Technical Director

Job Description

The Job

Warner Bros. Animation Inc. seeks a Technical Director for the WB Animation department. The Technical Director is responsible for creating and maintaining software tools, providing front-line support to artists and leads, editorial, post-production, and archiving and general troubleshooting of the 2D pipeline in a fast-paced production environment.

The Daily
• Maintain and develop tools for Shotgun. Extend functionality of Shotgun through the creation of stand-alone Python GUIs, Action Menus, and Event Triggers.
• Troubleshoot 2D asset creation, color styling, 2D efx, animation, rough comp, and final comp.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the entire pipeline lifecycle.
• Works with show leads and digital supervisor to provide support for the show.
• Develop and import plug-ins for various software programs.
• Develop additional tools that may be needed for Shotgun, and other programs.

The Essentials
• BA/BFA/BS degree preferred.
• Minimum 2-5 years previous experience in animation or visual effects required.
• Highly experienced with Shotgun (2+ years).
• Must understand current industry animation techniques, and technologies.
• Highly organized and independently solves problems with little supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with naming conventions and file organization.
• Proficient in Harmony, Photoshop, After Effects, and Maya.
• Experience with Apache2 HTTP, Wiki Servers, MEL, and PyMel preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of Mac OS, Windows, and Linux preferred.
• Experienced with writing Python and MEL scripts.
• A firm understanding of GUI toolkits such as PySide and Tk.

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