Exploration Place is seeking a talented Producer/Animator for its CyberDome fulldome digital planetarium theater. The Producer/Animator will be responsible for helping to create original fulldome productions for the CyberDome Theater, a digital space theater with a 60’ diameter projection dome. The position also helps to manage show distribution to fulldome theaters worldwide.
The Producer/Animator will be responsible for creating exciting, high quality 3D animation and visual effects for the 360-degree fulldome video format utilizing a variety of digital production tools. The position is also responsible for real-time programming of the CyberDome’s Digistar 3 system, as well as using web production tools to maintain Exploration Place’s web presence. The Producer/Animator will also manage various production resources, including computer graphics workstations, and rendering hardware and software.
Preferred candidates will have a degree in science, computer graphics, or related field plus 3 years of experience in CG animation and production. Candidates must have a demonstrated level of artistic creativity and computer animation skills. Knowledge and interest in astronomy, space science, aerospace, and aviation history is preferred. Experience with 3ds max or Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, and Flash is required, and the following would also be useful: Digistar 3 or other real-time digital planetarium systems, C programming, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition and SPICE automation.
Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas opened its doors in 2000 as a state-of-the-art $65 million science center designed by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The CyberDome Theater is a 60-foot diameter Digistar 3 facility, holding 169 seats on a 30-degree tilt, and is powered by a 6-projector SEOS CRT display system. Since it’s installation at the forefront of the fulldome theater movement in 2000, the CyberDome has been producing and distributing innovative original fulldome productions. Exploration Place and the CyberDome Theater hosted the International Planetarium Society and the Digistar Users Group in 2002.
Please send a cover letter, resume, and demo reel to:
Davin Flateau
Director, Theaters and Media Services
Exploration Place
300 N. McLean Blvd.
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 266-4257
Email: dflateau@exploration.org
Fax: (316) 263-4545