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Sr. TD - Houdini

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Sr. TD - Houdini

• Intermediate Level
Skills: Special Effects Animation Art Department Technical Director Compositor

Summary

Led and accompanied by Lead TD Character, the Sr. TD - Houdini specializes in FX workflow issues. He works closely with the Image division (dedicated to film production) which includes Surfacing/Texturing and Lighting.

Category Animation  Art Department  Compositor  Special Effects  Technical Director 
Location Montreal, Canada
Time Period Full Time
Posted Date Nov 17, 2023
Start Date N/A
End Date N/A

Job Description

Under the supervision of the TD Supervisor, Technical Directors (TD) are involved in the design, development, optimization and maintenance of the pipeline and production tools.  

Led and accompanied by Lead TD Character, the Sr. TD - Houdini specializes in FX workflow issues. He works closely with the Image division (dedicated to film production) which includes Surfacing/Texturing and Lighting.  

Responsibilities
  • Develop tools and associated procedures to support image creation processes 
  • Understand the artistic requirements of the film, as well as the technical processes and manufacturing tools that will enable them to be met 
  • Support the teams of the FX division in solving daily problems through the right communication channels  
  • Enhance the ‘Tool Box’ Mikros Animation of the FX department. 
  • Test and validate new versions of existing tools (Houdini / Katana / Maya proprietary software), all in an active production environment 
  • Liaise with the Softwares team to ensure compliance with internal practices 
  • Understand the processes of the neighbouring departments in the production line and provide them with the necessary help to guarantee the efficiency and quality of the tools used 
  • Create and update technical documentation of developed tools.
  • Work closely with artistic teams and other TDs 
  • Implement effective strategies that will meet the requirements of the COMPOSITING / TEXTURING / DMP divisions 
  • Work by following the Mikros Animation coding style allowing a good readability of the product code.
Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of Python development 
  • Previous experiences as a TD on animation feature film, animation television series and/or VFX feature film projects 
  • Understanding of FX department. 
  • Knowledge of Houdini / Katana / Maya
  • Ability to review code and resolve issues as they arise 
  • Ability to quickly understand the use of commercially available software tools and proprietary software tools 
  • Ability to organize work effectively and prioritize requests made by artists while meeting expected production deadlines 
  • Practice of English (written & oral), including technical English
  • Know how to adapt your technical and artistic discourse according to the people you are addressing 
  • Work as a team and share your knowledge
Additional assets : 
  • Be familiar with Agile/Scrum methods
  • Coding in C++

Job Type Full Time 
Weekly Limit N/A
Shift Day
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