Senior Pipeline TD - Remote VFX Automation & Nuke Expert

Framestore; United States; Hybrid; USD 121.000 - 175.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

United States Digital Space LLC in London seeks a Senior Pipeline Technical Director for Film 2D to build a resilient, intelligent VFX pipeline and remove technical friction for artists. You will enhance production workflows across 2D, including Compositing, Paint & Roto, Editorial, and Review Tools.

You’ll build robust Python tools, integrate ML into the pipeline, and collaborate with artist supervisors and the global pipeline team across London, Montreal, Melbourne, and Mumbai.

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience in VFX pipeline development.
• Expert Python development skills with modern design patterns.
• Strong experience building GUI tools with PySide or PyQt.
• Deep experience with the Nuke API and workflow automation.
• Practical ML model deployment in production pipelines.
• Solid understanding of OpenImageIO/OpenColorIO/FFmpeg/OpenRV.
• Strong Linux+Git fundamentals including testing and reviews.
• Approachable communication and user-centric tool design.

Aufgaben

• Develop, test, and maintain artist-friendly Python and PySide tools across 2D workflows.
• Integrate ML solutions into the active pipeline to automate tasks and speed up delivery.
• Collaborate with Compositing/VFX Supervisors and Heads of 2D to resolve bottlenecks.
• Maintain and expand core libraries with clean code, Git, and documentation.
• Support and enhance Nuke API integrations, gizmos, and media workflows.
• Mentor junior team members and share best practices across the global department.

Kenntnisse

VFX pipeline development

Python development

GUI tools (PySide/PyQt)

Nuke API

ML in production

OpenSource VFX tools

Linux+Git environment

User-centric tools

Generative AI tools (ComfyUI/Stable)

Containerisation (Docker)

Render queue tools (Deadline/Tractor)

Web dashboards (FastAPI/React)

CI/CD (GitLab)

ShotGrid APIs

Agentic AI workflows

2D compositing experience

Tools

PySide/PyQt

Nuke API

OpenImageIO

OpenColorIO

FFmpeg

OpenRV

Git

Docker

GitLab CI/CD

Deadline/Tractor

ShotGrid API

FastAPI/React

SQL/NoSQL

Jobbeschreibung

United States Digital Space LLC in London seeks a Senior Pipeline Technical Director for Film 2D to build a resilient, intelligent VFX pipeline and remove technical friction for artists. You will enhance production workflows across 2D, including Compositing, Paint & Roto, Editorial, and Review Tools.

You’ll build robust Python tools, integrate ML into the pipeline, and collaborate with artist supervisors and the global pipeline team across London, Montreal, Melbourne, and Mumbai.