Senior Animator - Lead & Mentor CG Characters (Sydney)

Lucasfilm; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lucasfilm in Australia seeks a Senior Animator to lead the motion design of CG characters and sequences, directing animation across shots under the guidance of the Lead Animator. The role includes mentoring junior animators, providing technical assistance to show supervisors, and ensuring high-quality output while meeting production deadlines.

The candidate should have a traditional animation background with strong modern CG expertise, plus UNIX, Maya, and shell scripting knowledge.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in traditional animation or related field.
• Extensive experience in computer animation with feature or VFX projects.
• Experience mentoring junior animators and collaborating with supervisors.

Responsabilidades

• Lead creation of outstanding animation for graphics creatures and objects in a shot.
• Understand and execute direction from Lead Animator or Animation Supervisor.
• May supervise entry to mid-level animators at supervisor’s discretion.
• Provide feedback in dailies and train/mentor new animators.
• Maintain productivity and meet deadlines while delivering high quality work.
• Possibly perform hands-on shot work and motion capture reference when needed.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Animation principles

Creativity

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in traditional animation

Herramientas

Maya

UNIX

Shell scripting

Descripción del empleo

Lucasfilm in Australia seeks a Senior Animator to lead the motion design of CG characters and sequences, directing animation across shots under the guidance of the Lead Animator. The role includes mentoring junior animators, providing technical assistance to show supervisors, and ensuring high-quality output while meeting production deadlines.

The candidate should have a traditional animation background with strong modern CG expertise, plus UNIX, Maya, and shell scripting knowledge.