Expression of Interest - CG Supervisor

Socket.dev; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 156,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Tuition reimbursement

RRSPs

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Standard raises

Job summary

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc. in Vancouver seeks an experienced CG Supervisor with 10+ years in high-end live-action VFX.

You will lead a lighting team, guide show leads and artists, and manage workflows from concept to delivery in collaboration with technology, creative and production teams. The role includes budgeting support, recruitment assistance, and mentoring, while maintaining creative quality and continuity across shows.

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.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the Director’s vision while ensuring artistic quality and continuity.
• Direct show leads and artists to provide technical leadership across facility and project levels.
• Collaborate with technology, creative, and production to optimize show-specific processes.
• Lead development of flexible CG pipelines to meet creative briefs.
• Assist with show setup and determine necessary toolsets and resources.
• Mentor and train team members and provide ongoing feedback to supervisors.

Skills

CG Supervisor

Leadership

VFX pipeline

Communication

Budgeting

Recruitment

Tools

Leadership tools

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.

658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4

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.

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.