Animation Director

Description

CCP North America is looking for an experienced Animation Director who will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the animation vision & execution for the groundbreaking MMO title, World of Darkness. This key management role is responsible for creating the design concepts and documentation, as well as giving direction throughout the whole project cycle; constantly providing guidance, supervision and feedback to the animation team. It is the Animation Director's responsibility to maintain and ensure a high level of quality and consistency in the animation for the project.


Responsibilities include:

* Determine the animation style and visual concepts for the game in conjunction with Sr. Producer, Art Director, and Creative Director
* Help to refine the Animation pipeline
* Direct programmers and technical artist in the requirements for animation tools and their execution
* Find solutions to game requirements, troubleshoot problems and coach artists
* Collaborate with Associate Producer/Producer to manage schedules
* Direct artists in the vision & general animation style
* Facilitate communication between animation and all departments to execute on the project's vision
* Responsible for hiring and training as well as for career direction of the animation team
* Conduct critiques with clear and consistent direction to animation team
* May be responsible for creation of assets in addition to management duties
* Help develop animation reference guides for internal and possibly external artists
* Leads the animation team by coaching, mentoring and performance managing
* Responsible for all animation team members achieving their highest potential
* Work with producers to interact and communicate effectively with outsourcing partners to ensure consistent quality of delivered items