The Walt Disney Company · 1 month ago
Effects Technical Director - Expression of Interest
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $119K/yr
3+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is seeking an FX Technical Director who embodies the innovative spirit and creative talent of ILM. This role involves generating FX animation and simulations for feature film visual effects, as well as lighting, rendering, and compositing complex shots.
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Responsibilities
Designs and creates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
Responsible for setting-up and wrangle heavy particle effects and enormous crowd shots
Excellent pipeline scripting ability
Solid compositing ability, can wrangle blue-screen extractions, working understanding of Nuke
Can write plug-ins, debug simulations and write set up and surface shaders with proficiency
Can write/hack procedural surface shaders and volumetric shaders with proficiency
Can animate moderate objects with proficiency
Can pick-up new techniques quickly and easily and can debug just about anything
Sets a standard for all Technical Directors in continually raising the bar for speed, quality of work and adaptability
Qualification
Required
3-5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or computer graphics
Demo reel required
Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with gentle supervision to complete a shot
Exhibits excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism
Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
Engages in the creative process without ego, and accepts all final decisions with a positive and supportive attitude
Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look
Demonstrates superb problem-solving skills and takes the initiative to offer ideas and suggestions
Prioritizes tasks and manages time very well
Excellent pipeline scripting ability
Solid compositing ability, can wrangle blue-screen extractions, working understanding of Nuke
Can write plug-ins, debug simulations and write set up and surface shaders with proficiency
Can write/hack procedural surface shaders and volumetric shaders with proficiency
Can animate moderate objects with proficiency
Can pick-up new techniques quickly and easily and can debug just about anything
Sets a standard for all Technical Directors in continually raising the bar for speed, quality of work and adaptability
Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, 3DS Max or other software, and the ability to write expressions
C++ skills
Preferred
Linux and scripting ability in Python
Experience in MEL
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Power
SVP, Addressable Sales
Recent News
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