Lead Animation Producer

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At Visual Domain, we're a full-service video production agency built for brands that demand more. From brand storytelling to social content, testimonials, training videos, animation, and beyond — we deliver high-quality, scalable video solutions that connect, convert, and perform.

With a national footprint and a world-class team of producers, editors, and creatives, we make video production easy, effective, and tailored to your goals. Whether you're launching a campaign, building a brand, or creating content at scale, we're here to bring your story to life.

Let's make something great.

What's the role?

As the Lead Producer – Animation at Visual Domain, you'll be our animation expert and go-to problem solver, overseeing the production of animated content from concept to delivery. Your organisational skills, creative expertise, and ability to collaborate with producers, clients, and animators will ensure the successful execution of animation projects while continuing to elevate our animation offering.

Project Management

• Manage animation projects end-to-end, including creative development, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Assign projects to animators based on skill set, workload, and project complexity.
• Develop and maintain animation workflows to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality projects.
• Resolve production challenges quickly and ensure project risks are flagged early.

Budget and Cost Controls

• Ensure cost-effective use of internal and external resources.
• Assist with scoping animation projects to ensure profitability and efficiencies.
• Track revenue and project profitability, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Identify and implement efficiencies and cost-saving methods to strengthen delivery.

Creative & Production Oversight

• Lead and oversee creative concept development, including script writing, storyboarding, and animation art direction.
• Work alongside our Client Success Managers to develop and pitch animation projects.
• Facilitate brainstorming and creative development sessions to drive innovation.
• Oversee quality control across all animation projects, ensuring feedback is actioned correctly.
• Ensure all animation work adheres to brand guidelines and high creative standards.
• Work closely with internal teams to troubleshoot challenges and enhance the animation department's offering.

Who are you?

• Minimum 5 years of experience in animation production, motion design, or a related role.
• Strong project management skills with experience juggling multiple animation projects at once.
• A deep understanding of 2D, 3D and Hybrid animation workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, able to remain calm under pressure and solutions-focused.
• Confident working directly with clients and producers, managing expectations, and delivering exceptional results.
• Budget management and resource allocation expertise.
• A passion for animation, storytelling, and creative problem-solving.

Visual Domain are owned and operated by News Corp. News Corp is Australia's number one and most influential media organisation with more than 150 prestige brands across news, sport and lifestyle. Each month more than 17 million Australians choose to consume news and information from our digital and print products – more than any other media group in Australia.

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

+ Exclusively ours – Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

+ Health & wellbeing – Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

+ Time off – News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

+ Helping you grow – Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion – focused education series) and recognition

+ Financial wellbeing – Support on making the most of your money

+ Perks & discounts – Exclusive offers across a range of products and services

+ Giving back – Make a difference to our communities.

+ Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers.

We are proud to be Australia's most impactful media group, we're even prouder of what we stand for: Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia.

With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 17 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple digital, video, audio and print platforms.

Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionDesign, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• IndustriesMedia Production

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