Studio: Chicken Bone Visual Effects (CBFX)
Job Opening: Nuke Technical Director
Location: United States
Type: Full-Time, Remote
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts, both creative and pipeline, for the 2D team (Compositing, Matte Painting).
- Work in conjunction with Pipeline and 2D team to effectively problem solve, acting as the first line of support for all workflow & productivity issues within the 2D team.
- Identify issues to prioritize for Pipeline response & support where appropriate.
- Work with the Pipeline team and the 2D team to identify areas of innovation and automation.
- Develop new tools to support individual shot production and general workflow.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 4+ years of experience with Shotgun database and toolkit
- Expertise with Foundry Nuke software
- Linux savvy
- Mid-level experience with scripting, Nuke, and Nuke API
- Experience developing Nuke gizmos/tools
- Experience with Git or other version control is required
- Intermediate-level understanding of techniques and technologies relating to compositing, matte painting, and editorial such as OpenColorIO, 2d digital image processing, and EDL/XML editorial workflows.
- Solid understanding experience with a VFX (visual effects) pipeline.
- Experience with Python required
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Experience working in a remote environment is a plus
- Windows experience a plus
- Experience with PySide/PyQt/Qt is a plus
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://chicken-bone.com/jobs/