Technical Director - Research And Development For Us Studio

[Pamela Thompson]

West Coast Feature Animation Studio is looking for

Technical Director - Research & Development (SR) (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

The Research & Development TD bridges the gap between art and technology. Their primary responsibility is to create and improve efficient, artist-friendly, production workflows. By designing, implementing and teaching better ways of working, the R&D TD empowers an entire team of production artists to get up to work efficiently. As a technical problem-solver, the R&D TD 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.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

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Design, prototype and implement artist-centric production tools.

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Specify the artist requirements for tools to be developed by other R&D departments, and integrate them into production workflows.

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Work with the documentation and training groups to develop source materials.

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Help production staff understand best usage of production tools and workflows.

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Troubleshoot production problems, and proactively work to minimize their impact.

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Work with production staff to analyze workflows for areas that may benefit from further design work.

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Design and execute project work plans to produce known deliverables on a pre-determined timetable.

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Proactively seek new technologies, techniques, and processes that will benefit facility production techniques.

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Present new ideas, work and technology to educate and inform others in the company

Minimum Qualifications and Abilities:

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4+ Years of Computer Animated (Fully Animated or Live Action Mix) Feature Film Experience, in two or more of the following areas: animation, modeling, surfacing, character setup, fx animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, stop-motion, or 5+ years equivalently relevant other job experience

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Ability to assess the production skill of an applicant in two or more of the above areas

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Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Excellent leadership skills

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Bachelor