Lead Head of Animation (Nekki)

Responsibilities: — Manage animation teams by conducting regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback, and supporting professional development — Work closely with team leads, providing guidance and nurturing their professionalism and animation lead skills — Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across different project departments, looking for ways to optimize production of animations — Monitor industry in search of new tech and approaches that could help studio with animation production — Work closely as animation expert with game designers to help teams develop needed features, including 3C (Character, Camera, Controls), combat systems and weapon animations etc — Work with producers and art direction to define the production plan, break down tasks for the team, assign priorities, and monitor progress — Review project animations based on gameplay requirements, style and quality requirements, and feedback — Troubleshoot animation-related project issues, improve animation pipelines and tools, and optimize workflows to enhance teams efficiency Requirements: — 5+ years of experience animating characters for video games — Experience working on AA/AAA titles — Proven experience leading and mentoring large animation teams (10+ animators) — Strong understanding of various animation systems and approaches, from keyframe animation to animation graphs, motion capture etc — Strong proficiency in Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5 — Excellent problem-solving and communication skills — Good command of English — Fluent communication in Russian is required Benefits: — Knowledge of Cascadeur is a strong plus