Studio: Industrial Light & Magic
Job Opening: VFX Trainer
Location: Sydney, Australia
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Manage Jedi Academy efforts through developing curricula and documentation for entry-level talent, e.g. apprentices, graduates, interns, etc.
- Manage all Studio Talent Group programs within the Sydney studio.
- Deliver virtual technical training courses to ILM employees around the globe.
- Create, evaluate and maintain technical documentation using Confluence.
- Partner with studio leaders to understand technical training requirements.
- Work closely with the Training Coordinator or to schedule and set up training.
- Customise new starter technical training to meet the needs and goals of each trainee’s assigned production.
- Evaluate and report on trainee progress to the Director of Talent Development, and appropriate department managers and production supervisors.
Qualifications & Skills:
- You are informed on the latest thinking on training and development methods and techniques.
- You are skilled at fostering relationships across time-zones, providing global partners with an excellent level of service.
- If needed, you can step in and carry out shotwork as required by productions.
- You are experienced with industry-standard 2D and/or 3D software packages (Maya, Katana, Nuke, Houdini, Photoshop) or proprietary equivalent.
- You are familiar with the G Suite (Gmail, Docs, Drive).
- You have knowledge of Linux, shell scripting, Python, and C/C++ (desirable).
- You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, computer visualisation, or computer animation or related or you have equivalent industry experience.
