Lead Animator

The Lead Animator establishes a cohesive animation vision in support of the creative direction of the project, manages the animation team and the production of animation assets. He/She is responsible for maintaining the animation development schedule and ensuring that the production processes are executed smoothly and synchronized with other production processes. The work involves creative leadership in a project environment, people management and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to align overall production processes. He is a team leader and an effective people and project manager. He delivers on the project requirements within available resources and constraints. He should have an eye for creative detail to critique creative ideas, plans and assets. He should be strong at communicating and influencing and is able to align various stakeholders with his ideas and plans.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills & Competencies

3D Animation
Proficiency Level
Lead the creative and technical development of 3D animated media to achieve the artistic and technical goals of production.
4
Compositing Visuals
Proficiency Level
Lead the execution of compositing of visual assets to deliver high quality, coherent visuals to achieve the creative and technical goals of the production.
4
Concept Creation
Proficiency Level
"Drive robust processes to guide the selection of relevant concepts for media products and platforms creation."
5
Immersive Video Editing
Proficiency Level
"Drive the creative editing of immersive video content to achieve the creative vision and intended immersive experience for the viewers. "
4
Research
Proficiency Level
"Design a research strategy and propose projects to meet identified research needs."
4

Generic Skills & Competencies

Leadership
Proficiency Level
Lead by example at organisational level. Inspire, motivate and guide others to adopt a point of view, make changes or take action. Cultivate an open, cooperative and collaborative learning culture for the organization.
Advanced
Creative Thinking
Proficiency Level
Create original applications or ideas to reveal new possibilities and reshape goals through high level of innovativeness.
Advanced
Decision Making
Proficiency Level
Make decision in a volatile and ambiguous setting using a structured process and limited sources of available information to achieve intended goals.
Advanced
Interpersonal Skills
Proficiency Level
Influence, guide and handle others’ emotions to build instrumental relationships and manage conflicts and disagreements.
Advanced
Resource Management
Proficiency Level
Use resources to ensure optimum and efficient use of resources.
Basic

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Establish creative requirements for the project

• Provide inputs to the creative leadership during discussions to define artistic direction, style and production standards for achieving the 
creative vision
• Communicate expected standards of quality to the team
• Guide script and storyboard analysis to enable team's understanding of the purpose and requirements of animated sequences
• Develop creative briefs to communicate creative requirements for animation assets
• Communicate animation requirements and available options to the creative leadership to facilitate decisions based on budgets and
timeline constraints 

Plan asset development

• Define priorities, processes and workflows of the animation pipeline to meet production goals
• Lead the use of new technology, practices and features to achieve the creative vision based on cost-benefit analysis and risk 
assessment
• Develop proof of concept for new techniques and ideas which suit production requirements for a proposal to the creative and technical 
leadership
• Create project schedule for the animation team in alignment with the overall project timelines and the animation budget
• Communicate project schedule and deliverable timelines to the animation team
• Provide time and cost estimates to build the animation budget of the project
• Allocate roles and responsibilities to animation team members based on specialisation and project requirements
• Manage animation outsourcing pipelines for collaboration with external vendors in developing art assets for specific projects or
requirements

Develop creative assets for production

"• Drive the development of animation assets by guiding the team with creative inputs and technical know-how
• Allocate animation assets to team members based on specialization and project requirements
• Communicate project status, prioritized goals and updated timelines to the team periodically
• Review blocking animation to understand suitability to the animation requirements
• Review all animation sequences to ensure a unified look of the game or film
• Collaborate with the creative leadership in finalizing the animated sequences as per the project requirements
• Lead the iterative refinement of animation assets with creative and technical inputs for improvement
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of asset libraries for animation sequences and customized visual programs for reference and
reuse when required"

Manage projects

"• Drive project to meet schedules, budget, manpower and technical quality targets
• Collaborate continuously with other art and content production teams to define requirements and iteratively build solutions
• Work with clients and management to determine and resolve issues associated with project implementation
• Conduct regular project reviews to recommend schedule changes, cost or resource adjustments"

Manage teams and/or departments

"• Communicate common goals, direction and accountability among staff 
• Develop staff by coaching, mentoring and engaging in career discussions
• Exhibit effective performance management practices within department in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
• Monitor budgets, forecasting, work allocations and staffing of the various departments"

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