Dfx Manager

Job Description

Job
DFX Manager

The Digital Effects Manager will manage a small team to create artwork and localise film trailer GFX from English to APAC languages and home entertainment deliverables.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Lead, manage, train and motivate the DFX team
• Successfully manage campaigns through the DFX department
• Develop and implement schedules, procedures and rosters
• Present and communicate briefs to teams across Deluxe
• Ensure adherance to budgets and schedules
• Liaise with department heads to understand their current and future product needs and develop plans, cost estimations and schedules for integrating these needs into new or existing workflows
• Create 2D/3D foreign-versioned titles, including animation and compositing for major film studio's trailers and promos, and producing bespoke title recreation indistinguishable from the original version.
• Extensive typographic work, including researching and formulating title design templates and layouts for use within Dept.
• Compliance with account Management/internal producers in channeling pre-approved designs to clients.
• Archiving / housekeeping of all design projects.
• Conforming, encoding and delivery of Home Entertainment menus and build assets.
• Deliver final shots and sequences that are creatively and technically excellent.
• Setting up compositions with all the relevant data and artwork.
• Create multiple formats for output, including 2D & Stereoscopic Digital Cinema, Film and HD.

What you bring
• Previous supervision experience in a media operations environment
• Solid technical understanding of the television and film distribution industry
• Demonstrated knowledge of major media software and hardware including Adobe CC
• Demonstrated ability to develop new procedures and processes
• Good understanding about fonts, typography etc
• Adobe CC (Essential) – After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
• Illustration – comfortable in creating vector artwork with Illustrator
• Cinema 4D – Modelling (Text), Texturing, Lighting
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional attention to detail in balance with keeping to tight deadlines
• Ability to work well under pressure, make clear decision and to work on one's own initiative.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills
• Strong understanding of Mac, Linux and Windows operating systems
• Customer focused

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted.

You must be able to legally work in Australia.

If you are looking to work with a dynamic, professional team and love the Cinema and TV industry, this is a great opportunity.

About Deluxe:

Deluxe, a subsidiary of Platinum Equity, is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content. Since 1915, Deluxe has been the trusted partner for the world's most successful Hollywood studios, independent film companies, TV networks, exhibitors, advertisers and others, offering best-in-class solutions in post-production, distribution, asset and workflow management, and cloud-based technologies.

With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices around the globe, the company employs over 3,500 of the most talented individuals, developers, and industry veterans worldwide. For more information, please visit www.bydeluxe.com.

Diversity Statement

Deluxe is committed to inclusivity, fostering an environment where every employee feels comfortable bringing their full selves to work. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyypzp-18-226-185-207-42 in your application.