Associate Head of Crowd
1 week ago
Company Description
Moving Picture Company (MPC) is a global VFX studio with decades of storytelling experience across the feature film and episodic industries, with award-winning highlights including The Lion King, 1917, The Mandalorian, and Wandavision.
MPC’s global network of artists is constantly innovating to bring unimaginable ideas to life through cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity. Part of the Technicolor Creative Studios network, MPC continues to lead the visual arts industry, building authentic and long-lasting connections with audiences across screens worldwide.
**Job Description**:
Reporting to the Head of Creative Operations, along with the Department Manager the Head of Department is responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term strategic management of the Crowd department.
**Primary Responsibilities**:
**Managing the team**:
- Manage the training and integration of new artists into the existing team in accordance with the global needs of the business
- Recruiting and casting of the Leads
- Cast and assign appropriate teams to the various projects, balancing the financial, technical and creative considerations of the task
- Nurture creative vision and technical ability, while ensuring balanced personal and professional development
- Assess performance of the team through appraisals (formal as well as informal), and manage career growth and promotions within the wider considerations of the company
**Strategy and technical development**:
- Have a compelling strategy and vision for the future of the department
- Keep up to date with industry developments and tools
- Ensure the department remains relevant in an ever changing global industry
- Ensuring training documentation is up to date, coordinating with team members and trainers to create and maintain training material when necessary
- Monitor workflow and techniques used in the team
- Propose and oversee the development of new tools, workflows or techniques as required for successful and efficient delivery of shows
- Collaborate with other department HODs to design workflows between their teams
- Report on workflows to the Head of Creative Operations
**Show planning, maintenance and delivery**:
- Work with the lead artists, supervisors and show production to bid or plan shots, and ensure the project methodologies, quality and schedule expectations are consistent and achievable
- Work with show teams to plan for future challenges and problem solve current issues
- Assist other artists, departments and supervisors solve issues as they arise during production, delegating work where necessary
- Create good communication channels with other departments, show production and senior management to ensure complex information is disseminated appropriately
- Ensure that work is delivered to MPC's global standards, on time and on budget
**Qualifications**:
**Skills and Experience**
**Technical Knowledge/Skills**:
- A strong technical background is essential
- Solid knowledge of VFX shot production
- Strong technical understanding of CG pipelines and the ability to develop efficient environment workflows and identify additional tools required
- Up-to-date knowledge of VFX tools and emerging technologies
- Outstanding expertise and understanding of crowd creation processes in a live action movie context and pipeline
- A strong understanding of motion capture processes and workflows
- Expert working knowledge of Houdini and Python
- Knowledge of Maya, Unreal, MotionBuilder, Katana and Renderman is a plus
**Experience**:
6+ years of proven leadership and management experience in a leading VFX company or associated industry
**Attributes**:
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Strong work ethic
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Exercise patience, problem-solving and mediation skills
- Ability to cope with stressful situations and conflict with composure
- Ability to work in an inclusive and diverse organization
- Strong creative ability and flair
- Strong sense of aesthetic
- Excellent team building skills
- Strong business acumen
- Understanding of financial impacts of business decisions
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