Studio: Track VFX
Job Opening: Technical Artist
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Meticulous nature with a self-critical eye, and high standards.
- Strong problem-solving and identifying solutions without guidance
- Work well under pressure. Excellent time management and work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to give accurate time estimates for the project completions
- Team player who excels in a collaborative environment
- Highly motivated, and be able to work with the entire team/production.
- Team player who is able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Mentoring and advancing new junior TDs.
- Communicate clear and concise
- Positive attitude and excitement for new challenges in an intense production environment
- Interview and help select new hires
- Provide technical advice and support for artists
- Maintain a professional level of knowledge about current developments regarding tools (Maya/Shotgrid/etc)
- Provide recommendations and technical solutions
- Responsible for ensuring the pipeline integrity
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- R&D with supervisors to develop new Python tools and workflows and improve existing
- Research and develop technical tools
- Collaborate with other TDs and Leads/Supervisors to develop a stronger pipeline
- Maintain and improve documentation
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or a related subject
- 2+ years experience as an Artist TD
- 5+ years VFX pipeline or a related industry
- Strong understanding of the VFX pipeline
- Proven ability to manage and mentor a team
- Expert knowledge in Python & Mel
- Knowledge in Shotgun Desktop & Shotgrid
- Expert Knowledge of Maya
- Knowledge of 3d Equalizer, Syntheyes, and Nuke a plus
- Proficiency with Linux
