Technical Director, VFX Pipelines & Tools

grapevinejobs; Iver Heath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental

Free Park Entry: you can visit parks

Disney Discounts

Parental leave

Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ DIS

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in London is seeking a seasoned Pipeline TD to design, build, and maintain production tools and pipelines for world‑class VFX projects. You will partner with a LA-based Technical Director team to deliver robust workflows and cross‑time‑zone support for artists, coordinators, and producers.

You will own large parts of the pipeline, troubleshoot issues, and document workflows for cross-site collaboration, ensuring smooth handoffs and scalable production processes.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Python for pipeline and tool development.
• Strong experience building and maintaining VFX production pipelines and workflows.
• Deep familiarity with Flow Production Tracking (Shotgrid).
• Experience with RV and DaVinci Resolve for reviews.
• Strong understanding of production environments, file systems, and asset management.

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.
• Collaborate with LA TD team to ensure continuity of support across time zones.
• Take ownership of tasks from high-level pipeline engineering to hands-on technical assistance.

Skills

Python

VFX pipelines

Flow/ShotGrid

RV

DaVinci Resolve

Tools

FileMaker Pro

Signiant

Aspera

Web app development

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in London is seeking a seasoned Pipeline TD to design, build, and maintain production tools and pipelines for world‑class VFX projects. You will partner with a LA-based Technical Director team to deliver robust workflows and cross‑time‑zone support for artists, coordinators, and producers.

You will own large parts of the pipeline, troubleshoot issues, and document workflows for cross-site collaboration, ensuring smooth handoffs and scalable production processes.