Profession animation director

Animation directors supervise and recruit multimedia artists. They are responsible for the quality of the animation, that the production is delivered on time and within budget.

Personality Type

• Artistic / Investigative
• Artistic / Realistic

Knowledge

• Motion graphics

  The techniques and software for creating the illusion of motion such as keyframing, Adobe After Effects, and Nuke.

• Graphic design

  The techniques to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.

• ICT software specifications

  The characteristics, use and operations of various software products such as computer programmes and application software.

• Multimedia systems

  The methods, procedures and techniques pertaining to the operation of multimedia systems, usually a combination of software and hardware, presenting various types of media such as video and audio.

• Computer equipment

  The offered computers, computer peripheral equipment and software products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Perform project management

  Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.

• Follow a brief

  Interpret and meet requirements and expectations, as discussed and agreed upon with the customers.

• Manage technical resources stock

  Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

• Hire new personnel

  Hire new personnel for a company or organisation payroll via a prepared set of procedures. Make staffing decisions and direct selection co-workers.

• Analyse the need for technical resources

  Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.

• Follow work schedule

  Manage the sequence of activities in order to deliver completed work on agreed deadlines by following a work schedule.

• Adapt to type of media

  Adapt to different types of media such as television, movies, commercials, and others. Adapt work to type of media, scale of production, budget, genres within type of media, and others.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Finish project within budget

  Make sure to stay within budget. Adapt work and materials to budget.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB