Overview
IO Pipeline Technical Director
At ICON Creative Studio, an IO Pipeline Technical Director is responsible for helping teams of studio artists be successful. In this position, you’ll participate in developing and utilizing custom tools to help everyone get their work done faster and better.
An IO Pipeline TD requires a general understanding of how data/work flows through the studio from beginning to end. Often with intimate knowledge of the operations in a particular department or area of expertise. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to identify when the pipeline is not running smoothly and work to develop tools which maintain studio operations.
Since there are a lot of people using the tools and systems of a typical pipeline; you’ll often be expected to interact with and interpret the needs of various artists and production staff.
The applicant may be expected to demonstrate her/his skills through a programming test/exercise.
This position will report to the Pipeline Head of Department.
About ICON Creative Studio
Responsibilities:
Manage efforts in alignment with priorities identified by the Pipeline management team
Evaluate issues and requests generated by production (tickets), implementing technical solutions as needed
Write effective, readable and maintainable code
Participate in discussion of, and contribute to, research & development projects
Participate in code reviews, training sessions and code dojos
Contribute to design documents and proposals for new research and development projects
Be responsive and courteous in regards to high priority issues and concerns raised by production personnel
Maintain documentation for new and modified tools/systems
Perform code maintenance and refactoring as needed
Help determine time estimates for development projects
Provide regular updates on current development efforts and projects
Notify supervisor of any anticipated disruptions or risks to production
Attend regular production and departmental meetings
Stay informed about new technologies and techniques
Provide consistent technical support to internal clients (artists)
Follow coding standards set by Pipeline management
Follow development and deployment practices set by Pipeline management
Abide by the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Maintain knowledge of the workflows and processes of the studio Pipeline
Required Skills:
Willingness to understand and contemplate complex technical problems
