Mocap Facial Supervisor

DNEG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DNEG Group is seeking a Mocap Facial Supervisor to lead the facial capture, solving and pipeline integration for high-end production. You will oversee on-set facial capture, develop MetaHuman-based workflows and ensure data quality across the production pipeline.

You will collaborate with Rigging, Animation, Pipeline and Technology teams, travel to Mumbai as needed, and guide global teams to deliver reliable, scalable facial animation for crowds and shots.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a large-scale mocap studio delivering robust workflows and pipelines.
• Proven record in post-production workflows including solving, retargeting, editing and final delivery.
• Expertise in facial animation pipelines from capture to final delivery for crowds and shots.
• Willingness to travel to Mumbai and collaborate with on-site teams; schedule to be confirmed.
• Expert knowledge of Maya, Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, and head-mounted camera systems.
• Strong Python skills to develop tools that optimise mocap workflows and pipeline efficiency.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and maintaining consistent standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facial motion capture during recording sessions to produce high-quality data.
• Develop, improve and maintain the facial solving pipeline and MetaHuman workflows.
• Evaluate solving quality and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Supervise integration of facial mocap into the production pipeline and ensure downstream readiness.
• Collaborate with Rigging, Animation, Pipeline and Technology teams on technical requirements.

Skills

Mocap pipelines

Facial solving

MetaHuman workflows

Python scripting

Maya

Unreal Engine

Head-mounted cameras

Pipeline integration

Global teamwork

Tools

Motion capture systems

Head-mounted cameras

Job description

The Mocap Facial Supervisor is responsible for the supervision, technical development and pipeline integration of facial motion capture.

The role combines shoot supervision with specialist technical ownership of facial solving and retargeting workflows. It ensures that facial capture data is recorded to a high standard, processed effectively and integrated reliably into the production pipeline.

A core focus of the role is the continued development and improvement of MetaHuman-based facial solving and retargeting workflows, with the objective of improving both the quality and speed of animation delivery.

Candidates may be based in the UK, North America or Europe but must be willing and able to travel to India and work on set and with the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

Facial Capture Supervision

• Supervise facial motion capture during recording sessions.
• Ensure facial capture systems and methodologies produce high-quality, usable data.
• Identify and resolve capture issues affecting facial solving or retargeting.
• Work with the Mocap Shoot Supervisor and Mocap TD - Shoot / Mocap / Pipeline to coordinate body and facial capture requirements.

Facial Solving

• Develop, improve and maintain the facial capture solving pipeline.
• Develop or upgrade MetaHuman-based facial solving workflows.
• Evaluate solving quality and identify opportunities for technical or procedural improvement.
• Ensure facial solving processes are consistent, efficient and scalable.
• Facial Retargeting
• Develop or upgrade MetaHuman facial retargeting workflows.
• Ensure solved facial performances can be transferred effectively to production characters.
• Address technical challenges relating to character variation, rig compatibility and performance fidelity.

Pipeline Integration & Delivery Support

• Supervise the integration of facial mocap into the production pipeline.
• Collaborate with Rigging, Animation, Pipeline and Technology teams on technical requirements.
• Ensure facial animation data is delivered in a form suitable for downstream production.
• Provide readiness, dependency and delivery information to the Global Motion Capture Producer so facial work remains visible within the wider production flow.
• Develop technical solutions that improve the speed, consistency and quality of facial animation delivery.

Must have

• Extensive experience working within a large-scale motion capture studio, developing and delivering robust workflows, pipelines and tools to support high-volume, high-intensity capture environments.
• Proven experience developing and managing post-production workflows, including solving, retargeting, editing and final shot delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing and supporting facial animation pipelines, from motion capture through to final animation delivery for crowds, vignettes and individual shots.
• Willingness and ability to travel to Mumbai and collaborate closely with the on-site team, with the schedule to be confirmed.
• Expert technical knowledge and extensive hands-on experience with Maya, Unreal Engine, MetaHuman and head-mounted camera systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end motion capture process, from shoot preparation and data acquisition through to processing and final delivery.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with proven experience developing tools to optimise motion capture workflows, enhance pipeline efficiency and support production requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working within a global organisation, managing geographically dispersed teams, multiple motion capture studio locations and concurrent projects while maintaining consistent technical and operational standards.

About you

• A confident and effective communicator, able to collaborate seamlessly across creative, technical and management teams, engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• A proactive and resourceful problem-solver, with the ability to navigate complex creative and technical challenges and deliver practical, innovative solutions.
• Exceptional attention to detail, consistently maintaining high standards of accuracy, quality and efficiency.
• Highly adaptable and responsive, with the ability to navigate changing priorities and challenges in a fast-paced production environment.
• Highly organised, thoughtful and pragmatic, with a structured, solutions-focused approach to planning, decision-making and delivering results.