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INDUSTRY: Animation & VFX / Television / Film	OCCUPATION: Technical Director	(INACTIVE - 11/20/2007 )

Technical Director

CG Department

Nickelodeon Animation Studio - Burbank

Burbank, California - United States

Project: CG Department

Job Duties(s): Animation (Character), Animation (FX), Deformers, Dynamic Simulation, Manage Project, Programming / Scripting, Rigging (Character), Rigging (Cloth / Hair / Fur), Rigging (Facial), Rigging (Mechanical), Rigging (Skeletal ), Scripting / Programming, Testing / QA / Debugging, Tools / API's / Plug-In's

Genre(s): Animation (3D)

Required Spoken Language(s): English

Required Work Auth.: United States

Start Date: Immediately

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank is staffing for current and future projects, including "Tak and the Power of Juju".

We're hiring animators, generalists, texture mappers, and technical directors for the CG department. We're looking for great talent to work on a challenging and exciting show in a fun environment.

The Nickelodeon Animation Studio is looking for a Technical Director for our CG Department.

The Technical Director should have 2-4 years of industry experience in film, broadcast, and/or games. The ideal candidate should be a generalist, able to jump from problems to solutions in short order. A great "can do" attitude and open-mindedness to non-traditional solutions is essential. We are looking for individuals who have extensive knowledge, experience and skill sets implementing the following into a Maya production pipeline:

Character Set-up/Rigging/Weighting/Skinning Character Modeling/Texturing/UVs Shaders Mental Ray & Maya Renderers Lighting Fur Cloth Particles Referencing.

REQUIREMENTS:

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must submit your resume online and submit a flat book portfolio directly to the animation studio. Before we can review your portfolio, you must fill-out a portfolio release form. To obtain the form please send a request via e-mail to Nicktoons.jobs@nick.com. Mail the completed form along with your portfolio to: Attn. Portfolio Submissions, 231 West Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502. Please include a cover letter and resume stating the position or positions to which you are applying.

Your portfolio should include a diverse sampling of work pertaining to the position to which you are applying. For example, a storyboard portfolio should include only storyboards in various styles. One page of life drawing at the end of the portfolio is sufficient. We only accept flat book portfolios for our 2D positions, and reels only in application to our 3D CGI positions. Thank you for your interest in Nickelodeon Animation Studios!

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR NTSC DEMO_REEL ON DVD (preferred) or VHS, including shot breakdown & resume.

DESIRED SKILLS AND PLUSES:

Knowledge of Maya a must