Head of Cg

**Introduction** - Industrial Brothers_ is looking for a strategic, technical, and creative **Head of CG** to join our studio to manage studio-wide decisions supporting software, infrastructure, and our USD pipeline. **Company** - Industrial Brothers_ is a full-service animation studio that creates and produces its own children's content. Driven by the imagination of its artists, led by the dedication of its producers and inspired by the innovation of its tech team, _Industrial Brothers_ has created brands that span across toys, TVs and interactive experiences. **Position Overview** We nurture a collaborative team environment where all Artists work alongside each other. Our studio is looking to find the right person to help shape our CG team and work alongside our Head of Pipeline. You will be responsible for leading projects to delivery on-time and to specification and are expected to be involved across the entire CG/3D department. You demonstrate a mastery of the toolsets, techniques and workflows and leadership skills required to effectively lead the CG team, both technically and artistically. You will be collaborative with a strong teamwork ethic, nurturing junior and mid-level talent within the 3D departments including helping with technical and creative problems and knowledge transfer. Being inspirational and leading the team to deliver world class work will be part of your portfolio. As an ambassador of Industrial Brothers, you would represent the company at industry-wide talks and forums. **Responsibilities: ** - Oversight and direction of CG artist workflows and digital content data flows (what artist generated files will be created and how they are passed on to, and loaded, by "next department" artists) across all productions to ensure artistic/creative quality of CG content within production timelines - Direction of what off-the-shelf software should be used by CG artists on shows - R&D and prototyping the use of new off-the-shelf software (other DCCs, other renderers, etc.), to determine their viability and utility within CG workflows - R&D and prototyping of new custom tools by developing code for tool prototypes that can validate software approaches surrounding CG workflows within DCCs (e.g. Maya). Prototypes approved for use are handed off to Production Engineering to implement and integrate into studio custom tool sets - Work with CG Supervisors to evaluate any third-party open-source software (or even purchased software) for use and integration into studio artist tool-sets - Key stakeholder in all discussions with outsource vendors on CG workflows and software choices (in particular rendering software) - Show CG Supervisors, all CG department leads (across all shows), and any Show Support TDs will report to the Head of CG for all CG direction - Oversight, and direction of internal VFX team - Assisting with the testing of new custom software (or bug-fixed custom software) from the Production Engineering team (under Head of Pipeline). This involves delegation of these testing tasks to Show CG Supervisors and/or CG department leads as needed - Providing CG Artists on all shows with first level of support for artist workflow and tools issues (through CG Supervisors and department leads, as well as some direct involvement). This first level of support will assess whether an issue is an artist workflow/usage issue or if it is a technology issue (either Pipeline or IT), and if the latter will get IT and/or Pipeline involved - Closely work with the budgeting team during the initial discussions of asset bid times, shot production quotas, and scope to make sure that we are setting ourselves up for success. - Work with Production Management to establish efficient processes from the artist’s POV - Work with the Recruiter in hiring and building CG teams for all projects - Clients include Production, Development, Show Direction/Art Direction, Show Clients, outsource vendors, Head of Pipeline, Head of IT **Requirements**: - Strong working knowledge and experience with CG pipelines, including USD - Advance knowledge of the entire CG pipeline including but not limited to: 3D modeling, rigging, texturing, layout, animation, lighting, effects, comp, and rendering. - A keen eye for complexity reduction and scalability, creating beautiful content on a TV budget - Strong knowledge in general compositing principles (Nuke, Fusion, Maya, etc) - Experience working in a sequence-centric pipeline is an asset - Leadership skills with kind, clear, and confident communication style - Creative and design oriented - Familiarity with troubleshooting / providing solutions for pipeline issues - Knowledge and experience with Python and Houdini. You are a master in streamlining workflows by utilizing Shotgrid Ontario residency and Canadian Citizenship required. Industrial Brothers is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all suitably qualified persons regar