Expression of Interest - CG Supervisor

Sony Pictures Entertainment; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 156,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Tuition reimbursement

RRSPs

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Job summary

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc. is seeking a CG Supervisor to lead high-end visual effects projects, directing artists, shaping creative and technical approaches to align with the director’s vision while ensuring consistency and quality across shots.

You’ll manage workload and communicate decisions clearly to show leads, artists and production teams in Vancouver. Reporting to the VFX Supervisor, you’ll drive tool development, optimize production pipelines, participate in strategic show tech

Qualifications

• 10+ years of production experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Thorough understanding of the complete VFX pipeline.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Strong knowledge of TV and film delivery formats.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the Director’s vision while ensuring artistic quality, content and continuity.
• Directs show leads and artists to provide technical leadership at facility and project level in order to keep the workflow continuous and productive.
• Collaborate with technology, creative, and production to optimize show-specific processes.
• Actively participate in high-level show tech meetings to contribute to strategic discussions.
• Lead the development of flexible and efficient CG pipelines to meet creative briefs, incorporating both existing and new technologies.
• Assist with show setup, ability to determine the necessary toolset and resources depending on the type of show.
• Effectively communicating implementations and solutions between the various Departments.
• Delegate responsibility effectively and provide ongoing feedback by keeping Production and Supervisors abreast of any changes, issues, concerns and progress on a regular basis.
• Run a lighting team with regular team meetings for progress assessment, feedback, and issue resolution.
• Represent the team confidently in internal and client reviews.
• Scheduling, workload assignment and balancing alongside show coordinator and production.
• Flag and collaborate with production management on crewing needs.
• Assist when needed with recruitment for the facility and/ or production.
• Foster a positive work environment, promoting teamwork and well-being and ensuring team morale.
• Provide mentoring/training when necessary.
• Support the promotion of artists and show accomplishments.
• Participate in the review process by providing feedback to department management.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

VFX pipeline knowledge

Problem solving

Team management

Job description

Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We are committed to respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.

Language in work environment - English

Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable

As a CG Supervisor, you bring extensive industry experience, with over 10 years of expertise in the industry.

Working under the direction of the VFX Supervisor, the CG Supervisor ensures all shots are delivered to the highest standard expected and support the creative vision of the Director by directing the artists’ creative work, technical skills and communication.
Determines technical approaches needed to achieve desired look and behaviors of theproduction's assets within agreed on technical pipeline. Identifies, defines, prioritizes andoversees the implementation of tools that automate production tasks.
Makes creative decisions and comments about shots in order to achieve the required look andmeet creative direction. Builds consensus among technology, creative and productionmanagement to create efficiencies. Serves as key technical expert on productions. Accountablefor on time, on budget execution and delivery, as well as quality, of the majority of outcomes ofthe technical pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the Director’s vision while ensuring artistic quality, content and continuity.
• Directs show leads and artists to provide both technical leadership at both the facility and project level in order to keep the workflow continuous and productive.
• Collaborate with technology, creative, and production to optimize show-specific processes.
• Actively participate in high-level show tech meetings to contribute to strategic discussions.
• Lead the development of flexible and efficient CG pipelines to meet creative briefs, incorporating both existing and new technologies.
• Assist with show setup, ability to determine the necessary toolset and resources depending on the type of show.
• Effectively communicating implementations and solutions between the various Departments.
• Delegate responsibility effectively and provide ongoing feedback by keeping Production and Supervisors abreast of any changes, issues, concerns and progress on a regular basis.
• Run a lighting team with regular team meetings for progress assessment, feedback, and issue resolution.
• Represent the team confidently in internal and client reviews.
• Scheduling, workload assignment and balancing alongside show coordinator and production.
• Flag and collaborate with production management on crewing needs.
• Assist when needed with recruitment for the facility and/ or production.
• Foster a positive work environment, promoting teamwork and well-being and ensuring team morale.
• Provide mentoring/training when necessary.
• Support the promotion of artists and show accomplishments.
• Participate in the review process by providing feedback to department management.
• Available to participate in work sessions with supervisors and leads from other shows to make sure tools and techniques used on their show are in line with the goal of keeping things standardized and flexible enough so they can benefit other current and future Shows.
• On-set supervision experience is helpful, but not required.
• In the absence of the VFX supervisor, the CG Supervisor assists in budgeting, interprets client notes and gives notes to artists to complete shots.

Qualifications

• Experience as a CG Supervisor or Sequence Supervisor working on high end live action VFX work.
• Thorough understanding of the complete VFX pipeline.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Must be a skilled decision maker, ability to problem solve as well as identify potential issues.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced understanding of show-specific processes and workflows.
• Proven experience in optimizing workflows and ensuring optimal results.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic input in high-level discussions.
• Proven experience in conducting candidate interviews and fostering a positive work environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• A very good knowledge of TV and film delivery formats.
• 10 + years of production experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $156,000 - 204,750/yr CAD. Benefits are per company policy: which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

We value unique perspectives, and want diverse, unique talent to work with us. We encourage candidates from all identities to apply.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.