Pipeline Supervisor

The Walt Disney Company; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Mumbai, India, is seeking a Pipeline Supervisor to lead Pipeline TDs, manage performance, and ensure timely front-line support for ILM Studio shows.

You will coordinate with engineering teams, project managers and show supervision to schedule work, prioritize tasks and maintain clear communication across sites.

The role requires a strong background in VFX pipelines, a track record of team leadership, and excellent organizational and technical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Film or Computer Science or related field.
• 8 years minimum work experience in production, with VFX knowledge.
• Strong scheduling experience and ability to escalate when needed.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient with Macs/PCs, Word/Excel; UNIX; Google Suite.
• Nice to have experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage Pipeline TDs with regular performance reviews and feedback.
• Coordinate with Engineering teams, Technology Project Managers and Show Supervision.
• Organize prioritization and scheduling meetings with Show Supervision to drive tasking.
• Communicate weekly status reports to stakeholders and teams.
• Handle escalation and decisions as needed to keep shows on track.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Film or Computer Science, or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

UNIX

Google Suite

Job description

Job Posting Title: Pipeline Supervisor

The Pipeline Supervisor will be the manager, and primary point of contact for Pipeline Technical Directors in an ILM Studio. The Pipeline Supervisor will act as point of contact to CG Supervision for their shows regarding support, schedule and targets for front line Pipeline support. The Pipeline Supervisor prioritizes requirements and works with the team to implement changes as well as ensuring that show support is crewed appropriately.

The Pipeline Supervisor reports to the Director, Technology or Manager, Production Engineering for larger career development, compensation, etc

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