Skydance Animation
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Archived
MADRIDFull Time
Description
As a Technical Director, you will have a deep involvement in designing and developing innovative tools to overcome specific challenges related to the department’s developments for our next animated feature film. This effort seeks to implement solutions that off-the-shelf software would not provide while maximizing productivity and meeting the high quality standard set by the company. The scope of the developments may be from a simple python script to a larger development involving complex algorithms.
Requirements
- Expert in Python.
- Experience programming with one or more of the following software: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and Mari.
- Experience working with a source version control system (git).
- Experience with Arnold.
- Experience in animation productions.
- Good understanding of production pipelines.
- Experience with agile development and scrum methodology.
- User interaction design with a working knowledge of standard UI toolkits (PySide2).
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the required tools following the requirements supplied by the production departments and following the Production Engineering Team guides.
- Partner with Artists and other Engineers to iterate, debug, document, and refine tools and processes for feature film production.
- Work on short-term needs, originated by shot challenges.
- Help first support line to solve day-to-day artist problems.
Benefits
- FRIDAY AFTERNOON OFF: Work schedule from 9am to 3:30pm on Fridays(38.5h work week).
- HOLIDAYS: 23 days of paid vacation - Christmas studio closure for 2 weeks.
- HYBRID MODEL OF REMOTE WORK: Work from home two days per week (Mondays and Fridays).
- COFFEE CORNER: Free coffee, snacks, and drinks at the studio.
- REMOTE COMPENSATION: Monthly payment to partially cover remote working costs.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS (TAX FREE): Private health insurance, meal/restaurante vouchers, public transportation vouchers and childcare vouchers.
- 100% SOCIAL SECURITY COMPENSATION: In case of sick leave, you will receive 100% of your salary.
- NEW OFFICE IN MADRID: New location in the heart of the city from summer 2023. Connected to main train and subway stations.
- WELLBEING PROGRAMS: Access to coaches & therapists, workshops, Headspace app, sports activities, among others.
- TRAINING PROGRAMS: Masterclasses from relevant people in the industry, workshops, etc.
- CORPORATE EVENTS & INITIATIVES: Premiere parties, family & friends screenings, social hours, contests, teambuilding activities.
- LANGUAGE PLATFORM: Learn Spanish, English, French & many more languages online.