Pipeline Technical Director

Pixomondo; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the visual effects industry is seeking a Technical Director to provide support across production pipelines for 3D and 2D tools. This role requires expertise in Python and industry-standard software like Maya and Houdini. Ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience as a TD within the VFX or Animation industry.
• Solid understanding of colorspaces and OCIO.
• Familiarity with collaborative workflows, e.g., code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day pipeline support to shows across 3D and 2D related tools.
• Resolve technical problems for productions with department leads.
• Act as the liaison between production/artists and pipeline based on projects.

Skills

Python

Maya

Houdini

Nuke

ShotGrid

Linux

Git

TCL

Mel

Job description

PXO creates industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content. With over 20 industry awards and nominations, PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has been creating iconic work since 2001, from Martin Scorsese's Academy Award winning Hugo and HBO's Emmy winning Game of Thrones,House of the Dragon, through to Amazon's The Boys,Marvel's Ant-Manand the Wasp: Quantumaniaand many more.



In Virtual Production, PXO helps clients to realize their creative vision, from production through to post-production. Using interactive technology and proprietary software and solutions, PXO brings ideas to life by virtually immersingfilmmakers in the worlds they imagined, throughout every stage of the creative process. The company's latest LED volume work includes House of the Dragon, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Netflix's upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender.



PXO has seven studios and three LED volumes in the US, UK, Germanyand Canada.



Responsibilities

• Provide day to day pipeline support to shows across 3D and 2D related tools.

• Maintain show based tools along with creating smaller features.

• Resolve technical problems for productions with department leads and supervisors.

• Act as the liaison between production/artists and pipeline based on projects.

• Do code reviews and give productive feedback to team members.

• Follow studio standards for version control, documentation, and testing.

• Submit your own code for code reviews.



Requirements

• 2 years of expierence as a TD within the VFX, or Animation industry

• Experience with using Python, Mel and TCL in a produciton environment.

• Experience with Windows and Linux.

• Solid understanding and production experience with Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and ShotGrid.

• Strong understanding of colorspaces and OCIO .

• Strong grasp of asset and shot workflows across departments.

• Familiarity with git / svn and collaborative workflows (code review, standards, etc.)



Desirable

• UI development using PySide / PyQt4.

• Experience building VFX C/C++ libraries and dependencies on Windows.

• Experience with Regular Expressions.

• Familiarity with USD and modern scene description paradigms.

• A generalist mindset with the ability to troubleshoot across both 3D and 2D pipelines.



This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast paced production environment and enjoys being the technical glue that helps artists do their best work. Reference: ECNJOBID-3-67-103-209 in the application