Lead 2D Background Designer

About the role:

Background/Environment Design Lead

Responsibilities

• Read scripts and design key locations, action maps, size/scale charts, and layout guides.
• Create strong grayscale concepts, compositions, and multiple variations for each set.
• Lead the BG team and review concepts, line art, colour, and final renders.
• Join daily meetings, proactively communicate, and ensure your team stays on track.
• Follow and enforce file structure, naming conventions, and workflow standards.
• Collaborate with writers, directors, layout, and animation teams.
• Update production trackers with progress and requirements.
• Oversee environment-related props, tech assets, and pre-production materials.
• Maintain world-building consistency across episodes.

Requirements

• 3+ years in BG/Environment design for animation.
• Strong skills in perspective, composition, lighting, and storytelling.
• Leadership/mentoring experience.
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable in fast-paced productions.

Nice to Have

• Experience working on long-form animated series.
• Good understanding of the full pipeline (Assets→ animation → BG → comp).
• Ability to create quick colour keys when required.