Animation Supervisor – Lead Animator for Visual Effects

About the role

This is a new role within our team. As an Animation Supervisor, you'll look after the overall animation quality. You'll guide the creative vision, ensuring every sequence stays perfectly on brief.

Key responsibilities

• Set clear visual benchmarks and provide strong examples for your team to follow.
• Collaborate with the Animation Lead to craft compelling, character‑driven moments.
• Lead daily reviews with the animation team and confidently attend client reviews.
• Communicate ongoing progress to production and ensure we consistently hit all show milestones.

Required profile

• A thorough, working knowledge of Maya.
• A brilliant eye for physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form.
• A solid understanding of typical rigging setups, animation pipelines, and data transfer.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a creative team.
• A genuine commitment to collaborating openly across different departments.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Great organisational and communication skills, with the ability to hit deadlines reliably.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technical processes.

Required skills

• Maya
• motion capture data
• Modelling
• Python
• MEL