Chef(fe) du département d’animation / Head of Department - Animation

Sony Pictures Imageworks•Montreal, QC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Academy Award-winning Live Action Visual Effects and Feature Animation unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Head of the Animation Department is responsible for defining and driving the strategic direction, operational priorities, and long-term growth of the Animation Department across both Feature Animation and Visual Effects productions, while partnering with Artist Management to provide contextual information for resource planning and artist development. This is a regular, full-time position.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills in French and English.
Ability to interpret and execute creative direction, animation notes, and feedback from supervisors and directors.
Ability to collaborate with global teams and participate in dailies, reviews, and client sessions.
Proficiency in English for animation tools, pipelines, and technical documentation.
Must be able to provide a demo reel that illustrates relevant artistic and technical experience, including nuances for this specific role.

Responsibilities

Create objectives and key results amongst cross functional teams to ensure focus and achieve results that highlight the intersection of creativity and efficiency.
Define and communicate the long-term vision, strategic direction, and operational priorities for the Animation Department across Feature Animation and Visual Effects productions.
Lead alignment with studio leadership, production leadership, and department heads to evolve departmental capabilities, workflows, and organizational practices that support creative excellence, scalability, and future business opportunities.
Represent departmental priorities in partnership with Technology and Development teams to drive workflow innovation, pipeline evolution, and the department's long-term technology roadmap.
Collaborate with Animation Directors, VFX Supervisors, CG Supervisors, production leadership, and partner departments to align workflows, resolve production challenges, and establish best practices that improve quality, efficiency, and consistency across productions.
Guide departmental onboarding, training priorities, documentation, and professional development initiatives in collaboration with Learning & Development.
Partner with Artist Management to support artist growth, retention, leadership development, succession planning, and long-term workforce strategy within the Animation Department.
Champion initiatives that improve production efficiency, creative quality, and organizational effectiveness.
Serve as the primary representative and advocate for the Animation Department, providing regular communication on departmental strategy, priorities, and technology initiatives.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning where artists and leaders can grow and perform at a high level.