Creative Animation Director

We are looking for a bilingual (French/ English) Creative Animation Director to join our London team, who will be a part of our global team working closely with Animators, Producers and Marketing Managers located in Europe, Asia and North American locations. The ideal candidate will have a creative mindset, strong visualising and storytelling skills, and the ability to actively listen and effectively communicate ideas. The ability to speak fluent French and English languages is essential. This is a great opportunity for a resourceful and self-motivated individual who can take ownership of projects, listen to clients’ visions and able to balance the creative process with the production needs. We work in a highly dynamic work environment, so you must be responsive, organised and comfortable working under tight project deadlines. We are also a very fun group of people. The role will require you to work remotely and the candidate needs to be based in UK or Germany.

Position Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Facilitate, communicate and direct the project vision to designers, animators, audio engineers and VFX artists in different offices.
• Guide and supervise animation team during the project process, assist with ideas, style, quality and execution while keeping in check with time schedule and constraints.
• Liaise with producers to deliver a high-quality animatic in conjunction with clients’ expectations within the given timeline.
• Attend meetings with the agencies/clients and understand their creative briefs, concept, and stylistic/artistic needs.
• Help agencies/clients pre-visualise the storyboard and deliver their concepts in the form of a commercial test-spot (animatic).

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent of work experience.
• 3-5 years of full-time industry experience in the creative and art departments is required, preferably in advertising.
• Fluent in French and English (speaking and writing).
• Understanding 3D workflow and most common software platforms (After Effects, 3D Studio Max) is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of editing software Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Be creative, imaginative and equipped with artistic flair.
• Possess strong storytelling and conceptual skills.
• Be an excellent communicator and a problem solver.