London VFX Technical Director: Pipeline Tools Lead

The Walt Disney Studios; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental

Free Park Entry: park access for you/f

Disney Discounts

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Employee Resource Groups - WOMEN @ DIS

Job summary

The Walt Disney Studios, London-based production unit, seeks a Technical Director to design and maintain scalable VFX production pipelines and tools. You will provide frontline support to artists, coordinators, and producers, working closely with the Los Angeles team and across time zones.

You will lead pipeline engineering efforts, solve complex production challenges, and ensure smooth data flows, using Python-driven tools, Flow Production Tracking, and review software.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Python for pipeline and tool development.
• Extensive experience building VFX production pipelines and workflows.
• Familiarity with Flow Production Tracking (ShotGrid) and RV/DaVinci Resolve.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable production tools, pipelines, and workflows for VFX production.
• Provide day-to-day technical support to production teams, troubleshooting issues across pipeline, tools, and data flow.
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating requirements into actionable solutions.
• Support and maintain production tracking app using Flow Production Tracking and related tools.
• Working knowledge of screening room and review workflows, or the ability to learn them quickly.
• Assist with large-scale data transfers, including troubleshooting and operational support for platforms such as Signiant and Aspera.
• Document workflows, tools, and issues clearly for cross-site collaboration, including JIRA tickets and internal communications.
• Collaborate with the Los Angeles Technical Director team to ensure continuity of support across time zones.
• Take ownership of a wide range of tasks, from high-level pipeline engineering to hands‑on technical assistance as needed.

Skills

Python scripting

VFX pipelines

ShotGrid (Flow Production Tracking)

RV

DaVinci Resolve

Asset management

Tools

FileMaker Pro

Signiant

Aspera

Web applications development

Job description

The Walt Disney Studios, London-based production unit, seeks a Technical Director to design and maintain scalable VFX production pipelines and tools. You will provide frontline support to artists, coordinators, and producers, working closely with the Los Angeles team and across time zones.

You will lead pipeline engineering efforts, solve complex production challenges, and ensure smooth data flows, using Python-driven tools, Flow Production Tracking, and review software.