Generalist Pipeline TD

Job Description

Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, dedicated to feature films and episodic content. Since its inception, Mikros Animation has always put creativity and CG artistry at the heart of its animation and production activities, allowing our artists to work across a great variety of stories with a high level of stylized craft. So far, Mikros Animation has contributed to ten released feature animations and to numerous high-quality animated series, for the world's best-known animation studios, either as creative studio, line producer or executive producer. Mikros Animation has also produced more than 250 hours of programming, broadcast by notable channels including Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, TF1, France TV, Gulli, M6, Gloob, and Super RTL. Our animated episodic content airs and streams globally, in over 180 countries.

At Mikros Animation, we believe great animation is about making real connections with real people. By partnering with filmmakers to unite their creative visions, with our industry-leading craftsmanship and artistry, we create characters that connect with audiences on an authentic and emotional level to bring powerful stories to life.

Under the supervision of the Head / associates heads of TDs and the TD department manager, the Generalist Pipeline TD contributes to the design, development, optimization, and maintenance of the pipeline and production tools. The Generalist Pipeline TD belongs to the Baseline Core team and focuses on the general framework of tools developed by the TDs. (Baseline = Mikros' Pipeline)

As a Baseline-expert TD, he is able to solve complex bugs and work on BSL / show features requests.

He can code / contribute to Shows and Baseline with the Swat TD team, on oversight and coordination.

The TD is part of the global TD team and as in any teamwork, may be required to assist teammates on other tasks than those expected of the position. Also, in contact with the software / RnD team, he participates in the good collaboration and communication between these 2 teams.

Responsibilities 
• Deliver a high level of quality in the tools while respecting deadlines 
• Provide creative ideas and solutions to improve visual and technical quality 
• Develop tools and procedures to support the creative process 
• Understand the visual requirements for the film, and design procedures, techniques and tools that will enable these to be met 
• Ensure the maintenance and improvement of the Mikros Animation 'Tools Box' of the Animation department 
• Provide the necessary assistance to guarantee the efficiency of the data flow 
• Work according to Mikros Animation coding style 
• Liaise with the software team to ensure compliance with internal practices 
• Ensure the follow-up and the relevance of the creation and update of the technical documentation of the developed tools 
• Test and validate new versions of pre-existing tools, both interactive ones and in an active production environment 

Qualifications
• Advanced knowledge in python coding language
• Excellent Python & PyQt/PySide, C++ / CMake skills, familiarity with a Ray Tracing rendering engine (Arnold, ...) and 3D (Maya, Katana) software
• Previous experience as a TD on animated feature film, animated television series and/or VFX feature film projects 
• Thorough understanding of Animation, Character and Rig designs 
• Advanced level of understanding of 3D packages, animation technologies and principles 
• Ability to code review and troubleshoot problems as they arise 
• Ability to quickly understand the use of commercially available and proprietary software tools 
• Ability to communicate in both a technical and artistic manner with various personality types 
• Ability to work collaboratively and share knowledge, while respecting deadlines and priorities.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant field
• Experience in shader or procedural programming (OSL) is a plus
• Familiarity with Agile scrum methodology
• Knowledge of Shotgun and Shotgun Toolkit Tank API is a plus
• Team player and problem-solver
• Strong written and verbal English language skills. French is a plus.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1691x-18-224-43-232-42 in your application.