Pipeline Technical Director

Description

About Us

DHX Media’s animation studios are recognized worldwide for our diverse original properties and for our work on some of the top brands in children’s entertainment. Our staff can dig into a wide variety of projects, from action to comedy and preschool to tween, and they get to enjoy awesome benefits and company events while they’re at it. With some of Canada’s top artists, writers and producers on our team of 800+, our studios are bursting with creative energy. So what are you waiting for? Come join us!

About the Position

As the pipeline technical director you help maintain, research, develop and guide the way our animation pipeline works. This is an ideal opportunity for a savvy developer with good knowledge of the animation pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Develop pipeline tools and processes to meet production needs
• Ensure tools and processes meet the global pipeline direction
• Work with the pipeline supervisor to design and prioritize production needs
• Research new techniques to meet those needs
• Design and develop new tools to fit and improve our pipeline
• Support production to ensure deadlines are met
• Maintain, debug and update existing tools when needed
• Test and debug tools and processes to ensure stability and usability
• Work with software engineers and IT team to debug and test hardware and software
• Educate artists on how to work with the pipeline
• Create and update documentation explaining our processes and tools
• Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
• Be a positive and creative force on the team
• Lead by example and set the bar

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in animation or visual effects for film or television
• 2+ years of experience developing for Maya, Nuke or Houdini is required
• Strong experience in Python is required
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Experience with render farms is a plus
• Experience in designing and building database systems is a benefit
• Experience in Django, Flask or web development is a benefit
• Experience with coding in Linux and Windows environment is required
• Working knowledge of C/C++ a benefit
• Solid understanding of the animation production process, including modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, compositing and FX creation
• Good working knowledge of databases such as MySQL
• Able to write clean and maintainable code
• Good communication skills, organization and team awareness
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or related discipline is an asset

Please APPLY at:  https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=oK2B1fw8&s=Creative_Heads