Director

Tendril is a design, animation and digital innovation studio that is growing, evolving and always offering new challenges. We work with agencies and clients to create rich imaginative worlds for all visual mediums. We work hard, we strive for excellence and we do it together as a team. We believe in community and respecting balance.

You’re passionate about visual storytelling and have a history of leading projects that include a high level of polish and complexity. You are a conceptual thinker and are comfortable leveraging your technical and aesthetic skills to craft creative treatments for clients. You are an integral member of our client facing team, building loyal client relationships by identifying their needs and bringing their ideas to life.

The Opportunity:

• Take a hands-on role in leading productions while remaining accessible for guidance, providing inspiration and insight to uphold Tendril’s high creative standards.
• Direct the daily workflow, clearly communicating your creative vision to an international team of artists using tools like Slack, Frame.io, and Figma.
• Step in and be hands-on to create project assets when needed, supporting the team with your expertise.
• Lead client-facing creative presentations alongside your project leadership team. Deliver your team’s ideas in a dynamic and and engaging format
• Act as a strategic partner for clients, listening to feedback and formulating creative responses to address their requests
• Lead the development of productions with your ability to create unique ideas that are mindful of budgetary restrictions
• Get hands-on experience supporting new business pitches with Creative Directors and Executive Producers - learning how to pitch, present, and plan for high-stakes opportunities.
• Provide insights into resource allocation, discipline-specific processes, budgets and timeline planning to support realistic, creative solutions during pitches and productions
• Mentor and grow our creative team by providing inspiring and empowering feedback that builds confidence and skills both on and off the box, facilitating the transfer of knowledge, skills, and expertise to evolve the next generation of leaders under your guidance.
• Act as a thought leader for the creative team, leading workshops and skill building sessions to develop the skills of the artists
• Pursue endless boundary pushing opportunities, striving to acquire new skills related to software, animation and design
• Infuse your work with your knowledge of current trends in areas including AI, typography, fashion, architecture and contemporary art

Come Prepared to Talk about:

• Your biggest client success stories and abilities to develop loyal, long lasting relationships
• Your expert communication, presentation and leadership skills
• How your most exciting animation productions came together from brief to delivery
• Expert working knowledge of current industry standard animation software including Maya, Houdini, C4D
• Your involvement in the animation community

Location: Hybrid Toronto, Canada or Remote

The duties and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of management. If you have the skills and experience required for this position, please forward your resume to careers@tendril.ca. We thank you for your interest; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted for follow-up.

Tendril Design + Animation Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a team that represents various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We pride ourselves on creating a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace for all employees.