
- Be a senior creative voice within the company and department, advising on the best approach to deliver the best quality at all times.
- Nurture, develop and manage our Animation Team with the support of our other department heads.
- Partner with the Studio Animation Director and Recruiter to source and recruit the best Animation talent.
- Be hands on, animating on projects at a senior/lead level too, whilst supervising other projects.
- Support the animation team with technical and creative problems.
- Work with the rigging team to develop our animation rigs, and pipeline.
- Represent the company at Industry wide talks and forums.
- Ongoing communication with Production regarding the teams’ schedules and deadlines

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**Requirements**:

- Minimum 5-7 years of work experience in 3D animation using MAYA in a series or film production;
- A strong background as a Lead in feature or series CG character animation;
- Have experience and an interest in cartoony style;
- Quadruped animation’s experience recommended;
- Comfortable with filming reference footage and using the reference footage;
- Ability to work within an established pipeline and learn to use custom tools;
- Ability to understand and interpret effectively a storyboard and the Director’s feedback and be able to give direction to a team;
- Have good teaching skills, be a mentor, and technically and artistically develop the team;
- Ability to work well in a team and excellent communication skillsICON Creative Studio is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
- Ask us about our generous benefits program.

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