Houdini Pipeline Td

9 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Cinesite-Vancouver Full time

**Our Pipeline Team**

At Cinesite, the pipeline department is responsible for ensuring that the studio pipeline is operating efficiently and effectively, whilst supporting artists with troubleshooting, creating tools and maximizing efficiencies. In Pipeline we look for strong problem solving and communication skills in order to work collaboratively with the wider studio. As well as working collaboratively as a team, we work closely with the other Cinesite studios, every part of production and the local IT team.

If this all sounds like a role for you, apply

**What you will be doing**
- Update production on deadlines, scheduling and workflow issues
- Write technical documentation for others to use and refer to
- Track, assign and manage deadlines with production
- Maintain consistencies for workflows, processes, tools and the pipeline
- Collaborate with other departments for optimization, solving issues and ensuring continuity
- Participate in the development of Cinesite’s global technology strategy
- Work closely with production and the IT team to avoid bottlenecks
- Work closely with the other locations pipeline teams to ensure best practice and consistency
- Advise Supervisors and Artists on efficient practices and workflows
- Work with Supervisors and Artists to facilitate the flow of assets and data between departments
- Review existing tools and workflows to identify efficiencies and developments
- Communicate changes to all relevant parties with appropriate notice
- Develop tools to improve artist usage of relevant software
- Reduce the data and hardware resource footprint of the artists by setting guidelines and creating resource management tools
- Technical troubleshooting

**What you bring to the team**
- In depth knowledge of Houdini in aspects of simulation, character FX and FX
- In depth understanding of VEX
- Broad knowledge for problem solving and troubleshooting
- Efficient time management and strong understanding of resource management
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within the department and the rest of the studio
- Solid organizational skills
- Excellent ability to communicate information to both technical and non-technical people
- Broad understanding of VFX and Feature Animation tools, techniques, technologies and efficiencies
- In depth knowledge of Python
- Foundational knowledge of PyQT and PySide

Reasonable accommodations to the interview process can be requested for reasons including, but not limited to, mental health, physical disability, religious practices, medical conditions. Please let us know if you need any accommodation.

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