[Hiring] 2D Animation Director @Glitch Productions

Role Description

The 2D Animation Director is responsible for defining, maintaining, and elevating the animation style and performance quality across the production. This role leads the animation team—ensuring consistency, appeal, and strong storytelling in every scene—while working closely with Story, Design, Layout, and Compositing departments.

Your duties will include:

• Creative Leadership
  • Establish and maintain the overall animation style, performance tone, and visual rhythm of the project.
  • Provide clear creative direction on acting, posing, timing, and expressive performance.
  • Evaluate storyboards and animatics to identify animation needs or challenges early.
  • Deliver high-quality draw-overs, notes, and examples that guide animators toward consistent and appealing results.
  • Participate in storyboard pitches and character design development, providing creative feedback to enhance character performance and animation readiness.
• Team Direction & Collaboration
  • Lead, mentor, and support a team of lead animators, animators, clean-up artists, fx animators, and junior talent.
  • Collaborate with the Showrunner, Character Layout Director, Art Director, Designers, and Layout to ensure stylistic cohesion.
  • Partner with Production Management to communicate priorities, review schedules, and ensure a smooth workflow across episodes or sequences.
  • Review episode assignments and ensure animation sequences are appropriately staffed and supported.
  • Maintain an open and inclusive feedback culture, helping the team improve performance and quality.
• Quality Control
  • Lead animation reviews, dailies, and creative feedback sessions.
  • Review and approve breakdowns, roughs, and final animation across the team.
  • Ensure all animation adheres to model sheets, drawing guides, style bibles, and the show’s visual language.
  • Identify and correct off-model drawings, unclear acting, inconsistent linework, or weak posing.
  • Uphold high-quality standards while ensuring efficient and achievable workflows.
• Pipeline & Technical Oversight
  • Guide the implementation of best practices for a 2D pipeline (Harmony).
  • Work with Technical Directors, Character Layout Director, and compositing to optimize tools, rigs, and processes.
  • Troubleshoot artistic and technical issues that impact animation delivery.
  • Contribute to the development of pose libraries, timing charts, animation guides, and workflow documentation.
• Strategic & Production Contribution
  • Participate in planning sessions to determine animation scope, style, and resource needs.
  • Provide input on casting sequences to individual animators based on skill and artistic strengths.
  • Collaborate with the executive team to ensure animation goals align with the creative and production vision.
  • Provide feedback on production workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and animation quality on the show.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as an Animation Director or Supervisor in 2D productions.
• Strong Portfolio with hand-drawn 2D animation.
• Strong understanding of human anatomy.
• Experience working with both anime and Western animation art style.
• Proficiency in Toon Boom Harmony.
• Excellent communication skills.

Company Description

At Glitch Productions, we’re passionate about fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects our values as a creative studio. We hire based on skills, passion and potential, and celebrate the diverse perspectives that make our team stronger. We welcome people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, educational backgrounds, abilities, and experiences.