Animation Supervisor

Start Date: January 2025

Full Time: 40/45 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until June 2026 (Subject to greenlight). 

Salary: Depending upon experience

Location: Aztec West Studio, North Bristol.

The Role:

We are looking for an Animation Supervisor to supervise the Animation team through the development and production stages of a project to help realise the Director’s creative vision within the production’s schedule and budget.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the development of new characters with the Development Animator to ensure the design and build meets both the creative and production needs. They will also need to work with the Head of Puppets / Puppet Leads and Supervising Rigger to ensure the design & build of characters are part of a wider strategy to reduce the build time and cost of puppets.

The perfect candidate will have a minimum of 10 years professional animating experience, with strong leadership capabilities and a proven ability to motivate, mentor and develop team members.

About Aardman:

Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.

Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.

In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.