Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.
While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.
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As a Technical Director Supervisor you will be responsible for understanding the creative visions of the Directors, Producers, and Visual Effects Supervisor and providing practical working tools and workflows. You will be the ideal candidate if you have experience building and supporting full-feature animation production pipelines, possess excellent communication skills, and can quickly learn new workflows and technical skills.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with the VFX and CG Supervisors to understand the artistic goals of the production, to set actionable roadmaps for the Production TD teams to follow.
- Reports on the technical health of the production and status of any ongoing development projects.
- Regularly examines user experiences, satisfaction, and level of understanding to identify areas of improvement to the production pipelines.
- Keeps up on current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suit the production (and the company) in the development of a stronger creative technical environment.
- Coordinates with other departments to develop and implement solutions for the show using procedural techniques.
- Is responsible for the overall health of the Production TDs.
- Actively participates in meetings to set direction and creative goals, ensuring that technical requirements are met.
- Acts as the primary contact person and is responsible of the department.
- Collaborates and keeps fluid communication with other departments.
- Assigns the work to each team member according to skills sets.
- Gives guidance to the team, supervises the quality of the work, and works closely with production to complete deadlines.
- Partners with and TA to source and recruit the best talent in the industry.
- Mentors potential up-and-coming artists to guide them in their career paths.
- Acts as a company ambassador utilizing his/her extensive network in the industry, and plays a key role in selling the studio as a first-class place of work, maintaining ongoing relationships with key industry players, contributing to Skydance’s reputation.
Requirements
- 8+ years in VFX or animation industries.
- 4+ years of experience as a Lead in the animation industry.
- BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated advanced tools development experience in 3 or more of the following platforms: Maya, Houdini, Mari, Katana, Nuke, or Shotgun.
- Deep understanding of the 3D animation film production process, production pipelines and workflows (artistic and technical).
- Digital Processes and Technical Solutions Documentation.
- Practical knowledge in continuous delivery and agile methodologies.
- Advanced in Python and PyQt.
- Solid Software Engineering skills with an appreciation of software architecture code craft, and technical debt management.
- Advanced English level.
- Spanish oral and written skills are desirable.
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