# Animation Director

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/animation-director

An Animation Director sets the creative and technical vision for an animated film, series, or game sequence, guiding animators through storyboarding and shot design while ensuring consistent visual storytelling across the project. They typically have deep expertise in animation software such as Maya or Blender and oversee pipeline management to keep production on schedule and within budget. Found in studios and game companies, this senior role combines artistic judgment with team leadership over animators, riggers, and layout artists.

Top skills: [Pipeline Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pipeline-management), [Storyboarding](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/storyboarding), [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership), [Visual Storytelling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/visual-storytelling)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Senior Animator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-animator)
- Often leads to: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director)

## Similar roles

[Art Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/art-director), [Audio Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/audio-director), [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director), [Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager), [Senior Animator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-animator)

## Open Animation Director roles (1)

- [Lead Gameplay Animator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/58973d1c-a2d8-4cea-b028-b77e7b6e7a5f/lead-gameplay-animator-at-bonfire-studios) at [Bonfire Studios](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bonfire-studios) — Full-time, Irvine, CA, $196,500 – $247,133

## Likely next role (9)

Where Animation Directors commonly go next: [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director).

- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Creative Director, Editorial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f14b23d8-4bd3-486f-a85c-51695e41819c/creative-director-editorial-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — $200,000 – $275,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bc406a27-8513-421e-a91f-f5c3d9bb6174/creative-director-at-starz) at [Starz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/starz) — $160,000 – $190,000
- [Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9da92106-b258-4575-83df-a90df7eceb66/creative-director-marketing-campaigns-at-suno) at [Suno](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/suno) — Full-time, New York, NY, $225,000 – $277,000
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/965eb228-61db-439b-b13a-634c47f95c4b/creative-director-at-misfits-market) at [Misfits Market](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/misfits-market) — Full-time, New York, NY, $160,000 – $170,000
- [Creative Director](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/render/46584e6a-7116-4376-ad67-f9cad10c0c7d/application) at [Render](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/render) — Remote: United States, $250,000 – $344,000 (listed on Render's own careers site)
- [Group Creative Director - Credit Karma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0e96333a-542b-40b2-9f5e-0ba15c1e9842/group-creative-director-credit-karma-at-intuit) at [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — Oakland, CA, $213,500 – $289,000
- [Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4695192005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — Contract, New York, NY, $85 – $97 / hour (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)
- [Forward Deployed Creative Designer, Ads](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eff717de-f3ac-4724-8dc0-7db153693873/forward-deployed-creative-designer-ads-at-hightouch) at [Hightouch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hightouch) — Full-time, Remote, United States, $140,000 – $180,000

## Roles similar to Animation Director (22)

From [Art Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/art-director), [Audio Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/audio-director), [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director), [Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager), [Senior Animator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-animator).

- [Art Director](https://kohls.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kohlscareers/job/Kohls-Corporate-Offices-0900/Art-Director_R491997) at [Kohl's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kohl-s) — Kohl's Corporate Offices (0900) (listed on Kohl's's own careers site)
- [Design Manager](https://campbellsoup.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ExternalCareers_GlobalSite/job/USA---NJ---Camden/Design-Manager_Req-67005) at [Pepperidge Farm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pepperidge-farm) — Camden, NJ (listed on Pepperidge Farm's own careers site)
- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Lead Social Creative - HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e150d466-b76c-4b43-8c73-9adcd89496ad/lead-social-creative-hoka-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, $79,900 – $107,800
- [Art Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d1d07a2f-a3d2-4bf6-8cab-92cacbe6144f/art-director-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — Full-time, $85,000 – $100,000
- [Senior Art Director - Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8264a736-855e-4a7c-b72f-b0fcd6f3e999/senior-art-director-saucony-at-saucony) at [Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/saucony) — Rockford, MI
- [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bc406a27-8513-421e-a91f-f5c3d9bb6174/creative-director-at-starz) at [Starz](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/starz) — $160,000 – $190,000
- [Construction Design Manager (R5486)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/42fda663-cad3-47e1-9817-5d06ca8ac14d/construction-design-manager-r5486-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Dallas, TX, $130,000 – $190,000
- [Art Director](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4720540005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — Full-time, New York, NY, $124,980 – $141,000 (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)
- [Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9da92106-b258-4575-83df-a90df7eceb66/creative-director-marketing-campaigns-at-suno) at [Suno](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/suno) — Full-time, New York, NY, $225,000 – $277,000

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