Pipeline Supervisor

3149 Lucasfilm Visual Effects (India) Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucasfilm Visual Effects (India) Private Limited in Mumbai seeks an experienced Production Team Lead to manage Pipeline TDs, coordinate with engineering and production teams, and drive scheduling and prioritization for shows. The role emphasizes proactive communication, talent development, and process improvements within a fast-paced VFX environment.

The candidate will oversee performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure alignment across ILM site teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Film or Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience is required.
• 8 years minimum work experience in production with strong VFX knowledge.
• Strong scheduling experience is required.
• Know when to make decisions vs escalation.
• Very strong organizational and communication skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Macs/PCs and Microsoft Office; UNIX knowledge; familiarity with Google Suite.
• Nice to have: experience leading, supervising or managing a team.
• Ability to work long hours at a computer/keyboard.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage Pipeline TDs, with regular check-ins and performance reviews.
• Communicate priorities and scope with Pipeline TDs.
• Identify candidates, evaluate capabilities and provide feedback.
• Develop team through knowledge sharing and feedback.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Technology PMs and Show Supervision on overlapping projects.
• Explore new ways of working to improve team outcomes.
• Act as primary point of contact for shows regarding Pipe TD support and scheduling.
• Update production synopses and communicate progress to the team.

Skills

Strong scheduling experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Decision-making ability

UNIX knowledge

Google Suite familiarity

MS Word & Excel proficiency

Experience leading/managing a team

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Film or Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

UNIX

Google Suite

Job description

What You’ll Do

Team Management

• Directly manage Pipeline TDs including regular individualized check-ins and is responsible for personnel management, performance reviews, merit and promotion
• Communicate priority and facilitates understanding with Pipe TDs for scoping and implementation
• Identify potential candidates, evaluate their capabilities, and provide clear feedback
• Develop team members through sharing of knowledge and expertise, and providing constructive feedback
• Work with Engineering teams, Technology Project Managers and the Technology Supervision on projects with overlap
• Proactively try new ways of working to improve outcomes for the teams

Stakeholder Communication

• Proactive, primary point of contact for shows with regard to Pipe TD support, requirements, and schedule in local studio
• Update weekly production synopsis for anticipated billing and all work in progress where required
• Communicate weekly or more regularly, as necessary, shows progress report to entire team
• Manage communication between other ILM sites within the Pipe TD teams
• Initiate efforts to build consensus, resolve conflict and align people

Scheduling and Systems Management

• Work with Technology Leadership, and Show Supervision, create and maintain the casting and tasking of Pipeline TDs
• Organize and run prioritization / scheduling meetings with Show Supervision to drive tasking and prioritization in the team
• Strategize, schedule and negotiate any schedule changes and rebalancing directly with shows
• Establish internal communication hierarchies, systems/templates for targets and priorities - ensure full buy in and consistency with shows
• Solve significant and unique issues where analysis of situations and data requires an evaluation of intangibles.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Film or Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience required
• 8 years minimum work experience in production to include strong working knowledge of Visual Effects techniques and terminology
• Strong scheduling experience required
• Know when to make decisions vs. escalating; frames decisions requiring escalation
• Must possess very strong organizational and communication skills and be able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner while meeting deadlines
• Proficiency in Macs/PCs, including Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of UNIX required. Familiarity with Google Suite
• Ability to work on a computer/keyboard for long periods of time
• Nice to have: Experience leading, supervising or managing a team

Employment Type: Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Mumbai, India

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