Animation Director: Lead Character Performance (Hybrid)

Flying Bark Productions, LA Studio; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible work-from-home days

Career development

Cake days

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Flying Bark Productions in Burbank, CA seeks an Animation Director to lead animation across production, ensuring character performance, timing and staging align with the creative direction. This role involves working with our internal leadership team and external vendor studio to ensure consistency and quality.

The position is onsite in our Burbank, CA office with hybrid working options. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience on animated series or features and demonstrates strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience on animated series or features.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, character acting and storytelling.
• Experience providing animation direction and detailed feedback to artists.
• Ability to collaborate across production leadership and departments.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative execution of animation under the Supervising Animation Director.
• Translate the animation direction into clear guidance for animators.
• Review animation work and provide detailed notes on performance, timing and staging.
• Collaborate with the external vendor studio to guide character performances.
• Maintain consistency of animation style across sequences and episodes.
• Participate in animation reviews, screenings and production meetings.

Tools

Adobe Animate

Toon Boom Harmony

Autodesk Maya

SyncSketch

ShotGrid

Job description

Flying Bark Productions in Burbank, CA seeks an Animation Director to lead animation across production, ensuring character performance, timing and staging align with the creative direction. This role involves working with our internal leadership team and external vendor studio to ensure consistency and quality.

The position is onsite in our Burbank, CA office with hybrid working options. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience on animated series or features and demonstrates strong