Overview

Our Vancouver location is currently seeking a Project based Animation Supervisor.  This role is for an immediate temporary full time opening beginning immediately until March 2017.

The Project Animation Supervisor needs to have exceptional animation and character animation skills as well as strong organizational, administrative, leadership, and communication skills, as they are responsible for providing day to day guidance and supervision to the animation team and work with external clients.  Previous experience in a supervisory or lead role is preferred.

 Responsibilities:

  • Attend bid meetings for each episodic show to estimate how many animation hours are needed to complete each shot
  • Assign shots to animators based on their skills and experience
  • Communicate the story point and specific shot direction from the client’s spotting session for shots to the animators
  • Creatively oversee all animation shots for project and give revisions as needed prior to dailies with the creative director
  • Maintain the quality level of animation as per project specifications
  • Act as the animation team point of contact for the creative director
  • Interpret creative director and client notes to direct animators with revisions, while maintaining the client’s vision.
  • Work with coordinators to ensure clear communication

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated skill in animation, particularly with CG character comedic animation within a live action world
  • At least 5 years of experience as a character animator
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Lead or Supervisory position
  • Previous experience in deadline driven project management and client relations
  • Experience in diplomacy with clients
  • Adept at interpreting notes and communicating priorities to the animation crew
  • He or she will have a good eye
  • Ability to manage the pressures of live action television
  • Exhibit a passion for animation

About Zoic Studios

Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some of our recent credits include, Big Eyes, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Keanu, Once Upon a Time, The 100, Arrow, Flash, Lucifer & Man in the High Castle.

"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?