Animation Supervisor

Framestore Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore Limited in London is seeking an Animation Supervisor to oversee the animation quality and guide the creative vision for our projects. You will cast the right animators for moments and ensure performances stay on brief, delivering consistently high-quality work.

You will train and mentor a team of animators, collaborate with rigging and pipeline to refine character setups, and partner with production to meet show milestones.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in supervising animation teams.
• Strong eye for timing, weight, and character motion.
• Proven ability to lead creative teams and deliver on brief.
• Experience collaborating with rigging and pipeline teams.

Responsibilities

• Set visual benchmarks and guide team style.
• Collaborate with Animation Lead on character moments.
• Lead daily reviews and participate in client reviews.
• Communicate progress to production and hit milestones.

Job description

Framestore brings together world-class producers, artists, and technologists to craft visually striking work across advertising, episodic, and immersive productions. Our teams blend creative ingenuity with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-end visual effects, immersive storytelling, and premium content for global clients, brands, and broadcasters.

Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.

About the role

This is a new role within our team. As an Animation Supervisor, you'll look after the overall animation quality. You'll guide the creative vision, ensuring every sequence stays perfectly on brief. We expect you to cast the right animators for the right moments, bringing out the best and most consistent performances from your team.

As a creative leader on this project, you'll train and mentor a talented team of animators, taking full ownership of the quality of their work. You'll partner closely with our rigging and pipeline departments to improve character setups and tool functionality.

On a day-to-day basis, you'll also:

• Set clear visual benchmarks and provide strong examples for your team to follow.
• Collaborate with the Animation Lead to craft compelling, character-driven moments.
• Lead daily reviews with the animation team and confidently attend client reviews.
• Communicate ongoing progress to production and ensure we consistently hit all show milestones.

• A thorough, working knowledge of Maya.
• A brilliant eye for physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form.
• A solid understanding of typical rigging setups, animation pipelines, and data transfer.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a creative team.
• A genuine commitment to collaborating openly across different departments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Great organisational and communication skills, with the ability to hit deadlines reliably.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technical processes.

You might also have

• Previous experience working with motion capture data.

• A working knowledge of Modelling or basic scripting (Python/MEL) to streamline workflows.

Accessibility Statement

Our London studio is fully accessible, with step-free entry, accessible toilets on all floors, and quiet spaces available. We are committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace for everyone.