Animation Production Coordinator – Freelance

CI Games Group; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a dedicated Operations support professional for the Animation department in Germany. You will track progress, manage Jira tickets, and surface blockers to the Animation Director, Production and cross-functional teams.

You will maintain schedules, estimates and time logging, produce daily and weekly progress updates, and ensure alignment of animation plans with Design, Code, Tech Animation and VFX. Strong Jira, organization and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in games industry, preferably in Production or Animation.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Strong Jira / project-tracking experience.
• Comfortable with schedules, estimates, time data and reporting.
• Good understanding of game-development pipelines.
• Animation Production experience strongly preferred.
• Confident in communicating with animators, designers, programmers, Tech Animation and Production.
• Proactive rather than purely administrative.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated operational support to the Animation department.
• Maintain accurate tracking and visibility of progress, priorities, capacity and blockers for animators, Production and Animation Director.
• Maintain accurate Animation Jira tickets, estimates, statuses, priorities and ownership.
• Track EOD updates and time logging, identify missing or inconsistent information, and follow up.
• Keep Animation plans, spreadsheets and Jira aligned.
• Identify stale Jira tickets, missing estimates, overdue work and capacity gaps.
• Maintain a live view of the animation team’s capacity, current assignments and upcoming work.
• Prepare concise daily and weekly Animation progress information.
• Capture actions from meetings and reviews and ensure they become tracked tasks.
• Chase outstanding decisions and follow-ups.
• Help organise Animation reviews, implementation checks and follow-ups.
• Track blockers and dependencies across Design, Code, Tech Animation, VFX and Production.
• Provide the Animation Director and Production team with reliable information for planning and decision-making.

Skills

Jira Project Tracking

Animation Production Experience

Game-Development Pipeline

Organizational Skills

Cross-Functional Communication

Tools

Jira

Unreal

Maya

Job description

• Provide dedicated operational support to the Animation department


• Maintain accurate tracking and give animators, Production and the Animation Director visibility of progress, priorities, capacity and blockers


• Maintain accurate Animation Jira tickets, estimates, statuses, priorities and ownership


• Track EOD updates and time logging, identify missing or inconsistent information, and follow up where required


• Keep Animation plans, spreadsheets and Jira aligned


• Identify stale Jira tickets, missing estimates, overdue work and capacity gaps


• Maintain a live view of the animation team’s capacity, current assignments and upcoming work


• Prepare concise daily and weekly Animation progress information


• Capture actions from meetings and reviews and ensure they become properly tracked tasks


• Chase outstanding decisions and follow-ups


• Help organise Animation reviews, implementation checks and follow-ups


• Track blockers and dependencies across Design, Code, Tech Animation, VFX and Production


• Provide the Animation Director and Production team with reliable information for planning and decision-making

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience within the games industry, ideally within Production or another relevant role with focus on Animation


• Excellent organisation, follow-through and attention to detail


• Strong Jira / project-tracking experience


• Comfortable working with schedules, estimates, time data and reporting


• Good understanding of game-development pipelines


• Animation Production experience strongly preferred


• Confident in communicating with animators, designers, programmers, Tech Animation and Production


• Proactive rather than purely administrative


• Comfortable chasing information and closing loops


• Previous experience as Animator, Animation Lead or mentoring animation is desirable


• Knowledge of Unreal, Maya and Animation workflows is desirable


• Core working hours are 10am-4pm CET

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong operational support capabilities within the Animation department, with expertise in Jira project tracking, animation production processes, and effective communication across teams. Proficient in maintaining accurate progress tracking, managing schedules, and ensuring alignment of animation plans.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Jira Project Tracking


• Animation Production Experience


• Game-Development Pipeline Understanding


• Organizational Skills


• Communication with Cross-Functional Teams

Hard Skills

• Animation Production


• Project Tracking


• Time Logging


• Progress Reporting


• Capacity Management

Soft Skills

• Attention to Detail


• Proactive Problem Solving


• Follow-Through

Industry Keywords

• Games Industry


• Animation Workflows


• Design


• Tech Animation


• VFX

Tools & Technologies

• Jira


• Unreal


• Maya