Lead Animator - Cinematics

Job Description

Founded in 1991, Hybride was the first digital visual effects company established in Q/uebec. For over 30 years, the Hybride team has been reinventing the VFX industry, one project at a time.
Job Description
As the Lead Cinematic Animator, you will guide and inspire a team of animators in delivering high-quality in-game cinematics. You will be responsible for overseeing the creation of character (body and facial), camera, and object animations-whether through motion capture or keyframe-ensuring they align with the Realization Director's vision and the project's creative goals.
What you'll do
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of animators, providing creative direction, feedback, and support to help them achieve the highest standards.
• Oversee the application of animation principles to deliver polished, high-quality animations while ensuring technical efficiency and adherence to project constraints.
• Collaborate closely with the Realization Director, Narrative, and Cinematic Design teams to ensure alignment between storytelling goals, engine capabilities, and animation execution.
• Maintain clear visibility on team progress through production tracking tools and regular communication, anticipating challenges and adjusting plans accordingly.
• Drive improvements to dialogue animation systems and pipeline workflows.
• Review in-game results, identify potential issues (technical, artistic, or scheduling), and work with cross-functional teams to resolve them quickly.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging experimentation, learning, and refinement of techniques and processes.
Qualifications
What you bring
• Proven experience as a cinematic animator on AAA titles, with at least one shipped game-experience in a lead or senior role preferred.
• Strong background in motion capture direction and integration.
• Excellent sense of cinematic composition, including camera movement and framing.
• Proficiency with Autodesk MotionBuilder and/or Maya.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to give clear feedback and work effectively across disciplines.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and committed to raising the quality bar.
• Strong understanding of film language and its application in interactive media.
• Comfortable working in an international and collaborative environment (English proficiency required).
What to send our way
• Your resume/CV highlighting leadership and animation experience.
• A link to your demo reel (no websites please)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-j6z511-35-215-184-102-42 in your application.