About the role
Company Overview
TAT is a production company and studio created in 2000, specializing in the creation of 3D animation series and feature films. The studio employs approximately 300 people and manages projects from scriptwriting to post-production.
Job Details
- Role: 1er Assistant Réalisateur (1st Assistant Director)
- Contract Type: CDD (Fixed-term contract) - 22 months (includes several interruption periods)
- Employment Type: Full-time (35h/week)
- Start Date: October 2026 (until approximately June 2028)
- Location: Toulouse (100% on-site)
- Salary: 145-150 € gross/day, depending on profile
- Project: TV Series (52 x 11 min)
Missions
In collaboration with the production management team, responsibilities include:
- Acting as guarantor for respecting the directors' intentions while accounting for production constraints.
- Performing breakdowns of assets, sequences, and shots.
- Managing and coordinating the directors' schedules and organizing artistic follow-up meetings.
- Implementing and managing production tracking tools (Asset/Shot Manager) in collaboration with CG and production teams.
- Transmitting and following up on artistic feedback regarding assets and shots between the directing team and all departments.
- Working in close collaboration with the production team, the CG Supervisor, and all manufacturing departments.
Profile Requirements
- Experience: Solid experience in assistant directing, defined as either a full production cycle (start to finish) in this role, or at least 3 to 4 years as a 2nd Assistant Director on a 3D production (ideally feature film or animation series).
- Equivalent experience in production management (Production Manager or Production Assistant) is also acceptable.
- Skills & Competencies:
- Strong mastery of the 3D pipeline for feature films or animation series.
- Excellent mastery of Google Suite and Asset/Shot Manager tools (e.g., Aquarium, Kitsu, ShotGrid, ftrack).
- Proficiency in breakdown techniques for implementation and monitoring until production completion.
- Strong communication, adaptability, and responsiveness.
- Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to propose improvements.
- Analytical capacity, sense of priorities, and strong organizational skills.
- Team-working abilities.
- Bonus: Experience with Unreal Engine is not required but considered a plus.
Benefits and Environment
- Opportunity to work on a production partially designed with Unreal Engine.
- Integration into a team of professionals working on films and series broadcast globally.
- Participation in a high-volume studio environment producing one feature film per year alongside series development.
- Work environment located in the center of Toulouse across three buildings with multiple open-plan offices.