Directeur(trice) technique de pipeline – niveau expérimenté / Experienced Pipeline TD
Sony Pictures Imageworks5 months ago
Montréal, CanadaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, optimize, and support technical animation and VFX production pipeline procedures and tools.
- Support workflows for character rigging, character animation, simulation, props, layout, cameras, plates, geometry conversions, shot asset management, and approval processes.
- Manage complex scene dependencies across multiple departments and support automated publishing, data validation, and efficient scene organization.
- Support Unreal visualization workflows, scene management, sequencer operations, and data exchange between Maya and Unreal.
- Track work in progress, dailies, briefings, notes, and feedback while meeting project schedules and delivery deadlines.
- Collaborate with production, supervisors, and team members to solve pipeline problems and share project information.
- Work effectively independently and as part of a team to determine pipeline solutions.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Maya and Python programming.
- Experience creating user interfaces with PyQt or PySide.
- Knowledge of Linux and Git version control.
- Experience working on CG and VFX productions.
- Familiarity with color management, including OpenColorIO and ImageColorIO.
- A two-year diploma or one-year certificate in a relevant field, or a minimum of 2–3 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirement.
- Knowledge of C++.
- Familiarity with Katana, Unreal, Houdini, and/or USD is advantageous.
- Unreal knowledge covering scene management, sequencer operations, DCC data exchange, visualization workflows, USD integrations, and Blueprint scripting is advantageous.
- Ability to provide a demo reel showing relevant artistic and technical experience.
- Excellent communication skills in both French and English.
Benefits
- Healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP contributions, sick leave, vacation leave, and standard salary increases according to company policy.
- Project-based, full-time position in Montreal, Quebec.
- French and English are used in the work environment.
About Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sony Pictures Imageworks is a visual effects and animation studio that produces live-action VFX, character and creature work, and all-CG animation for feature films and streaming series. Operating as the VFX and animation unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment, it serves both Sony labels and external studios. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Vancouver with additional sites in Los Angeles and Montreal, the studio’s credits include the Spider-Verse films.