R&D Coordinator

Job Description

Technicolor Creative Studios is the division which contains Technicolor's world leading Visual effects and Animation brands such as MPC, Mr X, The Mill, and Mikros.

Technicolor's brands have worked on the spectacular scenes and tiny details that make movies, advertising campaigns and Animation movies truly mind-blowing. We're the people behind the effects in countless blockbuster films like The Lion King, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run and advertising campaigns for clients such as Samsung, Audi, Nike and Apple.

We are constantly looking for the best talent in the world, enthusiastic people that come in everyday to be a part of some of the best work in the industry. When you join the team, you'll be working with and learning from the most skilled people in the business.

We are hiring a R&D Coordinator to join our R&D team. You'll be able to contribute directly to the success and timely delivery of some of the most technically challenging and widely recognized movies in production.

The role will work hand-in-hand with our engineers as well as VFX artists, providing operational support for those that are maintaining and developing the tools and technologies used to create the stunning imagery for our films. It is a highly dynamic environment, which requires a cool head, creative thinking and pragmatic problem solving. The team needs people who are able to take initiative and our environment thrives on the ability to communicate complex problems in a simple form to team members, stakeholders and all the way through to users of the system.

We are looking for an individual with a passion for R&D, VFX processes and pipeline.

Primary Responsibilities

Facilitate the agile software development process
Calendar management and meeting facilitation for the R&D team
Ensure incoming requests from production are triaged accurately and expediently to the right developers Communication of on-going support and engineering efforts between production and software developers Helping planning and engage with stakeholders of development initiatives including prioritization and value Communication of issues and problems appropriately to the Software Management team
Organization of department team building events and initiatives
Assisting the Department Manager with day-to-day operations and team administration

Qualifications

Skills and Experience
• Demonstrable communication and organizational skills
• Basic understanding of VFX, computer graphics, or agile software development. Experience working as a member of a team
• Experience in a deadline driven, high pressure environment
• Customer support or technical support experience is an asset
• Education in VFX, Computer Science or Technical Animation an asset

Personal Attributes
• Highly committed and able to work independently and as a team.
• Extremely organized with good communication skills and an excellent attention to detail.
• Deadline orientated and ability to remain calm in a fast-paced and highly pressure environment.
• Positive, upbeat and professional attitude with a customer-focused approach to completing tasks

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj2oe1-18-191-18-87-42 in your application.