Position Summary

The Associate Pipeline TD develops and maintains software tools, providing front-line support to artists, and general troubleshooting of the CG pipeline in a fast-paced, feature film visual effects production environment. The primary focus is ensuring artist efficiency. Receives day-to-day direction. priorities reports to Pipeline Supervisor for technical guidance and oversight.

Remote Option Available.

What You'll Do

Develop pipeline and asset management tools to meet immediate, show-directed production demands, ensuring facility-wide consistency as directed by show and technical supervisors. Help maintain a wide array of existing workflows and scripts.
Provide front-line production assistance across a wide range of disciplines, troubleshoot assets and shots, and help artists with general problem-solving. Monitor email requests, package up problems and redirect to appropriate engineering team.
Gather information about artist problems and obstacles; resolve user errors; guide artists with deeper problems to appropriate technical team.
Test and validate tools and techniques in production. Work closely with engineering teams in testing, and releasing new and modified software systems.
Act as an on-call resource for show production staff
When not crewed to shows, serve on software teams working on projects that improve the efficiency
Take direction from show supervisors to determine day-to-day and hour-to-hour priorities
Work primarily on workflow tools, requiring introductory knowledge of the larger pipeline
Develop basic knowledge of software, systems, and standards and conventions used in production
Update documentation for the pipeline and tools to reflect any changes that are made

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining tools for use in a computer graphics environment
Proficiency in Linux
Strong Python scripting required
Knowledge of visual effects or feature animation pipeline
2D/3D CG software applications: Maya, Mari, Houdini, Katana, Nuke, RenderMan, etc.
Experience with production database systems

Associate Pipeline Technical Director