Surfacing Supervisor

Description

To supervise and maintain quality control and the director’s creative vision for photo-realistic environments, character and prop surfacing. You will also participate in team selection and build and mentor artist’s performance. This is an opportunity for someone who has high level of technical skill and high end film experience.


Responsibilities
• Manage all development, testing and R&D needs for the Surfacing workflow and pipeline.
• Help to establish efficient working techniques for other members of the Surfacing team.
• Maintain desired surface look and feel for characters, props and environments with direction from the Art Director.
• Lead Surfacing LOD assessments of scenes and ensure their production feasibility.
• Provides solutions and alternatives to creative issues keeping within the style and scope of the film.
• Provide accurate bids to production for all surface variations of characters, sets and props.
• Attend daily reviews and briefings and communicate surfacing requirements to artists clearly when delegating shots.
• Be responsible for day-to-day inter-department work flow in conjunction with Production coordinator.
• Liaise with IT in overseeing rendering resources and disk space allocation for the production and making sure the pipeline supports an efficient and stable work environment for the team.
• Review and give advice on department recruitment needs and take part in the hiring process.
• Participate in training, recruiting and other global department tasks as requested.