Pipeline Lighting Td - Vancouver, Canada - ICON Creative Studio

ICON Creative Studio

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ICON Creative Studio is Canada's largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.

Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.

ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.

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Work remotely (anywhere in BC) or in studio

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Why work at ICON?
At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are passionate about animation and enjoy sharing success with others, we'd like to hear from you

Join the fastest growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
Work on top feature and episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ etc.)
Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
Use all of the latest tools and softwares
We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our productions by putting all of our resources up on screen
We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
We offer flexibility and autonomy
We facilitate requests in a timely manner
We offer direct deposit
We offer a generous benefits package
And more...

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Pipeline Technical Director (Lighting)

A Department TD (Lighting) must have a general understanding of how data flows through a studio from beginning to end as well as common workflows used in Lighting, Rendering and Compositing (LRC) tasks.

With this knowledge you will be expected to recognize when the pipeline is not running smoothly and make necessary adjustments.

This position operates as an extension of the Pipeline department and works to support the Lighting department through issue response, tools development and workflow optimization.

This position will report to the Pipeline Supervisor (Head of Department).

Responsibilities:

Primary contact for issues related to Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
Coordination with Leads and Supervisors for issue / development priority
Work with Pipeline R&D to develop and test new workflows and features
Provide courteous and professional technical support
Evaluate issues and requests generated by production (tickets), implementing technical solutions as needed
Notify supervisor of any anticipated disruptions to production schedules
Identify and automate inefficient or redundant tasks
Provide regular updates on current development efforts and projects
Maintain knowledge of the workflows and processes of the studio Pipeline
Attend regular production and departmental meetings
Participate in code reviews and training sessions
Maintain documentation for new and modified tools/systems
Perform code maintenance and refactoring
Write effective, readable and maintainable code
Stay informed about new technologies and techniques
Follow studio coding standards
Follow studio development and deployment practices
Abide by the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct