Head of Assets

DIGIC Pictures has been making 3D animated films for more than twenty years. We have won numerous prestigious awards and created short films for world-renowned brands such as Call of Duty, Netflix's Love, Death & Robots and Amazon's Secret Level series.Our team is currently working on several high-profile projects, including the animated film series based on the world-famous card game Magic: The Gathering for Netflix.

Head of Assets

Location: Full-time | Remote freelance within ±2h of Budapest (CET)

Reports to: Head of Division

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Assets to lead and grow a high-performing team within our long-form animation division. You’ll oversee the department’s people, planning, and performance ensuring the right talent, structure, and culture are in place to deliver exceptional results across our project portfolio.

This is a strategic leadership role that blends creative vision, operational excellence, and people management. You’ll collaborate closely with production, creative, and senior leadership to align resources, budgets, and talent strategies with the division’s goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire your team - Foster a motivated, skilled, and collaborative department that consistently delivers to the highest professional and creative standards.
• Drive resource planning - Ensure the right mix of talent and capacity to meet current and upcoming project needs, working in partnership with recruitment and production teams.
• Shape strategy and structure - Translate portfolio insights into clear departmental plans, setting hiring priorities, development goals, and team organization.
• Manage budgets and performance - Oversee departmental budgets, track utilization and efficiency, and propose cost-effective, sustainable solutions.
• Champion quality and delivery - Work with project leads to balance ambition and feasibility, ensuring quality standards are met across all outputs.
• Collaborate across functions - Partner with other department heads, HR, Finance, recruitment and project producers to ensure alignment on goals, capacity, and business performance.
• Workflow and Tech Initiatives - Partner with CG technology, DA pipe team, and department leads to audit current workflows, delegate tool development, and streamline end-to-end pipeline efficiency across the department.

Essential skills

• Significant experience leading teams or departments in the 3D animation/VFX industry.
• Strong strategic and organizational skills, with the ability to balance creativity and operational precision.
• Proven leadership and people management experience, including talent development and team culture building across a department.
• Financial acumen and experience managing budgets and reporting performance.
• Deep knowledge of CG and/or VFX pipelines, practice and processes.
• Experience in long-form animation.
• Experience with hybrid 2d/3d full-cgi animation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Desirable skills

• Lead and inspire your team - Foster a motivated, skilled, and collaborative department that consistently delivers to the highest professional and creative standards.
• Drive resource planning - Ensure the right mix of talent and capacity to meet current and upcoming project needs, working in partnership with recruitment and production teams.
• Shape strategy and structure - Translate portfolio insights into clear departmental plans, setting hiring priorities, development goals, and team organization.
• Manage budgets and performance - Oversee departmental budgets, track utilization and efficiency, and propose cost-effective, sustainable solutions.
• Champion quality and delivery - Work with project leads to balance ambition and feasibility, ensuring quality standards are met across all outputs.
• Collaborate across functions - Partner with other department heads, HR, Finance, recruitment and project producers to ensure alignment on goals, capacity, and business performance.

What we offer

You’ll be part of a forward-looking leadership team shaping how our long-form animation division delivers excellence - creatively, operationally, and culturally. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact while leading a talented team at the forefront of our industry.

• Fully remote work
• Long-term cooperation
• Internationally recognized, world-class projects
• Supportive work environment

Please note that DIGIC can only work with freelancers who are registered as sole proprietors/entrepreneurs or as self-employed professionals.