Overview
Double Negative Vancouver is currently looking for Generalist TDs to join us ASAP. Please read on for the full job description. If you are interested in this job, please apply directly online here: https://selecthr.accessacloud.com/HR20153/rEcruit/Recruitment/VacancyDetails.aspx?VacNo=184
Should you have any problems submitting your application, please contact us at jobsvan@dneg.com.
Key Purpose of the Job:
Assisting the Technology Department in supporting the production staff.
Tech Running is a foot in the door at Double Negative and a chance to move into Technology Support or to train and progress into other areas of the business. To replace those that have moved up, we are always looking for bright, motivated, enthusiastic Tech Runners who have a passion to work within VFX.
Needs to Do:
Workstation Support: directly supporting all employees in the facility, carrying-out workstation moves between rooms, floors and sites smoothly and efficiently.
Peripherals: Managing and fulfilling requests for peripherals such as monitors, keyboards, tablets and other workstation equipment. Storing, sourcing and delivering equipment to and from employees.
Render Wrangling: Supporting the designers as they feed their work through the distributed rendering system.
Image Quality Control: Monitor calibrations, projector calibrations, maintaining viewing environments etc.
Misc: Assisting the Technology Department with their day-to-day tasks.
Needs to Have:
Excellent customer service skills.
Computer literacy, knowledge of how to dismantle and set up a basic workstation.
A professional and friendly phone manner.
Needs to Be:
Friendly!
Enthusiastic.
Pro-active.
Confident using initiative.
Enjoy helping people.
Hard worker.
Passionate about Film.
About Double Negative
Multi-award-winning Double Negative (Dneg) is one of the world's leading providers of visual effects for Film with facilities in London, Singapore and Vancouver.
Over the past 12 months, Double Negative has completed work on shows including Interstellar (for which we picked up our second Academy Award® and third BAFTA), Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Ant-man, Terminator: Genisys, In The Heart of The Sea and Spectre. Shows currently in production include Star Trek: Beyond, Fantastic Beasts, Alice: Through the Looking Glass, Assassin’s Creed, Huntsman and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.