Position: Director of Animation
Company: Newxel
Experience required: 5y
Category: Unity
English level: upper
Published: 2020-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

The MoGi Group is looking for an experienced Director of Animation to join our team as we continue to work on the next top grossing blockbuster hits on mobile, PC, console, and VR/AR! This is a key role for the studio that requires exceptional leadership and communication skills, as well as a strong understanding of the animation creation process. As the Director of Animation you will be responsible for overseeing the work of the Animation Department on both strategic and tactical levels, while working closely with the clients, project managers and the animation team to ensure that the quality and integrity of the animation meets or exceeds the client vision.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

•	Act as the key animation contact for the studio, representing the company and the animation team to all clients and stakeholders
•	Hire, mentor and oversee the work of our exceptional animation team
•	Own the evolution strategy of the animation pipeline, establish efficient animation procedures and formulate studio best practices for the timely delivery of high numbers of high quality assets
•	Keep up to date with the cutting edge of animation trends, tools and technology within the video game and entertainment industries
•	Responsible for the management of client communications, participating in key meetings with new and existing clients while helping foster and maintain strong and creative relationships
•	Ensure that client requirements, information and feedback pipelines are effective, efficient and clear to the team
•	Drive the quality of animation by balancing performance, quality, continuity, technical, scheduling and budgetary requirements
•	Collaborate closely with project managers and lead animators to identify and plan animation requirements, estimates, bidding and staffing for all new projects
•	Work proactively to manage the logistical side of complex projects with multiple dependencies
•	Assist and maintain oversight of all production schedules, helping mitigate any risks or issues as they arise
•	Proactively identify opportunities to improve the work of the team and the quality of the animation through the training and development of the animators
•	Help settle project-related conflicts and disputes, and remain proactive in problem solving all key studio issues

**Essential Skills** 

•	Organized, self-motivated, dedicated, hard-working, with a strong sense of accountability.
•	A great eye for animation quality, combined with strong technical acumen
•	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate both creatively and technically
•	Strong leadership, people and mentoring skills
•	Ability to inspire and lead a team to deliver on time and to budget
•	Passion for innovation and continuous improvement
•	Ability to work effectively with a large amount of ambiguity and adapt easily to change
•	Manage multiple tasks and projects, switching focus and priorities to respond to business needs as needed
•	Proven ability to define and manage the animation direction and roadmap for large-scale projects
•	Ability to make, interpret and communicate decisions that last

**Technical skills**

•	Solid understanding of in-game animation pipelines
•	Experienced in keyframe techniques, processes and packages (Maya/Max)
•	Experienced in MoCap techniques, processes and packages (Motionbuilder)
•	Experienced in specialized and technical areas of animation (setting up blend trees, rigging/skinning, facial rigs, IK techniques, cloth, lip syncing etc.)
•	Knowledge of Unreal, Unity or similar game engine/s is advantageous
•	Experienced understanding of asset management software(such as Shotgun or Jira)
•	An excellent understanding of the Office suite i.e. Excel, Word
•	English high level of proficiency written and spoken 

**Required Experience and Qualifications**

•	A reel of visionary, inspiring, industry-leading animation that demonstrates your direction and capacity to execute on it within a game
•	A minimum of 12+ years of professional industry experience, including 3+ years of directing animation with excellent credentials
•	At least two projects shipped in a leadership position
•	At least one product shipped during the current generation of games (PS4/XBOX ONE)
•	Proven experience managing teams of animators
•	Bachelor's degree or higher in Animation or Computer Art preferred
•	2D animation skills desired

**We offer**
•	Competitive salary
•	Medical insurance
•	Tax compensation
•	Modern and comfortable office near the Vystavkovyi center
•	Long-term employment with 20 working-days paid vacation
•	Paid sick leaves (10 per year)
•	 Flexible working schedule
•	Team buildings

MoGi Group (TransPerfect Gaming Division) is an award-winning multilingual video game services provider specializing in localization, player support, community management, ethical penetration testing, gaming and admin tool development, and much more. We work with a large number of gaming developers and publishers across the globe, helping them to introduce their games to newer markets and wider audiences worldwide.