Description
FuseFX New York is currently searching for an I/O Coordinator to join our Production Management team. The primary focus of this position is the creation, management, support, and delivery of client and studio render files. Candidate will work with a team of it professionals and support artists, producers, and supervisors. Candidates with a visual effects experience in production or production support with experience in episodic television highly preferred.
FuseFX is an Emmy-award winning visual effects and animation studio focused on producing photo-real digital effects for feature film, episodic television, and commercials.
I/O Coordinators support the render farm 24x7 and oversee rendering in-house studio productions in this entry-level but mission-critical role. This position has broad interaction with production artists from FX, animation, lighting, layout, and modeling departments as well as technical directors and technology teams. I/O Coordinator deals with digital assets entering and leaving the facility via electronic and physical media.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Monitor, manage and keep the render farm running at maximum capacity.
• Monitor, manage and check rendered shots, verifying delivery for dailies.
• Maintain rendering priorities and resource allocations for various productions.
• Assist artists with render job submissions and errors.
• Monitor infrastructure servers and escalate problems.
• Ingest files from clients and prepare deliveries to clients
• Transfer files between offices
REQUIREMENTS:
• Unix Shell experience.
• Windows experience.
• Fundamental systems administration skills and general technical troubleshooting experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle a fast paced, occasionally high pressure environment.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to work very flexible hours, including weekends, evenings or nights when production schedules require.
• Basic shell scripting experience preferred.
New York residents preferred. No relocation provided.
Principals only, no calls please.