Creative Lead (Animation)

TL;DR

Creative Lead (Animation): Owning the creative direction of an animation project by shaping storytelling, directing creative execution, and ensuring visual and narrative consistency across episodes for young audiences. Focus on guiding the creative team, translating ideas and requirements into clear creative direction, and ensuring all technical requirements are delivered with outstanding quality.

Location: Hybrid in Lithuania

Salary: €3,500 – €5,000 gross monthly

Company

hirify.global is a leading tech-driven media and entertainment company, producing uplifting content in 17 languages and reaching large global audiences through its digital publisher boredpanda.com and Crafty Panda DIY channel.

What you will do

• Maintain the overall visual style, storytelling quality, and creative consistency of the kids’ animation series.
• Guide, supervise, and review the creative team's work to ensure strong artistic execution and alignment with the project vision.
• Act as the key bridge between the Product Owner, Project Manager, and the creative team, translating ideas and requirements into clear creative direction.
• Collaborate closely with the Producer, Project Manager, Product Owner, and all divisions to ensure all technical requirements of the animation project are delivered with outstanding quality.
• Stay up to date with relevant animation tools, workflows, and technology trends (hardware and software) that best support the production.
• Collaborate with the Producer, Project Manager, and HR to expand the team and adapt the working scope according to each stage of production.

Requirements

• Experience as a Creative Director or Creative Supervisor.
• Demonstrated expertise in animation, directing, and scriptwriting.
• Outstanding understanding of shape, composition, physical motion, weight, and balance.
• Strong knowledge of traditional animation principles and the ability to capture and transmit acting personality to characters.
• Solid understanding of 2D computer graphics theory and practice; 3D animation skills are a plus.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Nice to have

• Experience in kids’ animation production.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to train and apply extra skills, talents, or passions at work.
• Private health and accident insurance after the first 3 months.
• Bonuses for weddings, childbirths, and referred friends.
• Themed parties, team buildings, and other company events.