Rendering Supervisor
5 months ago
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide. Founded in 1989, we are now a diverse team of over 1,200 from all over the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing creators unmatched flexibility. Netflix’s investment in both Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios empowers us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in digital content creation.
As a Render Supervisor, you will drive the design and implementation of a comprehensive farm prediction and management system that seamlessly integrates with production databases, pipeline tools, and farm management software. You will work closely with a team of render wranglers and the management team for deployment of new tools and active monitoring of the render farm.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Work closely with Executive Management, Pipeline Leadership, and Show Supervision team to assess rendering requirements for production and improve rendering pipeline
- Create weekly reports of the farm usage and reports to management any render farm issues or recurring job errors
- Manage a team of render wranglers
- Oversee prioritization of the farm usage based on production needs on a cross-project/facility basis
- Detect jobs that have longer rendering times than necessary and offer support for job optimization and troubleshooting
- Create workflows to better detect rendering times and maximize farm usage and ensures proper documentation
**QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**:
- Knowledge of Deadline or similar farm management tools
- At least two (2) years of experience in render farm management at a VFX or animation facility
- Ability to lead and train members of a team
- Knowledgeable in 3D content creation tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, Vray, Houdini
- Significant experience with analytics/monitoring solutions, ideally elasticsearch and/or grafana
- Experience with scripting in PythonExcellent problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills and ability to synthesize relevant reports and statistics
- Understands the requirements in render job prioritization
- Highly technical, capable to help debug rendering artifacts or render-farm issues
- Experience in using Windows/Linux-based machines
- Understands the role of hardware in a render-farm and able to discuss with the IT department on needs, issues, and bottlenecks
- Experience in active supervision on a show a plus
At Scanline VFX, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. We constantly challenge ourselves to break new ground and exceed expectations. Our driving force is curiosity and we recognize that great ideas can come from everyone.
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