Groom Supervisor - Greater Vancouver Regional District, BC, Canada - WildBrain

Description

As Groom Supervisor you will create new processes and standards to push innovation, quality, efficiency, and the evolution of our Groom department.

This foundational role will establish and grow our Groom discipline at WildBrain, define workflows and support studio best practices for high quality productions.

Reporting to the Head of Assets, the Groom Supervisor is ultimately responsible for being the architect of this discipline.

They enjoy collaborating and actively participating in pipeline development, training and building out this function with the ultimate goal of producing best in class content

WildBrain Studios produces fan-favorite animation and award-winning content that kids and families love in every corner of the globe.

We love what we do and it shows in the quality content we produce Our custom-built Vancouver studio in beautiful British Columbia is a wonderful backdrop for our artists, but it doesn't end there, we have employees working remotely across BC, Canada, and the world Our artist-centric culture means we invest in our people, we provide training and growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance, and fun activities throughout the year to meet, mingle and get creative with your team.

Define and re-evaluate our Groom processes, workflows and tools to support and further the department's toolset in conjunction with production and pipeline
Partner with Groom/Asset TD to develop tools that support the needs of the department
Establish training materials and creation of Wiki to document process.
Provide feedback, assessments and recommendations to Senior Management to improve the quality and performance of the Groom pipeline
Participate in new project bids defining capabilities, infrastructure needs, costs, and process

Extensive knowledge of CG pipelines and workflows
~ A passion for building up and mentoring others to be better supervisors and artists
~ Experience working in studios with multiple concurrent projects
Experience developing with Python, or other object-oriented programming language
Experience defining and collaborating on tools and software in a professional environment
Experience with XGen, Yeti, Houdini or equivalent Groom software packages