Studio: Tau Films
Job Opening: Pipeline Supervisor
Location: Hyderabad & Kuala Lumpur
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Leads a team of Department TDs and Pipeline Developers responsible for deploying, configuring, and supporting the existing Pipeline
- Helps drive the design, implementation, and evolution of a standardized Pipeline for TV and Film Visual Effects Production
- Manage and contribute to their on-show development of tools and workflows, ensuring that all development efforts meet the needs of the show while also contributing to the overall pipeline
- Be a supervising presence for junior members of the Pipeline team, including our Pipeline TDs, ATDs, and Interns who will look to you to provide coaching, guidance, and mentoring
- Direct development resources to build software systems and tools to support production
- Works with the other senior Supervisors and Technical Leads to ensure that the Pipeline meets the needs of the studio at large and diverges as little as possible while still meeting the needs of the individual projects
- Works with Production and Technology Management to ensure adequate support coverage to meet the demands of all active projects
- Acts as an escalation point for Supervisors and Production Management to resolve pipeline and work-flow issues
- Actively participates in the recruiting and staffing of the team as and when needed – assesses and shortlists the prospective candidates and works closely with the hiring manager
- Lead in creating user-friendly documentation and tutorials for new tools and workflows.
- Confirm that pipeline projects match the required standards of functionality, documentation, and communication
- Address the needs of a multi-location, global workflow, and dialogue with staff in different locations and time zones
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3+ years of experience as a Senior or Lead Pipeline TD
- Minimum 5 years experience in the film industry, ideally with previous experience in post-production, VFX, and CG
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Engineering, or equivalent
- Proven experience at a supervisory level in the visual effects industry would be an advantage
- Experience in developing tools for DCC packages such as Maya, Houdini, and/or Nuke
- Experience with source control systems and team development
- Experience with renderers such as Arnold and/or Redshift
- Production experience with Maya, Katana, Houdini, and/or Nuke, familiarity with relevant APIs
- Prior experience working with and developing Shotgrid or other Production & Asset Management Systems
- Prior development experience with Python and PyQt in a production environment
- Comprehensive working knowledge of multiple 2D and 3D software packages
- Experience managing software, pipeline, and/or technology teams
- Ability to establish priorities, multi-task efficiently, and work with diverse personalities and all levels of creative and technical staff
- Experience planning large projects and forecasting show needs would be a plus
- Good understanding of Visual Effects or Animation pipelines would be a plus
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, mail your resume to contact@taufilms.com