Studio: Weta FX
Job Opening: Head of Department – Models
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Lead by example and effectively maintain a culture of support, transparency, trust and growth
- Have the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships both within your team and externally
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Collaborate extremely well with the Models Leadership Team which consists of Department Manager and Crew Manager
- Alongside the DM/CM manage the department recruitment strategy. This includes identifying requirement, selecting candidates with key Leads, establishing hiring windows and targeting candidates within that timeframe.
- Understand the technology and techniques relevant to the department disciplines (organic, hard surface, grooming, plants and environment workflows) and how to introduce and prioritize new tools/systems/workflows
- Have at least 10 years practical VFX post-production experience including depth and breadth in modelling discipline/s
- Be comfortable nurturing artists to grow their skills and achieve their career goals
- Foster strong, positive, collaborative relationships with your peers.
- Maintain an overview over the department goals and balance near term objectives with long term opportunities
- Have positive experience in stakeholder roles for technology or production workflows
- Effectively negotiate with other teams to ensure problems are solved with consideration for the interests of the company
- Represent Wētā FX professionally in all interactions
- Understand and manage financial/budget information as required
- Provide mentorship for others
