Overview

Are you a Render Wrangler interested in working with us in our Vancouver studio?! The Render Wrangler ensures render jobs within production are delivered in a timely and efficient manner. Working closely with other Technical Resources divisions and end users, this position will ensure the render-queuing system (farm) is constantly monitored to help achieve efficient and trouble free rendering; and for safeguarding and manipulating (data) assets, and providing a range of data management services to Production.

Please note that this position includes variable shift work.

 

What you’ll get to do:

• Work with artists and Render Lead to diagnose production rendering problems
• Monitor production render queues and respond to identified errors/faults
• Manage production render resource allocations
• Work with production to identify render farm priorities (shows, department, shots) and do job retries
• Ensure production requests are submitted correctly, and handled through the proper tracking systems
• Analyse, report, and escalate system failures to System Administration where required
• Work with the Render Lead and artists on the delivery of final rendered computer graphics elements for animation of film
• Where appropriate, provide ideas to the Render Lead to assist in developing and refining efficiency of render wrangling on animated feature films
• Work with Render Lead, production and tech staff to determine render projections
• Continually display strong commitment to client service
• Report on disk-space usage, and allocating quotas, for individual productions
• Routine securing of assets to tape, project archival, and corresponding restores
• Turnovers and deliveries of external media
• Production-testing of in-house asset management system(s)

 

What you bring:

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python preferred)
• Experience using Linux, Windows and Mac platforms
• Experience with animation/VFX artist tool applications such as Maya, Python, Nuke
• Familiarity with most basic system artist tools and processes
• Familiarity with networked/distributed computing concepts
• Good trouble shooting and reporting skills
• Strong team player with great client service and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize request with competing deadlines
• Interest in computer animation and visual effects is an asset
• University degree in animation/VFX is preferred

 

The following experience will be highly regarded:

• Previous experience in a technical support position
• Previous experience in a TVC or film digital production environment
• Technical qualifications at secondary or tertiary level
• Computer graphics and/or rendering experience

 

What do you value?

• Collaborative culture – We produce amazing award winning films in a culture that is passionate, fun, and friendly. We are one big family!
• Benefits – We’ve got you covered from day one! Massage, dental, and an on-site gym, to name a few.
• Work/Life balance – We understand that people have families and activities outside of work, so we work hard to create a balance between work and life.
• Social animals – Join your co-workers in various social activities such as after work drinks, bake-offs, creative competitions and sporting events.

 

Interested? Check out our online application form via the following link: https://grnh.se/c2fdd7931

 

Animal Logic recently completed production on Peter Rabbit, The LEGO® Ninjago Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Alien: Covenant, and is currently in production on The LEGO® Movie Sequel (2019). See our new and improved website for more: https://www.animallogic.com/portfolio/projects/!

If you want to create GREAT WORK with GREAT PEOPLE then come and join us at Animal Logic, Vancouver.