Animation Supervisor

MFI Technologies Incorporated; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

MFI Technologies Incorporated in Hyderabad seeks an experienced Animation Supervisor to lead the animation department, overseeing day-to-day operations and expediting high-quality character, creature, and object animation for photo-realistic feature films.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical skills in Nuke and Maya, plus ability to mentor large teams and maintain tight schedules while preserving storytelling and camera language.

Qualifications

• Significant visual effects production and leadership experience on high-end live-action feature films and episodic TV.
• Proven technical and leadership capabilities.
• Experience in leading, mentoring, and training large teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills; understands how to prioritize tasks, assignments with team skills.
• Expert knowledge of Nuke and Maya is required.
• 3ds Max, Photoshop, and Zbrush experience is a plus.
• Must have a strong sense of animation: acting, staging, posing, weight, timing, storytelling, and staying on model.
• Strong understanding of the language of the camera; framing, perspective, lenses, coverage, continuity, camera movement, blocking, etc.
• Strong understanding of the principles of animation, exceptional artistic skills
• Solid animation grounding, preferably action-oriented; previs experience is a plus
• Solid camera animation work (laying out shots, staging, using film cameras, or on-set experience)

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the animation department to ensure timely, high-quality output.
• Expedite character, creature, and object animation for photo-realistic feature films while maintaining artistic intent.
• Maintain strong collaboration with camera and VFX teams to ensure alignment with storytelling and continuity.

Skills

Animation leadership

Team mentoring

Storytelling

Camera language

Previs experience

On-set experience

Problem debugging

Tools

Nuke

Maya

3ds Max

Photoshop

ZBrush

Job description

The Animation Supervisor oversees the day-to-day operations of the animation department. They are responsible for expediting high-quality character, creature, and object animation for photo-realistic feature films.

Role Type

Full-time

Requirements

• Significant visual effects production and leadership experience on high-end live-action feature films and episodic TV
• Proven technical and leadership capabilities
• Experience in leading, mentoring, and training large teams
• Exceptional organizational skills; understands how to prioritize tasks, assignments with team skills
• Expert knowledge of Nuke and Maya is required
• 3ds Max, Photoshop, and Zbrush experience is a plus
• Must have a strong sense of animation: acting, staging, posing, weight, timing, storytelling, and staying on model
• Strong understanding of the language of the camera; framing, perspective, lenses, coverage, continuity, camera movement, blocking, etc.
• Strong understanding of the principles of animation, exceptional artistic skills
• Solid animation grounding, preferably action-oriented; previs experience is a plus
• Solid camera animation work (laying out shots, staging, using film cameras, or on-set experience)
• A good attitude and ability to smoothly change and adapt to the project
• Background or experience in fine arts, which shows a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, and balance
• Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life drawing skills is desirable
• Ability to debug technical problems and follow up with the team to ensure animation is implemented