Pipeline TD, Sr
Vancouver - Remote, BC, Canada
Full Time
Curated
Experienced
Business Unit: Curated
Position: Pipeline TD, Sr
Location: Vancouver, BC (Remote)
*Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000 CAD annually
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Pipeline TD is a key technical role responsible for the direction, development, and maintenance of software tools and the overall CG pipeline in a fast-paced feature film visual effects production environment. This role provides critical front-line support and troubleshooting to artists, ensuring their efficiency. The Senior Pipeline TD works closely with show supervisors for day-to-day priorities, with a primary focus on Maya and Houdini workflows along with broader CG departmental integration, including R&D into Unreal Engine, USD, and cloud rendering.
MAIN DUTIES:
The Senior Pipeline TD will develop and maintain tools for the CG pipeline, with a focus on Maya and its integration. They will develop CG workflows across departments, emphasizing long-term best practices and scaling capacity, and collaborate with the pipeline team to drive and develop USD and Solaris adoption within the studio. They will develop pipeline and asset management tools to meet immediate production demands, ensuring facility-wide consistency, and provide front-line production support across various disciplines, troubleshooting pipeline tools within assets and shots. They will also be responsible for the following:
WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have extensive Python experience in VFX production environments, specifically focusing on 3D department tools and publishing workflow development. They must have a strong understanding of Nuke, Maya, and Houdini, including shot/asset artist workflows, publishing, and their respective Python APIs, and be experienced with asset management system development, distributed rendering, and UI design using PySide. Additional desired skills include:
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.
Position: Pipeline TD, Sr
Location: Vancouver, BC (Remote)
*Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000 CAD annually
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Pipeline TD is a key technical role responsible for the direction, development, and maintenance of software tools and the overall CG pipeline in a fast-paced feature film visual effects production environment. This role provides critical front-line support and troubleshooting to artists, ensuring their efficiency. The Senior Pipeline TD works closely with show supervisors for day-to-day priorities, with a primary focus on Maya and Houdini workflows along with broader CG departmental integration, including R&D into Unreal Engine, USD, and cloud rendering.
MAIN DUTIES:
The Senior Pipeline TD will develop and maintain tools for the CG pipeline, with a focus on Maya and its integration. They will develop CG workflows across departments, emphasizing long-term best practices and scaling capacity, and collaborate with the pipeline team to drive and develop USD and Solaris adoption within the studio. They will develop pipeline and asset management tools to meet immediate production demands, ensuring facility-wide consistency, and provide front-line production support across various disciplines, troubleshooting pipeline tools within assets and shots. They will also be responsible for the following:
- Identify day-to-day priorities in conjunction with show supervisors and act autonomously on complex pipeline tools requiring a broad understanding of the larger pipeline.
- Collaborate with VFX Supervisors, CG Supervisor, other pipeline TDs, engineers, and department heads on tool development.
- Lead and mentor junior pipeline TDs.
- Test and validate tools and techniques in production, working closely with the pipeline team on software releases.
- Act as a resource for show production staff for complex, urgent technical problems.
- Guide Pipeline Engineers and R&D with debugging technical issues.
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of software and systems, contributing to evolving production standards and conventions.
- Update documentation for the pipeline and tools to reflect changes.
- CG Generalist Skills: Proficiency in modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, and rendering. Ability to work across multiple CG disciplines and software packages.
- Strong understanding of the entire 3D production pipeline from a generalist perspective.
WHAT YOU BRING:
The ideal candidate will have extensive Python experience in VFX production environments, specifically focusing on 3D department tools and publishing workflow development. They must have a strong understanding of Nuke, Maya, and Houdini, including shot/asset artist workflows, publishing, and their respective Python APIs, and be experienced with asset management system development, distributed rendering, and UI design using PySide. Additional desired skills include:
- Familiarity with ShotGrid, including interactive use and API knowledge (SGTK experience is a plus).
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with the pipeline team on large scale projects.
- Ability to communicate cross-discipline and provide innovative solutions to pipeline issues.
- Experience with Windows and Linux development environments.
- Basic understanding of source control software (e.g., GIT).
- Working knowledge of RV and Shotgrid. Experience in high-end CG is preferred.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.
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