Character Producer (1-year contract)

MacPaw is a software company, that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, our products have more than 30 million users worldwide.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company's culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
For This Role
We are looking for a Character producer to join our AI tool team of our new product. You will administer all organizational aspects of Character animation (development of character design, character appearance, communication features, a set of emotions, adaptation to the environment, and modifications), ensuring goals and expectations are met and the project is within the deadlines and budgets.
If it sounds like you, please share your CV and portfolio with us!
In this role, you will:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal teams (MacPaw) and outsource collaborators, taking briefs and clarifying the requests to get a complete understanding of project goals and desirable outcomes.
• Plan and prioritize tasks to accomplish set goals and approve them with the internal team.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (design, production animation studios, etc.) by setting tasks, managing deadlines, delivering feedback to ensure that project meets internal team needs and expectations.
• Prepare reports on the effectiveness, identify potential opportunities for improvement, adjust future operations in order to achieve goals and improve production efficiency.
  
• Forecast needed a budget and approve it with the Design Director and CDO.
  
• Keep abreast of emerging motion design trends to gain insights and find opportunities to increase the effectiveness of MacPaw design practice, leveraging our expertise to set industry-leading standards.
• Together with PMs, copywriters, and other designers generate ideas for character development.

Skills you'll need to bring:

• 5+ years of experience working in a production role where you've managed cross-functional teams to create and deliver complex projects.
• Experience in 3D character concepts and development process.
• Experience in creating a wide variety of memorable and emotional characters and creatures.
• Ability to create low-fidelity representations for production and bring final solutions to high-fidelity (detailed prototype models).
  
• Strong portfolio of finished projects
• Deep understanding of project management tools and practice, high-fidelity character pipelines, and VFX pipelines.
• Self-starter, you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to the final resolution
• Ability to communicate with varying levels of stakeholders within your team and throughout the company.
• Ability to explain the value of design decisions, create briefs for the team, and oversee consistency of character appearance.
• Strong communication skills and ability to receive and offer feedback.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain technical documentation related to character design.
• Experience delivering projects within a remote/hybrid work environment, as well as any experience using Jira and Shotgrid/Flow, is a plus.

As a plus:

• 3+ years of experience directly related to 3d/gaming/production design.
• Experience using 3D tools (Cinema 4d, Blender, Spline, etc.).

What We Offer

• We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against russian aggression
  
  • We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here you also can read about MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
• We are committed to our veterans
  
  • Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
• Hybrid work model
  
  • Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process. We also rent space in the Promprylad Coworking in Ivano-Frankivsk and reimburse the costs of renting a coworking space in any other city. If you decide to work at home, we cover the costs spent on your workspace organization: portable power stations, power banks, etc.
• Your health always comes first
  
  • We guarantee life insurance starting on your first working day. Besides, we cover 100% of your medical insurance costs and 50% for your dependents. We also cover dental and massages and offer a 50% refund for psychotherapy.
• Flexible working hours
  
  • You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/clock out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Space to grow both professionally and personally
  
  • Whatever your dreams and aspirations are, we got you. Education budget, annual development reviews, free English classes, and regular lectures. We also offer personal coaching with organizational coaches.
• Teams we are proud of
  
  • We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
• Office designed for people (and pets)
  
  • Our office has it all. A spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around. A gym for recreation, fitness, and yoga. Cozy kitchens with coffee, snacks, and lunches. Sleeping/meditation rooms. A terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
• Time-off policy that covers life's needs
  
  • 20 vacation days, unlimited paid sick leaves, xDays (2 days a month to work on side projects), days for personal time-off designed to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
• Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
  
  • MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in and spend up to 24 working days per year making the world a better place.
• We're an equal opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds.
  
  • We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.