Senior Pipeline Technical Director, Rosebery

Senior Pipeline Technical Director

Flying Bark Productions are looking for a Senior Pipeline Technical Director to work in our Sydney studio.
The Senior Pipeline TD collaborates with the Technical Teams (Pipeline and R&D) to design, implement and create tools and systems and sustain continued pipeline support to the different teams and throughout production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify issues with workflow, technology and development methodologies and communicate effectively any issues with Technical Team Supervisors.
• Liaise with the Technical Team Supervisors to deliver clear briefs and detailed documentation of workflows and technical solutions.
• Attend pipeline project meetings and internal pipeline meetings to gather department technical requirements, issues and priorities.
• Ability to flag issues that may impact on the successful delivery of the various productions.
• Development of scalable systems, procedures and tools that help the smooth and efficient running of the studio’s departments, including their inputs, internal workflows and outputs.
• Work with the department / Technical Team supervisors to prioritise the order of tool/pipeline development and support requests.
• Development of tools, procedures and interfaces to enhance and optimise the internal Flying Bark pipeline and department toolsets.
• Assist in the design, implementation and maintenance of a studio wide pipeline.
• Ensure company and pipeline conventions and processes are followed throughout productions.
• Provide consistent technical support to different Flying Bark departments.
• Maintain and communicate progress status of the development items to Technical Team Supervisors, IT and production teams to facilitate communication and expectations in both directions.
• Provide support and aid to partner and external studios as they interface with Flying Bark’ studio pipeline/toolsets.
• Assist with training and documentation of department tools and pipeline procedures and mentoring new Pipeline Technical Directors within the team.
• Gather technical requirements and troubleshoot technical issues for all Flying Bark departments.

Skill Set:

• 5+ years of experience in Animated Feature Films, TV Series and VFX production.
• Detailed knowledge of production pipeline processes.
• Detailed knowledge of digital asset management concepts.
• Detailed knowledge of Pixar Tractor API.
• Detailed knowledge of Autodesk Maya Python API.
• Detailed knowledge of Shotgun Toolkit and API.
• Detailed knowledge of Python and/or API/programming experience.
• Knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, Postgres or equivalent).
• Experience with use of and development of plug-ins/scripts for production software applications (e.g. Toon Boom Harmony/Storyboard Pro, Maya, Katana, Nuke, RV, Houdini).
• Familiarity with different Cloud systems and APIs, ideally AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Boto Python API.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification is a bonus.
• Ability to learn quickly and comprehend custom in-house production tools.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to the Production team in a clear manner.
• Must work well in a team, with strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with the various production and technology departments.


Salary range: $100,000 – 114,000
Please send your applications to jobs@flyingbark.com.au
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Hybrid in Alexandria NSW 2015