Pipeline TD - Encore
Method Studios
Vancouver, BCThis was removed by the employer on 8/5/2016 4:49:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of 3D, the Pipeline Technical Director/Developer will be involved in the creation and ongoing support of a large high-end visual effects pipeline and asset/project management system, as well as Maya or Houdini
tools and utilities. This is a service-oriented role and the TD/Developer
should have a helpful, patient and accommodating personality.
Duties
• Develop and maintain
scripts, tools and utilities for Maya and/or Houdini artists.
• Work in and understand
the Method proprietary pipeline. Help
develop and maintain this pipeline.
• Create, package,
and release tools and tool projects using Method proprietary technology.
• Assist artists in
technical issues. Help to debug any Maya/Houdini-related
or Method pipeline related issues. Help
debug rendering and dispatching issues.
• Work as a
''triage'' TD from time-to-time, acting as the point person for any and all
production-related queries to the pipeline department.
• Identify workflow
inefficiencies and work with artists and other pipeline teams to build systems
to improve these inefficiencies.
Qualifications
• 3 years of
experience as a pipeline TD, experience in a VFX production environment
• Expert knowledge
of Maya and/or Houdini
• Strong Python and
mel scripting abilities
• Excellent
problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Bash/cshell/Linux
knowledge
• Knowledge of
render queuing software
• Some experience
as a Maya and/or Houdini artist
• Good understanding
of relational databases and/or SQL
• Experience in code-sharing,
revision control
• Experience
writing shaders for vray, Renderman, Mantra, Mental Ray or other production
renderers an asset
• Undergraduate or
Graduate degree in Computing Science a plus
• Knowledge of vray
and mantra a plus
• Knowledge of
Shotgun or asset management a plus
• Some knowledge of
Nuke a plus
• C/C abilities a
plus
This is a full-time position requiring some overtime.