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Seasoned Character Animation Director and Senior Animator with 25+ years leading feature films, AAA gaming, and episodic television. I specialize in character performance, storytelling, and bipedal mechanics—translating creative vision into high-fidelity movement for top technology and entertainment teams. I’ve directed high-profile projects, supervised international animation teams, and built/optimized animation pipelines (including AI-driven workflows) to maintain consistent quality across productions. I’m known for performance direction, full facial animation, and strong problem-solving across keyframed and motion-capture pipelines.…Seasoned Character Animation Director and Senior Animator with 25+ years leading feature films, AAA gaming, and episodic television. I specialize in character performance, storytelling, and bipedal mechanics—translating creative vision into high-fidelity movement for top technology and entertainment teams. I’ve directed high-profile projects, supervised international animation teams, and built/optimized animation pipelines (including AI-driven workflows) to maintain consistent quality across productions. I’m known for performance direction, full facial animation, and strong problem-solving across keyframed and motion-capture pipelines.

JOE MANDIA

Animator, Animation Director, AI Strategy Consultant, +1

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Seasoned Character Animation Director and Senior Animator with 25+ years leading feature films, AAA gaming, and episodic television. I specialize in character performance, storytelling, and bipedal mechanics—translating creative vision into high-fidelity movement for top technology and entertainment teams. I’ve directed high-profile projects, supervised international animation teams, and built/optimized animation pipelines (including AI-driven workflows) to maintain consistent quality across productions. I’m known for performance direction, full facial animation, and strong problem-solving across keyframed and motion-capture pipelines.…Seasoned Character Animation Director and Senior Animator with 25+ years leading feature films, AAA gaming, and episodic television. I specialize in character performance, storytelling, and bipedal mechanics—translating creative vision into high-fidelity movement for top technology and entertainment teams. I’ve directed high-profile projects, supervised international animation teams, and built/optimized animation pipelines (including AI-driven workflows) to maintain consistent quality across productions. I’m known for performance direction, full facial animation, and strong problem-solving across keyframed and motion-capture pipelines.

Available to hire

Seasoned Character Animation Director and Senior Animator with 25+ years leading feature films, AAA gaming, and episodic television. I specialize in character performance, storytelling, and bipedal mechanics—translating creative vision into high-fidelity movement for top technology and entertainment teams.

I’ve directed high-profile projects, supervised international animation teams, and built/optimized animation pipelines (including AI-driven workflows) to maintain consistent quality across productions. I’m known for performance direction, full facial animation, and strong problem-solving across keyframed and motion-capture pipelines.

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Work Experience

Animator & AI Workflow Specialist at Insight Global

November 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026

Pioneering AI-driven character pipelines for Tier-1 technology providers by integrating advanced character animation techniques into emerging AI workflows. Collaborates with creative and technical teams to ensure high-fidelity character performance across new digital platforms.

Senior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023

Senior Character Animator at Sony Online Entertainment (DC Universe Online)

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2019

Character Animator at Blue Sky Studios

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2019

Senior Animator & Technical Consultant (Contract) at Various Studios (Disney, Blue Sky, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Rodeo FX, Brazen)

January 1, 0000 - January 1, 0000

Contributed character-driven animation to major titles including The Last Airbender (Rodeo FX) and Doom: Dark Ages (Brazen). Led performance standards as Animation Supervisor at Fish Blowing Bubbles (Germany), overseeing team-wide animation quality, and supported features and high-profile commercial campaigns for studios including Disney and Blue Sky.

CG Animation Director at Nickelodeon

January 1, 0000 - January 1, 0000

Directed animation for multiple episodes of Kamp Koral, ensuring the translation of 2D character spirit into a 3D environment. Supervised international animation teams to maintain artistic continuity and consistent performance quality, and mentored animators on timing, spacing, and character-driven storytelling.

Senior Character Animator at Meister

January 1, 0000 - Present

Delivered high-end keyed character animation with a focus on nuanced performance and timing.