Technical Director - Shotgrid / Shotgun

This is a Full Time Job

Paramount Animation is the animated film division of Paramount Pictures. Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with talented filmmakers to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The iconic Paramount logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as Sunset Boulevard, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission Impossible. Recent innovative break-out films such as Interstellar, Arrival and A Quiet Place have added to Paramount's film legacy. Paramount Pictures Television's 13 Reasons Why, The Alienist and Jack Reacher have also been thrilling audiences. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount's passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount reaches 700 million global subscribers through MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and other media networks.

Technical Director (Shotgrid/Shotgun)

Position Summary

We are actively seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Technical Director (TD) to provide daily support to artists, show management, and department heads and to further develop a range of ShotGrid-based workflows for our production teams

The ideal candidate will have a deep knowledge of Autodesk’s ShotGrid software, including its Python API, advanced configuration, and how to extend its baseline functionality to support new workflows.

The TD is responsible for developing, designing, and implementing pipeline tools and workflows used throughout the creative process by artists and production management. This person will provide front-line pipeline support and must be able to quickly and effectively troubleshoot general CG animation pipeline issues while operating in a fast-paced production environment. This person will be supporting artists and production crew in the Editorial, Story, Art /Design, and 3D Story/Previs/Layout departments within and across multiple productions.

The TD will serve as a curator of production ShotGrid needs and requests. The TD in this role will work closely with the other TDs and production to provide ShotGrid-based solutions for each of the production teams listed above based on their list of priorities.

A successful candidate is self-motivated, proactive, quick-thinking, flexible, thorough, and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and attention to detail. This is a position that requires someone who is excellent at communicating technical concepts to non technical users.

Responsibilities

• Provide ShotGrid support and workflow enhancements for production teams.
• Provide insight and recommendations to the TDs and Production about ShotGrid best practices and optimized workflows.
• Keep informed of new ShotGrid features and evaluate their applicability to the tools and workflows used by Paramount Animation.
• Work closely with other TDs to ensure any new workflows, tools, configuration changes, or other modifications for Production play nicely with other systems that interact with ShotGrid.
• Create integrations for third-party and proprietary tools and applications.
• Provide front-line support for pipeline-related issues across all pre-production departments.
• Write and maintain tool and workflow documentation and training
• Communicate with artists to identify production facing problems.
• Provide immediate support to artists in troubleshooting assets and/or shots and publishing data to editorial.
• Gather requirements and input from artists and technology stakeholders to engineer robust and thoughtful software solutions.
• Work closely with Vendors, who are key contributors in making our high-quality films.
• Assist other TDs, artists, VFX & CG Supervisors, and Pi