Supervising Animator

Description

About Pixar Canada
Pixar Canada is looking for a Supervising Animator for its new studio in Vancouver. Pixar Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios, the world leader in animated films. The Vancouver studio will produce short-form animation focusing on legacy Pixar characters from films such as Toy Story and Cars. This is an opportunity to help build a world-class organization from the ground-up and to be part of a diverse and talented team.

Summary of Position
Reporting to the Creative Director, the Supervising Animator defines the direction of the Animation department to achieve the Director and Creative Director’s vision. Supervises, assists, and motivates animators to ensure that their work is completed at the highest quality, on schedule to reflect the Director's vision.

General Duties and Responsibilities
•Maintains and represents the Directors vision for the film, while advocating Animators' artistic interpretation.
•Functions as Director's "right hand" in Animation by upholding animation quality throughout the film
•Animates shots
•Holds the Long-term Animation view over the show and provides overall perspective to the show including story understanding.
•Acts as the Animation department representative in meetings with other team leads
•Provides Leadership and fosters communication, including working with and communicating show & department needs to management and other teams.
•Responsible for the model of development from the animation's perspective and proactively anticipates the needs of the team
•Partners with Management to:
•Cast shots to animators.
•Coach and motivate animators, help set them up for success.
•Write & deliver personnel reviews.
•Be familiar with Animator's past work
•Work with Management to:
•Develop schedules and identify deliverables
•Provide support/motivation enabling animators to deliver a successful film.