Production Technical Director I: The Proud Family: - Burbank, United States - Disney Branded Television

Disney Branded Television

Verified Company

Burbank, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

What You Will Do

In this role, the TD I will collaborate with the project Producer on managing expectations to deliver a series. This includes, but is not limited to, helping with complex shots, prioritization to ensure the series stays on target, and raising flags to their respective production and Post-Production Department with any concerns that may affect an episode delivery.
Ensure that animation service providers are following approved delivery specifications and collaborating with Studio Lead Technical Director on any and all issues that may arise.
Lead and perform shot work as needed, including fixes at any stage of the pipeline. For 2D/Harmony series this would include creating shots, adjusting color, adjusting lighting, adjusting animation timing, reanimating, fx and compositing.
Leading the production in facilitating creative and technical workflows that pertain to preproduction artwork, necessary technical assets for production, or tool creation and retake calls within series approved assumptions.
If applicable, for CG shots, lead the production via shot or asset troubleshooting, artistic or technical input, research and development, or tool creation.
Facilitate creation and delivery of final domestic source master materials to broadcast and streaming business units in collaboration with other series assigned Technical Directors.
In collaboration with Studio Lead TD, create, recommend, and innovate tools or pipelines to increase efficiency.
Ingest incoming shot data for editorial as needed.
Provide occasional technical support for shot and asset data for subcontractors and other groups in the Walt Disney Company specific to the pipeline of the assigned production.
Promote a positive, productive, and highly collaborative work environment.
Additional duties as necessary, or as defined by individual contracts.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum of 5 years of experience in animation production.
Expert knowledge of all stages of 2D/Harmony workflows.
Expert knowledge of ToonBoom Harmony and Photoshop required.
TV Paint, or Adobe Animate (Flash) and CG experience a plus.
Familiarity with other CG technologies such as Houdini, BiFrost, Blender, After Effects, Maya, Arnold, Nuke, and Unreal Engine is a plus.
For CG series, Python and MEL experience utilizing the Nuke and Maya APIs, and Unix shell scripting experience strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong leadership qualities including strategic thinking, communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptability, and abilities to identify efficiencies.
Solutionoriented outlook and a proactive personality; willing to directly fix shot, data, or asset issues.
Demonstrated ability to integrate artistic vision with technical expertise.
Must be able to work in a collaborative, fastpaced environment.
Experience working with subcontractor animation studios a plus.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Computer Graphics, or Bachelor of Arts in Film and Animation Production, or equivalent industry experience required.