Assistant TD

Job Description

Walt Disney Animation Studios currently has exciting opportunities for Assistant Technical Directors (ATDs) to join the team at our Vancouver, BC studio.

Hybrid and Remote opportunities for our Vancouver Studio are specific to remote work within the province of British Columbia

Job Responsibilities:
• Provide general production support to Digital Artists
• Scripting for tools and processes
• Act as a collaborator with the larger Technical Director team and other Digital Artists
• Work with a variety of custom and industry-standard software packages in support of the production pipeline
• View production systems holistically and visualize the larger pipeline while understanding the impact of their actions
• Involvement in the positive representation of Walt Disney Animation Studios in the larger filmmaking and computer graphics community
• Identify issues and opportunities for optimization within production data
• Provide process and pipeline training to the larger studio

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Digital Art, other related field or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with Linux or Unix
• Python or C/C++
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment

Bonus Qualifications:
• Experience in CG animation, visual effects or video game production environment preferred
• Familiarity with a variety of commercial graphics applications such as Maya, Nuke, Houdini or GI renderers such as VRay or Arnold
• Experience with UI/UX is a plus

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The hiring range for this position in British Columbia, Canada is C$87,210 to C$95,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.

Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,'' to the upcoming fall 2024 feature, ''Moana 2.'' Among the studio's timeless creations are ''Pinocchio,'' ''Sleeping Beauty,'' ''The Jungle Book,'' ''The Little Mermaid,'' ''The Lion King,'' ''Frozen,'' ''Zootopia,'' and ''Encanto.''

This position is with Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv0120-18-227-209-54-42 in your application.