Sony Pictures Imageworks

Animation TD

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Director

Sponsorship not specified$26k-$35kDetected 42 days ago

C++BashDockerLinuxUnreal EngineCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

Animation Assistant Technical Director Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
This is a service-oriented role, working between productions and development, and the Anim ATD should have a helpful, proactive and accommodating personality.
Candidates should have a strong passion for animation and computer graphics, bringing artistic visions to life with a focus on creative problem solving.

Optimize animation workflows by leveraging automation and defining best practices.
Coordinate with the Supervising Animators to proactively implement optimizations for sequences or assets.
Develop and maintain scripts, tools and utilities for the animation team.
Work closely with the pipeline department to evaluate and support best practices.
Identify workflow inefficiencies and work with artists and the pipeline teams to build scripts, tools and/or systems to improve them.
Actively participate in support chats, spotlights and department meetings, ensuring a broad understanding of best practices, workflows and tools in the animation team.
Collaborate with other departments to address creative and technical dependencies.

Programming experience in Python.
Experience with Docker or other software distribution systems.
Good Knowledge of Maya. Unreal Engine and Houdini are a plus.
Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Bash/cshell/Linux knowledge.
Individuals with a growth mindset eager to learn, ask questions, and unafraid to try, fail, and iterate.
Confident in their abilities and knowledge, yet open to feedback and seeking improvement.

Strong interest in Visual Development, Film, Animation and general computer graphics is a plus
Good Knowledge of Maya.
Unreal Engine and Houdini are a plus.
C++ experience is a plus
Experience in code-sharing, revision control is a plus.
Some basic knowledge or experience as a 3D or 2D artist is a plus.
Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Computing Science a plus.

which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable.

Animation Assistant Technical Director
Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
We are committed to respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.
Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.
658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4
Language in work environment - English

This listing is sourced directly from Sony Pictures Imageworks's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.