PDI/DreamWorks Animation Seeks a Technical Director to work in our Redwood City, CA studio.
Summary: Floats between projects and provides support wherever needed throughout the
production pipeline.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Provides support and development of tools and procedures, which extend and enhance the pipeline.
· Assists animators and artists with troubleshooting of shots. Issues may include problems with: fur, clothing, particle effects, animation, and rendering.
· Supports and works with multiple departments, which include: Modeling, Animation, Lighting, FX, and Research and Development.
· Ensures software development follows studio policies and guidelines.
· Works closely with other Technical Directors, Production Supervisors, VFX Supervisors, and Production Engineering to maintain and further a world-class production pipeline.
· Will assist in training and mentoring of other Technical Directors as required and appropriate.
· Attend weekly meetings as determined by a Department TD Supervisor or Head of Global Pipeline.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
· Prior production experience. Experience as an artist who produces quota.
· Prior experience with tool integration into existing or new pipelines.
· Experience with Maya, Mel, and the Maya API.
· Ability to establish priorities, work independently or within a group, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
· Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.
· Ability to program in Perl. Ability and willingness to utilize pre-established libraries and modules for code consistency.
· “Customer first” mentality and willingness to provide direct support to individuals.
Experience:
· Undergraduate degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
· 4+ years related experience
To Apply:
1.Please paste/copy resume into the body of an email, with the subject line of “Technical Director” and send to jobs@pdi.com. Do not send attachments due to virus concerns.
- Send salary requirements with resume.
About us:
PDI/DreamWorks Animation develops and produces high quality computer generated (CG) animated films. Our recent releases include Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Over the Hedge.