Digital Production Administrator (DPA)
Description
Purpose of the job:
The Digital Production
Administrator is responsible for hands on management of facility resources
including render nodes, disk space and I/O. The DPA works closely with the
Assistant Technical Directors (ATD) to ensure show priorities and facility
guidelines are being met while working to meet optimal efficiency of Facility
Resources. The Digital Production Administrator serves as a dedicated
production support liaison for the entire length of a production. A DPA
provides a high level of technical support for facility-wide tools and
pipeline support. DPA's serve as the first point of contact for artist and
production support and work as an intermediary between Software and Systems
support.
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Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Move data
between Vancouver and Venice facilities. Move data on/off disk for Client
deliveries or turnovers.
- Manage Render
Farm utilization and efficiency.
- Troubleshooting
of technical render issues and escalates to proper support channels if
necessary.
- Responsible
for management of shows resources and maintaining optimal efficiency.
- Responsible
for providing productions with Projections and Resource Reports.
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Qualifications: Education,
Experience, and Skills Required: - Production
experience in computer animation, visual effects, or game industry.
- Experience
with Maya, Houdini, Nuke, or other 3rd party applications.
- Strong
troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to
establish priorities, work independently or within a group, and work with
minimal supervision.
- Exceptional
communication skills in dealing with both technical and artistic groups.
- BA or BS in
Computer Science, Computer Graphics or Film.
- Python, Perl,
C++ programming skills a huge plus.
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Working Conditions and Environment/Physical Demands:
- Office
working environment.
- Hours for
this position are based on normal working hours but will require extra hours
pending production needs.
- Walking/bending/sitting.
The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work
being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties
and responsibilities associated with it.
Digital Domain 3.0, Inc. management reserves the right to amend and
change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs. |
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