Overview
Minimum Requirements:
– Enhance, support and extend existing in-house tools and frameworks;
– Provide technical support to artists and pipeline team, implementing bug fixes or suggesting solutions and workarounds for show production;
– Develop tools in collaboration with the pipeline developers and studio coding standards;
– Create and maintain tools documentation;
– Work closely with the rest of the pipeline development team to ensure that standard work practices are followed and to report common problems in animation;
– Collaborating with the Pipeline Developers and TDs to map out and optimize workflows and tool integration;
– Research and recommend improvements to workflows to improve productivity or communication;
– Contribute to production technical knowledge base documentation such as workflows, known workarounds, resolution of common user mistakes;
Job Qualifications:
5+ years of experience working in feature film and television visual effects production environments
5+ years professional software development experience in Python
Advanced knowledge of Maya, Nuke & Arnold(MtoA)
Strong understanding of lookdev, lighting, and rendering workflows and methods
Excellent at problem-solving skills and performing as a self-sufficient pipeline technical director
Enjoys being part of a pipeline team and supporting Asset and Lighting Departments and their artists
+++ Experience with Katana and KtoA
+++ Experience with Houdini and HtoA
+++ Experience with Shotgun, Deadline and associated APIs
+++ Experience with both Windows and Linux environments
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Lighting & Lookdev Pipeline TD is responsible for developing and maintaining the lighting and lookdev toolsets as well as supporting the various technical needs of the Asset Department and Lighting Department. The Lighting & Lookdev Pipeline TD does this in conjunction with the Head of CG, Global Pipeline Supervisor, Asset/CG Supervisors and their Department Leads. This requires strong communication, organizational skills, and critical problem solving all while designing robust code and tools, displaying extensive experience and knowledge of 3D DCC applications and their related APIs, and maintaining and adhering to the expectations and decisions of our Studio and the Global Pipeline team.
· Assist in the planning, design, and implementation of our lookdev and lighting toolsets in our standardized pipeline for visual effects production for television and film.
· Assists and works with a team of Show/Department Pipeline TDs, Pipeline TDs and Pipeline Developers responsible for deploying, configuring, and supporting the standardized pipeline.
· Collaborate with the Global Pipeline’s Show/Department TDs, Pipeline TDs and Pipeline Developers to troubleshoot problems and implement solutions that are directly related to the Studio.
· Works closely with Head of CG, Asset/CG Supervisors and Department Leads to ensure that the lookdev and lighting workflows meets the needs of the productions.
· Acts as a point of contact for Asset/CG Supervisors and Production Management to resolve lookdev and lighting pipeline and workflow issues that are affecting artists and shows.
· Demonstrating proper technical standards, efficient and effective code development as well as constructive code feedback.
Additional Requirements:
To Apply for this Position:
Include your current resume and rate. Please make sure your resume also includes your name, address, phone and email.
Priority will be given to US & Canadian applicants
About PIXOMONDO
Founded in 2001 by CEO and Executive Producer Thilo Kuther, Pixomondo is a solutions-oriented design company that solves creative challenges for our clients and partners. Whether we are crafting never-before-seen visual effects for a feature film or developing innovative original concepts for a global marketing campaign, we leverage our collaborative design process to develop truly award winning work.
Our passion is to deliver the best ideas at the highest levels of quality on-time and on-budget, with the outstanding service you expect from a world-class company.
To Apply for this Position via email:
Please send an email with your current resume, a link to your demo reel and rate.
Our Values
PIXOMONDO is an international visual effects company with a global network. We are recruiting for key positions in our Toronto office, where we would like to welcome anyone with the right experience to work in a fresh and international environment.
Good Judgment.
You know what to do. And you know what you need to do now and what you can do later. You know if it needs a bandage or a cure. And you know what’s going to happen after you’re done with it.
Creativity and Curiosity.
You understand the people you work with are as important as you, and believe that what’s good for the company and good for the project, are likely what’s good for you too. You listen to what other people are saying and understand it. You can communicate well with others in writing and in person because you know you’re not alone.
Selflessness.
You understand the people you work with are as important as you, and believe that what’s good for the company and good for the project, are likely what’s good for you too. You listen to what other people are saying and understand it. You can communicate well with others in writing and in person because you know you’re not alone.
Courage, Passion, and Honesty.
You don’t do something wrong simply because you “were told to” and aren’t afraid to speak up respectfully when it’s important. We want everything to be the best it can be, and you do too. You take risks and responsibility in proportional measure, and you’re reliable. When you say it’ll be done, it gets done, and when you said it would.
