Animation Supervisor - Luma Pictures - Santa Monica

Are you an Animation Supervisor?

Luma is a leading visual effects studio that has worked on tons of blockbuster films like Ant Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Prometheus as well as Academy Award-winning films including Crash, True Grit and No Country for Old Men. We are a crew of talented artists that hail from all over the world, who are passionate about creating mind blowing work. On top of that, we are a cool company, with cool people, cool offices, and we do cool things. Can’t beat that!
If you’re down to become part of a growing family, we’d love to hear from you.

You can

  • Contribute strategies for Animation process
  • Manage a production team of animators within established timeframes
  • Assign tasks, tutor, and provide creative and technical coaching of team members
  • Supervise and review the work of team members
  • Help set the animation quality bar for the studio and each project
  • Work closely with the rigging/character modeling teams to maximize our animation and character performance potential

You have

  • An accomplished CV with CG animating with at least 7 years of animation experience
  • A minimum of 5+ years VFX post-production experience - this must be recent
  • Solid previous experience as a supervisor and most recently an Animation Supervisor on previous major projects
  • A creative eye and aesthetic judgement with a deep understanding of composition, cinematic design and animation timing
  • A vast understanding of anatomy, rigging, CG lighting, rendering, compositing
  • An eye for CG and FX work
  • Strong work ethic
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Solid time-management skills and ability to multitask
  • Exceptional organizational and communication skills
  • Positive attitude and effective interpersonal skills: authoritative but approachable
  • Proactive with inferring and communication priorities from available information
  • Extensive knowledge of industry standard software packages such as Maya and NukeProven team leader with strong motivational qualities
  • Ability to take direction positively, work well within a team and thrive under the pressure of tight deadlines
  • Must be willing and able to relocate if necessary

Perks

  • Location, location, location - 1 block from the beach
  • Full healthcare benefits
  • Paid sick days (cough!)
  • Ping pong & arcade machine
  • Multiple studio doggies
  • A dedicated culture team that plans fun, rolls out fun & has fun!
  • Mates, not colleagues

If this looks like you, please apply here: http://www.lumapictures.com/job-detail/?job_id=3316e85d-b302-4d82-8749-aaee9b68df63