Animation Production Manager

CatFace; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) contribution

Flexible time off

Office snacks and meals

Pets in the office

On-site fitness center

Learning stipend

Relocation assistance

Job summary

CatFace is seeking an experienced Animation Production Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our Animation Department in Austin, TX. You will oversee projects from pre-production through final delivery, aligning creative and technical goals with the production plan.

The role requires strong leadership, deep understanding of 3D animation production, and a hands-on approach to solving production challenges while maintaining quality and timelines. On-site work in Austin is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in animation production for web series, TV, features, or digital content.
• Experience supervising animation teams in production environments.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Animation Department with day-to-day direction, mentorship, feedback, and accountability.
• Oversee animation pipelines from pre-production to post-production handoff and ensure milestones meet schedule.
• Collaborate with Creative Producer and Production Ops Lead to balance capacity, risks, and resources.
• Guide team with strong visual storytelling, offering actionable feedback on performance, staging, and continuity.
• Maintain production filing systems, version control, and handoffs for clean transitions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Animation/Production

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Adobe Creative Suite

DaVinci Resolve

Blockbuster

MonDAY

ShotGrid

Perforce

Dropbox

Job description

About CatFace

CatFace is a YouTube entertainment company, home to a family of channels with over 25 million combined subscribers and an average of 300 million views per month. Our goal is to entertain our audience with fun, light-hearted narratives and engaging content for general audiences.

At CatFace Animation, we’re expanding our animated content built around the beloved characters and stories from the Aphmau universe, including MyStreet and Aphmau Diaries. Check out the links below to see samples of our work:

MyStreet Teaser https://youtu.be/j0av9ZascFs?si=yhBYv-8_JGNCDIdJ

MyStreet Music Video https://youtu.be/CsdLcHMijVY?si=OHlCbaNm5IAmpjUI

Aphmau Diaries https://www.youtube.com/@AphmauDiaries

About the Job

CatFace is seeking an experienced Animation Production Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our Animation Department and oversee animated projects from pre-production through final delivery.

Reporting to the Creative Producer, this role manages the animation team, departmental workflows, and resources while ensuring animation deliverables meet creative, technical, and quality expectations. The Animation Production Manager will work closely with the Production Operations Lead, who oversees the overall production schedule, to align animation milestones, capacity, and production needs with the broader production plan.

We’re looking for a hands‑on leader with a strong understanding of 3D animation production, excellent people management skills, and a director’s eye for visual storytelling. The ideal candidate is a solutions-oriented creative problem solver who can anticipate challenges, bring thoughtful solutions to the table, and guide the team creatively while balancing production realities.

This is an on‑site position located in Austin, TX. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the Animation Department, providing day-to-day direction, mentorship, feedback, and accountability.


• Manage animation workflows from pre-production through post-production handoff, ensuring deliverables move efficiently through each stage of the pipeline.


• Work closely with the Production Operations Lead to establish animation milestones within the overall production schedule and communicate capacity, dependencies, risks, and resource needs.


• Translate production priorities into clear assignments and deadlines, balancing artist strengths, specialties, workloads, and available resources.


• Work with the Creative Producer and Production Operations Lead to assess staffing needs and team capacity across multiple productions, ensuring the animation team has the appropriate expertise and support to meet creative goals, timelines, and budget considerations.


• Guide the team with a strong visual storytelling perspective, providing actionable feedback on performance, staging, composition, camera, pacing, and continuity.


• Oversee previsualization, layout, and scene preparation, including rough storyboards, camera and character blocking, scene setup, and preliminary editorial needs.


• Maintain strong production and file-management practices, including naming conventions, version control, Monday board tracking, continuity, and clean departmental handoffs.


• Oversee final camera and QC passes to ensure animation is creatively and technically ready for post-production.


• Identify creative and production challenges early, develop solutions, and collaborate with the Creative Producer and Production Operations Lead to address risks and bottlenecks.


• Facilitate communication between animation and other creative, technical, editorial, and production teams, providing regular updates on animation progress and departmental needs.


• Develop and improve animation workflows, pipeline processes, best practices, and departmental standards.


• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and, when applicable, coordination of external animation vendors and contractors.


• Manage the performance and development of animation team members, including setting expectations, providing ongoing feedback, conducting 1:1s, and addressing performance concerns.


• Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture that encourages creative problem-solving and professional growth.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional experience in animation production for web series, television, feature animation, or comparable digital content.


• 2+ years of experience managing or supervising animation teams in a production environment.


• Strong understanding of the full 3D animation pipeline, from pre-production and layout through animation, camera, QC, and post-production delivery.


• Proven experience managing animation workflows, resources, priorities, and deliverables across multiple concurrent productions.


• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with experience managing workloads and developing creative teams.


• A strong director’s eye and visual storytelling instincts, with the ability to evaluate and guide performance, staging, composition, camera, pacing, and continuity.


• A solutions-oriented mindset with strong creative problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions as production needs change.


• Ability to review animation and layout work and provide clear, constructive, actionable feedback.


• Working knowledge of Autodesk Maya and Adobe Creative Suite, with familiarity with DaVinci Resolve or similar post-production tools. Experience with Minecraft animation tools such as Blockbuster is a plus.


• Experience with production tracking, file management, and version control tools such as Monday, ShotGrid, Perforce, Dropbox, or similar platforms.


• Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across creative, technical, editorial, and production teams.


• Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Computer Animation, Production, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

What We Offer

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision health benefits


• 401(k) contribution


• Flexible time off


• Lunch, snacks, and drinks provided in the office


• Pets in the office once a month


• On-site fitness center


• Learning stipend


• Relocation assistance for those coming from outside Austin