Specialist, VFX Infrastructure, Technology & Operations

This is a Full Time Job

Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 148 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

As a VFX Specialist, you will be responsible for providing direct support to our Sr. VFX Manager for all areas under VFX Infrastructure, Technology & Operations (VITO). You will serve as a liaison between the VITO team and overall VFX team, assist in supporting various ongoing and upcoming VITO initiatives while working toward maintaining alignment with cross-functional teams.

To be successful in the opportunity, you'll need to have a deep understanding of the overall VFX process, a passion for creating robust tools and efficient workflows at scale and bring innovation to improve internal infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

Working in close collaboration with the VITO Sr. Manager to:
• Help to create and foster alignment between cross-vertical VFX teams to increase adoption of new departmental workflows, tools and best practices.
• Work with Netflix Project Managers , Solution Developers and cross functional stakeholders to provide support and maintain alignment for VFX needs.
• Drive innovation with the Engineering teams to ensure all vfx needs are being met.
• ­Communicate with the VFX team and keep them abreast of progress on VITO related initiatives.
• Champion evolving technologies and determine how to incorporate these efforts into both internal team and external production workflows
• Manage and assist in the creation of departmental roadmaps and documentation

Additional Responsibilities:

• Structure and maintain internal airtable database
• Maintaining on-boarding best practices for both full-time employees and contractors
• Maintain VITO related documentation and best practices
• Maintain flexibility and openness to take on additional projects as necessary or assigned

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in motion picture visual effects and/or animation production.
• Experience with Google Suite, Airtable, Shotgun/RV, Cinesync and Filemaker a plus.
• Understanding of current VFX creation and delivery workflows/tools and how technology is used (and could be used in future) to facilitate best practices.
• The communication skills to clearly articulate and document technical processes.

About you:
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and with minimal guidance.
• Thrives on technical challenges and takes pride in solving them.
• Strategic thinking both technically and business-wise.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision; must be a self-motivated self-starter that can initiate ideas.
• Strong ability to dive into the unknown and create clarity amid chaos.
• Experience with supporting people remotely.
• Flexible amid an ever-changing and growing environment.