Pipeline TD - Performance

at  Animal Logic Sydney Hybrid USD

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION AND REQUIRES YOU TO WORK FROM OUR SYDNEY STUDIO FOR PART OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE OPPORTUNITY.

Are you a technical director interested in supporting the creative and visual objectives for animated feature films through pipeline troubleshooting, user support, technical direction, and tool development? The Performance TD will work closely with the Performance (Animation, Assembly, and Layout), Editorial, and R&D teams to ensure a standardized approach.

What you’ll get to do:

• Understand the visual requirements for the film, design procedures, techniques and tools that will enable these to be met
• Assist our animation and layout teams with day-to-day issues and escalating through the right channels when necessary
• Ensure that tools and procedures support the creative process
• Provide solutions to visual problems through existing tools or by leading development of new tools
• Take responsibility for the optimization of the department workflow
• Test and validate new pipeline tool releases, interactive (Maya) and automated (Farm), within Production tool and Farm environments
• Report on and communicate issues back to production and R&D. Track and resolve issues in partnership with R&D
• Maintain a clean and common facility pipeline (tools, automation, practices) across multiple shows at the same time
• Understand the processes of adjoining departments, provide input where required to maximize efficiency and quality
• Create and update technical documentation for department processes
• Establish close partnerships with department, Supervisors, and other TD groups

• Understand the visual requirements for the film, design procedures, techniques and tools that will enable these to be met
• Assist our animation and layout teams with day-to-day issues and escalating through the right channels when necessary
• Ensure that tools and procedures support the creative process
• Provide solutions to visual problems through existing tools or by leading development of new tools
• Take responsibility for the optimization of the department workflow
• Test and validate new pipeline tool releases, interactive (Maya) and automated (Farm), within Production tool and Farm environments
• Report on and communicate issues back to production and R&D. Track and resolve issues in partnership with R&D
• Maintain a clean and common facility pipeline (tools, automation, practices) across multiple shows at the same time
• Understand the processes of adjoining departments, provide input where required to maximize efficiency and quality
• Create and update technical documentation for department processes
• Establish close partnerships with department, Supervisors, and other TD group