Animation Supervisor

Company Overview

Eyeline is a global team of risk takers, innovators and perfectionists who achieve creative visions and have fun doing it. A dynamic workforce nestled within the industry’s most intriguing cities, united by a drive to push the boundaries of storytelling.

Eyeline is a global creative studio partnering with storytellers to turn their ambitions into stunning reality. By blending the time-honored craft of filmmaking with breakthrough technologies, they unlock bold, cinematic visions at scale. The three pillars—VFX, Studios and Labs—form the creative spine of the company. Eyeline believes technology serves artistry, and its people are the soul behind everything they do, deepening creative connection rather than replacing it. They build worlds with exceptional craft and precision, working hand in hand with creative partners from concept to final pixel.

With the support of Netflix’s investment in pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce, the team is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in visual effects and virtual production technology. In addition to work with Netflix, they continue to partner with a wide range of long-standing and new clients worldwide.

The company is looking for those seeking to take risks, driven by a passion for their craft.

Role Overview

The Animation Supervisor oversees the day-to-day operations of the animation department. They are responsible for expediting high-quality character, creature, and object animation for photo-realistic feature films.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with studio leadership to deliver the highest quality animation.
• Work with animators and cross-department supervisors to identify and solve problems, both technically and artistically.
• Spend time as needed in hands-on shot delivery.
• Liaise with other production team members to ensure production deadlines are met.
• Actively involved in artist hiring as well as coaching, training and development.
• Ability to debug technical problems and follow up with the team to ensure animation is implemented.

Qualifications

• Significant visual effects production and leadership experience on high-end live-action feature films and episodic TV.
• Proven technical and leadership capabilities.
• Experience in leading, mentoring, and training large teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills; understands how to prioritize tasks and assignments with team skills.
• Expert knowledge of Nuke and Maya is required.
• Must have a strong sense of animation: acting, staging, posing, weight, timing, storytelling, and staying on model.
• Strong understanding of the language of the camera; framing, perspective, lenses, coverage, continuity, camera movement, blocking, etc.
• Strong understanding of the principles of animation and exceptional artistic skills.
• Solid animation grounding, preferably action-oriented.
• Solid camera animation work (laying out shots, staging, using film cameras, or on-set experience).
• A good attitude and ability to smoothly change and adapt to the project.
• Background or experience in fine arts, which shows a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, and balance.

Bonus Qualifications

• 3ds Max, Photoshop, and Zbrush experience.
• Previs experience.
• Knowledge of human and animal anatomy as well as life drawing skills.

Additional Information

• Location Type: Onsite
• Employment Type: Regular
• Company Commitment: Committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of applications; candidates receive consideration based solely on qualifications.