Director (Manchester)

Working in a busy creative environment, the Director provides the vision and creative

leadership for the animation production.

Key Areas of responsibilities:

• Scripts & outline
• Implementing all the agreed changes from final scripts
• Attend voice recordings as deemed necessary by Production.
• Working with the Episodic Director for storyboard handout.
• Working with the editor in cutting together the final animatic once storyboards come back.
• Implementing all the agreed changes from network notes and locking animatic for progression into animation.
• Writing Directors notes to add to the animation log before animation for each episode.
• Review the Final animation with the animation director
• Cut final offline and lock picture ready to send for score.
• Write score notes.
• Lock offline and Implement all agreed network notes from offline.
• Work with sound engineer on the pre sound mix before sending to network.
• Approve Final online edit and lighting with Art director.
• Attend Final mix with network.
• Working with designers and modellers to organise artwork for weekly approval shipments to Network.
• Work with animation designer to sign off key animation movements for characters or for difficult scenes.

• Work with Art Director to sign off key look for scenes.
• Any other tasks relevant to providing the Employee’s services as a Director hereunder as reasonably decided by your manager or Producer

Person Specification/Requirements :

• Must have animation series ‘Director’ credit
• Excellent understanding of a 2D computer animation Pipeline – Toon Boom an

• Experience in managing long form animation productions across all departments
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership  and people management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
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