Studio: Mindshow
Job Opening: CG Supervisor
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Review all technical and R&D requirements for the start-up of any new show
- Bid and breakdown scripts to assess technical and creative challenges
- Work closely with all departments on designing and implementing the technical, artistic pipeline, and workflow
- Able to communicate needs and requirements across departments and disciplines
- Assist and supervise the artists in achieving the artistic goals of the production
- Implement, note, and execute against the creative direction of each sequence and shot
- Work closely with Producers to ensure an accurate production schedule is set up and maintained
- Be part of the bidding stages, assessing shots, and completing shot breakdowns
- Oversee all aspects of the creation of CG imagery, from asset creation and rigging through lighting, rendering, and compositing
- Creates relationships, and maintains communication with vendor studios to assist in the assessment, testing, setting of expectations at the start of production, troubleshooting pipeline and workflow standards and practices
- The ideal candidate is able to be a hands-on, strong leader and as well as an excellent communicator that is conversant across all aspects of the production pipeline
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3 years of experience with high-end animation-based VFX pipelines as a Lead/Supervisor
- Knowledge of all stages of production from modeling, rigging, layout, look development, lighting, rendering, and compositing
- Up-to-date knowledge of animation tools, emerging technologies, and workflows
- Extensive hands-on experience with production tools and pipelines
- Experience with Redshift (or equivalent), Maya, and Nuke
- Desire to learn new pipelines and innovate and move fast
Desired Qualifications:
- A real interest in VR, real-time game engines (Unity, Unreal), AR, motion capture, and new & emerging technologies
- Open to all genres and a love for the future, man
- Unity, Katana, Zbrush, and Mudbox premiere experience is a plus
