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Scanline VFX
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Full Time Job
ROLE
The Rendering Supervisor is directly responsible for the management and efficient use of the render farm. This includes assessing the render resources required for a project, based on projections given by other departments and the Show Supervision team as well as supervising a team of render wranglers. He or she is also responsible for ensuring that all jobs that run through the render farm are correctly handled, and will work with the TD, IT and Production teams to resolve issues and ensure that similar errors will not appear on the render farm.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Works closely with Executive Management, Pipeline Leadership, and Show Supervision team to assess rendering requirements for production and improve rendering pipeline
• Creates weekly reports of the farm usage and reports to management any render farm issues or recurring job errors
• Manages a team of render wranglers
• Oversees prioritization of the farm usage based on production needs on a cross-project/facility basis
• Detects jobs that have longer rendering times than necessary and offer support for job optimization and troubleshooting
• Creates workflows to better detect rendering times and maximize farm usage and ensures proper documentation
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of Deadline is required
• Knowledgeable in 3D Content Creation Tools (Maya, 3ds Max, Vray, Houdini)
• Experience with scripting in Python
• Capable to prioritize and time-manage personally and the team under pressure
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills and able to synthesize relevant reports and statistics.
• Understands the requirements in render job prioritization
• Highly technical, capable to help debug rendering artifacts or render-farm issues
• Experience in using Windows/Linux-based machines
• Understands the role of hardware in a render-farm and able to discuss with the IT department on needs, issues, and bottlenecks
• Ability to lead and train members of a team
BENEFITS
We offer extended medical, disability and dental insurance.