Animateur·rice technique sénior·e développant des systèmes d’animation avancés dans Unreal Engine 5 pour les jeux BioShock de Cloud Chamber. Optimisation de la locomotion, des personnages et des flux de production AAA.
About the role
- Associate Director building scalable OpenAI motion-production pipelines at DEPT®, a technology and marketing growth company. Managing Motion Designers while developing automation, localization workflows, and creative-production systems.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the technical roadmap for the OpenAI motion pipeline
- Build, test, document, and maintain scripts, plugins, expressions, templates, presets, and AI-assisted tools
- Develop and govern reusable motion components, UI modules, project templates, and shared libraries
- Design localization-ready workflows, including responsive layouts, text expansion, copy handoffs, automated composition generation, version control, and first-language quality assurance
- Establish standards for file architecture, naming, layer organization, dependencies, handoff, archiving, and maintainability
- Improve connections between Figma, After Effects, review platforms, trackers, storage, and delivery systems
- Solve complex builds, prototype technical approaches, debug project failures, and create reference implementations
- Directly manage and develop Motion Designers, including their growth, performance, engagement, and technical problem-solving confidence
- Coach Motion Designers on build practices, expressions, automation, localization, quality control, documentation, and project structure
- Partner with creative and project leadership on scoping and concept development
- Evaluate creative technologies based on reliability, maintainability, security, creative value, and team readiness
- Create training materials and onboarding documentation, run workshops, and provide ongoing technical support
- Track production friction, measure workflow improvements, and maintain a prioritized pipeline-improvement backlog
- Collaborate with Motion Directors, Creative Directors, designers, Project Managers, Quality Control, localization partners, and client stakeholders
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in motion design, technical direction, creative technology, animation production, or a related role
- Strong motion portfolio or body of technical work showing high-quality execution and systems-building ability
- Deep expertise in Adobe After Effects, including expressions, project architecture, rendering, troubleshooting, and reusable template construction
- Experience building or maintaining creative-production tools through scripting, plugins, APIs, node-based workflows, or automation
- Strong working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Premiere
- Experience with localization, large-scale versioning, responsive motion layouts, structured copy handoffs, production quality assurance, and delivery standards
- Experience managing, mentoring, or developing creative team members
- Excellent debugging and systems-thinking skills
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Animation, Computer Science, Film, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- JavaScript or ExtendScript experience is strongly preferred
- Experience with 3D tools, generative video, command-line workflows, Python, or render automation is a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; DEPT® participates in E-Verify
Benefits
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401k plan, plus matching
- PTO
- Paid Company Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Equal opportunity, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace
- Reasonable accommodation support during recruitment and employment
- B Corp-certified, purpose-driven work environment
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