Mid Pipeline Technical Director (DNEG Animation)
Description
- Provide technical advice and support for artists across multiple shows.
- Trouble shoot, resolve or escalate show support requests.
- Provide support and mentorship to Assistant TDs in handling the support requests.
- Contribute to development projects, code reviews and production testing to continually improve the pipeline efficiency and artist workflows for DNEG Animation.
- Attend regular development sprints and sprint demos to present your progress to your peers and stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with the project management team to deliver development projects on time.
- Collaborate with project leadership to gather and action feedback from stakeholders on development tasks.
- Deliver clear and detailed documentation to support the adoption and change management process.
- Actively participate in the training and mentoring of Assistant TDs.
- Under the guidance of the pipeline architect and pipeline supervisors, participate in the scoping and leading of development projects following the development roadmap.
- Support the pipeline supervisors in setting up shows and manage show configurations.
- Previous experience in Feature Animation or Visual Effect studios or related industry.
- Excellent Python and Linux skills.
- Solid understanding of production pipelines, workflows and tools commonly used in Animation and VFX.
- Experience in developing tools for DCC packages such as Maya, Houdini Katana or Nuke.
- Excellent communication skills to interact with technical developers and non-technical artists.
- A degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics or other related field.
- Experience with different programming languages.
- Familiarity with standard software engineering principles and methods.
- Experience with build systems and source control systems.
- Experience with data and scene description formats, e.g. USD, Alembic, AAF.
- Experience with Rendering software, e.g. Renderman, Arnold.
- Experience with procedural shading languages, e.g. OSL, RSL, VEX.
- Critical eye for details.
- Proactive.
- Team orientated.
- Adaptable.
- Calm under pressure.
- Strong communication abilities.
About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film,
television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people
with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles,
Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali,
Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).
At DNEG, we fundamentally believe that embracing our differences is a vital component of our collective success. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment for our global teams, where everyone feels they matter and belong. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of background, experience or disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support during the application process, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. We look forward to meeting you!