Pamela Thompson Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 West Coast Feature Animation Studio is looking for Technical Director 3 - Lighting (Research & Development) If interested in this full time position, which offers full benefits and relocation package, please send a resume to Pamela Thompson, Recruiter, Ideas to Go, PamRecruit@q.com or pambo@q.com Description The Research & Development Department bridges the gap between art and technology. The R&D TDs primary responsibilities are to create and improve efficient, artist-friendly, production workflows and software tools. As technical problem solvers the R&D TDs may be called on to participate in design work, at least peripherally across the breadth of the entire pipeline. Although the main focus of the R&D TD is on strategic, reusable workflow development, they may periodically participate directly in production projects. The R&D Lighting TD works closely with Artists and Technical Directors to research, design and develop in-house software tools and processes to solve production issues and make productions more efficient as well as use lighting to creatively support the narrative and visual style of the film. Principal Duties & Responsibilities: * Design, prototype and implement artist-centric lighting-specific production tools and workflows. * Work with the documentation and training groups to develop reference materials * Help production staff understand best usage of lighting production tools and workflows * Troubleshoot production problems and proactively work to minimize their impact * Work with production staff to analyze workflows that may benefit from further design work. * Design and execute project work plans to produce known deliverables on a pre-determined timetable * Proactively seek new technologies and processes that will benefit facility production techniques * Present new ideas, work and technology to educate and inform others in the company Minimum Qualifications and Abilities: * 5+ Years of Computer Animated (Full Animated or Live Action Mix) * Feature Film Experience in Lighting * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Graphics, Art or equivalent Job Experience * Working Knowledge of lighting tools * Extensive Knowledge (3+ years) of Shake * Experience (2+ years) working on some flavor of a UNIX platform, preferably Linux * Experience (2+ years) in C/C++ or some other object-oriented programming language * Experience (2+ years) in scripting in Perl or Python * Experience (2+ years) designing user interfaces * Ability to manage time according to current priorities in an efficient manner * Ability to balance short-term production needs with long-term strategic development * Ability to work in a self directed manner, and be adaptable to change * Ability to mentor/educate team members; lead duties, as assigned * Extensive knowledge (3+ years) of Houdini * Experience (2+ years) with Maya Preferred Qualifications and Abilities: * 8 + Years of Computer Animated (Full Animated or Live Action Mix) * Feature Film Experience in Lighting/Compositing * Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Graphics, Art or equivalent Job Experience * Extensive knowledge (5+ years) of Maya and Maya's lighting tools * Experience with Qt and PyQT * Experience with creating workflows within Houdini as well as developing scripts to integrate it into a pipeline * Experience with other software packages such as prman, Renderman If interested in this full time position, which offers full benefits and relocation package, please send a resume to Pamela Thompson, Recruiter, Ideas to Go, PamRecruit@q.com or pambo@q.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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