Remote Freelance Director - Shape Cinematic Animation

Nehslo, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nehslo Animation Studios seeks a Freelance Director to own the creative vision and execution across productions ranging from feature films to short-form content. You will lead with cinematic storytelling, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure cohesive, emotionally resonant results.

This is a remote, project-based engagement with potential recurring opportunities. You will collaborate with Producers, department heads, and leadership to translate briefs into finished work, maintaining tone

Qualifications

• Proven directing experience across film, television, animation, or mixed-media storytelling.
• Strong command of cinematic language, performance direction, and visual storytelling.
• Ability to lead and align multi-disciplinary creative teams toward a shared vision.
• Experience working across pre-production, production, and post in a directing capacity.
• Clear and effective communication skills in remote, cross-departmental environments.
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating directorial range and creative point of view.

Responsibilities

• Defining the overall tone, pacing, visual language, and performance direction for assigned productions.
• Collaborating with Story, VizDev, and Art Direction to establish and maintain creative alignment across departments.
• Directing talent, animators, and crew toward a unified creative vision.
• Overseeing storyboards, animatics, shot composition, and editorial continuity.
• Reviewing cuts, edits, and final deliverables for quality, tone, and story integrity.
• Serving as creative lead on client productions where directorial oversight is part of the engagement.

Skills

Directing experience

Cinematic language

Team leadership

Remote collaboration

Portfolio/reel

Education

Experience directing across film/TV/animation

Tools

Airtable

ShotGrid

Slack

Job description

Nehslo Animation Studios seeks a Freelance Director to own the creative vision and execution across productions ranging from feature films to short-form content. You will lead with cinematic storytelling, guide multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure cohesive, emotionally resonant results.

This is a remote, project-based engagement with potential recurring opportunities. You will collaborate with Producers, department heads, and leadership to translate briefs into finished work, maintaining tone