Animation Director London - Covent Garden, DRPG Global Headquarters - Hartlebury

Role: Animation Director

Department: Film & Animation

Location: Hartlebury/London/Hybrid

Salary: Negotiable

Your reason for being here…

Everyone here at DRPG has a purpose, and yours is to amaze audiences with your astoundingly unforgettable motion graphics and visionary animation work. You’ll transport viewers to another realm with your fantastic and imaginative creations while inspiring clients and developing colleagues through leadership that pushes boundaries. You will play a key role in building an environment where the very best animators can thrive, enabling us to fulfil our promise of “Anything’s Possible.”

The way you roll…

Your passion for what you do is infectious. You love taking your team members and clients on the journey with you, as you take a project brief and develop it. You love collaborating and sharing your knowledge. You are a true leader when it comes to championing the power of animation and focus on the value our ideas bring to all stakeholders.

You know your audience and how to take deep understanding and turn it into rich storytelling, no matter what the subject. You’re also a fast learner who is a sensational listener with a skill for conquering any challenge whether personal, professional or both. Ultimately you know what brilliant animation looks like, and your determination to achieve this on every project you lead is unbeatable.

How you make it all possible…

As Animation Director you will provide creative solutions for animation/motion graphics projects and lead a team to deliver brilliantly for our clients. Duties will include:

• Ideation of compelling B2E, B2B and B2C animation solutions that directly lead to clients attaining their brand marketing/employee communications objectives while maximising budget opportunities
• Develop compelling creative concepts, style frames and proposals through to leading client presentations and pitches
• Designing and producing animation projects from concept to delivery by yourself or leading other members of the team, including suppliers, to ensure a quality response is delivered to a high standard and on time
• Organising and running creative development sessions with various team members as required
• Researching creative concepts, new technologies and trends to collate relevant information to help the development of our ideas and our team
• Directing the production of any services required to deliver a client’s response during the period of the project to completion
• Providing a flexible and adaptable approach to work, moulding to, and influencing client ways of working
• Ensuring that our high quality of creative and production is upheld, maintaining consistently high standards for yourself and others in the team
• Proactively increasing the creative capabilities of the DRPG brand and team
• Ensuring internal and external brand compliance. Keeping up to date with resources and changes

As Animation Director you will have a leadership role in the Film & Animation division. Your duties will include:

• Working in partnership with the department heads and head of creative to help deliver on our vision
• Providing learning and mentoring for the team members to drive greater levels of competition-beating creative output
• Providing and presenting thought leadership content for clients, team members and the industry when required on behalf of the DRPG Film and Animation brand
• Proactively solving problems and building collaborative ways of working that positively impact all team members and ultimately the client
• Leading fellow team members when actively working on proposals, pitches, and projects

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to work flexibly and undertake other such duties as maybe reasonably required.

What’s in your toolbox…

• You are a leader who inspires trust and confidence from our team, including our Department Heads, Team Leaders, Head of Creative, Directors, Producers, Animators and more
• You inspire and lead our animation team to do their best work – developing them and improving our creative output
• You have virtuoso skills in Unreal Engine, Cinema 4D, Adobe AE, Redshift, Adobe Suite
• Excellent Graphic Design skills
• You have a thorough understanding of B2E, B2C and B2B communications and delivery systems, processes and industry best practices
• Highly experienced in creatively leading animation projects from concept to completion with an attention to detail and understanding of objectives
• A clear understanding of the importance and relevance of a client’s brand
• Ability to make evaluative judgments both in delivery and commerciality, ensuring that projects are viable and deliverable within the agreed budget
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with strong listening skills
• Ability to coordinate, supervise and help upskill other team members, to include organising, prioritising, and scheduling work assignments
• Ability to advise on new kit and software so that we remain competitive
• Highly competent creative thinker and problem solver
• Ensure responsible ownership that gains trust from others
• Self-motivated with the ability to work well independently and as part of a team with an adaptable approach to work
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop existing ones
• Positive attitude towards challenging situations and multi-tasking
• Be able to work under pressure on multiple projects with impeccable time management skills to ensure all deadlines are met
• Must be committed to making ‘anything possible’ with a ‘can do’ attitude, providing high levels of client service
• Complete passion and commitment to achieving excellent results
• Full UK driving licence

Get to know us…

We’re one of the most unexpectedly all-round capable communications agencies that’s been on the go for years – ever since our head honcho set up shop in a shed back in 1980, in fact.

Since then, we’ve made it our mission to make anything possible for our many and varied clients, putting our creative flair into delivering strategic communication campaigns, digital solutions, film and videos, events, exhibitions, and a whole lot more in between. We’ve grown a lot, but we’ve kept everything that made us great, back from the very day we first started out. Our global HQ and largest studios are smack bang in the middle of the UK and well worth a visit to see for yourself!

Hang on, there’s more…

The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury or London Covent Garden, but there will be times when you’ll need to work from our other offices and undertake other related commercial duties both in the UK and overseas. Flexibility is key!

We’re a friendly team. We really, really welcome anyone who wants to become part of a brilliant company. If you’re passionate with a cracking drive to deliver on our ‘anything’s possible’ mindset, we’d love to hear from you!

DRPG is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role, we would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

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