Pipeline Supervisor

Description

Pipeline Supervisor

The Pipeline Supervisor is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining an effective and efficient studio pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Develop an efficient, effective, and user-friendly pipeline with a focus on studio productivity.
• Work with supervisors and production to anticipate a show's challenges and find efficient, effective, and realistic solutions.
• Constantly brainstorm ways to simplify, optimize, and streamline complicated tasks.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the tools and procedures of the entire pipeline and assign development and support tasks to the appropriate resources.
• Assess software needs and requirements.
• Identify and utilize tools and techniques to improve productivity and quality.
• Provide technical support and leadership to the crew.
• Ensure constant flow of communication.
• Demonstrate creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Share information and techniques to foster communication between teams and disciplines.
• Ensure thorough clean-up, documentation, and archiving of the show upon completion.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science or Computer Graphics.
• 5+ years computer graphics production experience focusing on pipeline design and development.
• Must be knowledgeable in, or have end-user experience in, a broad spectrum of computer graphics techniques and applications.
• Must have the ability to juggle multiple projects, work with diverse personalities, and operate within strict deadlines.
• Experience with production pipelines for visual effects or animation required.
• Demonstrable, successful experience in either film or game-cinematic production is required.
• Demonstrated organizational, project management, and leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively with all levels of management.
• Ability to work within teams comprised of a wide variety of technical and artistic experience levels.
• Strong people-management skills.
• Ability to foster a work environment that is demanding and motivates employees to maintain creative standards and achieve objectives.
• Ability to establish priorities and multitask efficiently within a high-pressure environment while meeting strict deadlines.