Digital Resources Administrator

Job Description

Working closely with other Technical Resources divisions and end users, the Digital Resources Administrator will ensure the render-queuing system (farm) is constantly monitored to help achieve efficient and trouble-free rendering. They are also responsible for safeguarding and manipulating (data) assets and providing a range of data management services to Production.

Please note that this position includes variable shift work.

What you'll get to do:
• Work with artists on the delivery of final rendered computer graphics elements for an animated feature film
• Work with production to identify priorities and creative solutions to render concerns
• Where appropriate, provide ideas to assist in developing and refining efficiency of Animation and Render pipelines
• Act as point of contact for production to communicate render and data needs
• Monitor render queues and respond to identified errors/faults when required
• Diagnose rendering problems in conjunction with the artists and production
• Manage render farm resource allocations, including people and systems
• Escalate render pipeline faults in a timely manner and ensure follow through
• Analyse and report system failures to System Administration
• Ensure team monitors critical systems in Zabbix/Grafana
• Work with Systems Engineering Group to ensure optimal setup and performance of render farm, networks and storage
• Provide general technical support to other Technical Resources divisions as directed
• Work with production teams to construct and implement render and data clean up policies
• Reporting on disk-space usage, and allocating quotas, for individual productions
• Turnovers and deliveries of external media
• Project archival, and corresponding data restores
• Backup and off-siting strategies
• Facilitate and monitor the global syncing of assets between sites
• Work with the equivalent team in the other global site/sites

What you bring:
• Preferred, though not essential:
• Experience working in a VFX/Animation production environment
• Experience monitoring render queues and diagnosing rendering problems
• Tertiary Degree in IT, Computer Science or Animation/VFX
• Experience in a Linux environment
• Knowledge of animation/VFX artist tool applications such as Maya, Nuke
• Familiarity with networked/distributed computing concepts
• Familiarity with artist scripting languages (eg. Perl, Python)
• Strong client service and communication skills with the ability to communicate in both a technical and artistic manner with various personality types
• Strong written and verbal English language skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and problem solve with competing deadlines
• Ability to work within a strong team environment

What we offer you:
• The opportunity to join a growing, independently owned and operated, award-winning studio!
• Conveniently located in Yaletown near the heart of downtown Vancouver
• A chance to contribute to the success of ground-breaking animated feature films
• A dedicated Learning and Development team focused on your personal career growth
• Flexible work arrangements, with hybrid work options
• A generous leave policy including paid annual leave, sick days, as well as 'Volunteer' days to support those causes close to your heart!
• A variety of employee benefits including breakfast, free use of barista coffee machines, and snacks galore!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g41047-3-139-81-58-42 in your application.