Animation Lead

The Animation Lead is responsible for guiding the quality, execution, and day-to-day creative performance of assigned animation teams and projects, with a strong focus on supporting our teams in India.

Working closely with Art Directors, Production, and client-facing teams, the Animation Lead translates creative direction into clear, actionable guidance for animators, reviews work, mentors artists, and helps resolve quality, workflow, and delivery challenges.

The role is hands-on and close to the work, while also helping the team build the capability and independence needed to consistently meet client expectations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creative Leadership: Review animation work and provide clear, actionable feedback on body mechanics, timing, weight, acting, gameplay feel, and overall quality.
• India Team Mentorship: Guide and mentor animators in India, helping strengthen artistic judgment, technical execution, and independence.
• Client & Creative Alignment: Translate client direction, style guides, and feedback into clear guidance, references, and priorities for the team.
• Quality & Delivery: Monitor quality, first-time approval, rework, and schedule risk; identify issues early and work with Production and creative leadership to resolve or escalate them.
• Pipeline & Engine Support: Partner with Tech Art, Production, and other disciplines to ensure animation assets integrate effectively in Unreal Engine or Unity, or other project pipelines.
• Continuous Improvement: Help improve review practices, workflows, documentation, pose libraries, style guides, and other tools that enable teams to work more effectively.