Digital Producer - Glendale, United States - Walt Disney Imagineering

Walt Disney Imagineering

Verified Company

Glendale, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Digital Producer - Project Hire:

Glendale, CA

About the Role & Team:

Walt Disney Imagineering

Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide.

Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.

Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind.

Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them.

As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others.

The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world.

And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.

The Digital Producer provides digital production leadership, technical expertise, creative understanding, strategic planning, and fiscal accountability through each phase of production.

This role is responsible for the scope, schedule, strategy, and budget for the Media Production department and the Digital Arts Studio, and responsible for establishing and maintaining the digital workflow and production methodology, in collaboration with other digital disciplines and stakeholders, based on the needs and creative vision of the project.

This position will report to the Executive, Digital and Media Production Studio.

This is a 30-month Project Hire position without any guarantee of permanent placement.

What You Will Do:

Produce the digital media imagery required for the resort or attraction from end to end including previsualization, integrated experiential design, mockups, stagings, digital production, installation, final integration, and archive.
Partner with the Production Accountant of the Media Production department to formulate budget estimate assumptions, track weekly costs, analyze trends, and mitigate financial risks.
Evaluate the complexity of a project to develop and/or implement the appropriate strategy for its digital pipeline.
Advise the Show Producer and the Show Manager on digital strategies to achieve the creative goals within the budget and schedule parameters.
Facilitate, lead, and participate in projectrelated meetings
Establish digital workflow methodologies with the VFX Supervisor for delivery and archival plans, working with media vendors and following the guidelines of the Digital Arts Studio and Tech Studio. This includes naming conventions, file structure, disk space management and render needs.
Prepare the overall resource plan and schedule for the full production life cycle. This includes proposed crew rollon/off dates, digital landmarks, review targets, and install plans using ShotGrid tracking software and/or other tracking tools.
Bid each phase of work with the Media Production Accountant and get input from the Digital Arts Manager(s) and Tech Studio Leadership.
Partner with the Figure Animation team and Show Programmers as needed on digital delivery schedule, asset naming conventions, and vendor delivery protocol.
Collaborate with the Tech Studio to connect digital data and workflow techniques together across the different digital departments, and to promote the implementation of advances in tools and pipeline development, the setup of testing protocols, and the formal delivery pipeline.
Partner with Show Systems Architecture and other digital divisions to facilitate the production of digital elements as required for preintegration and final integration.
Provide digital workflow and overall digital media delivery strategy to the project planners.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

Solid understanding of complex film and video digital media technologies, processes, toolsets, vocabulary, production pipelines, and of the different digital fields within attractions and resorts.
Demonstrated leadership ability to complete creative intent, motivate a team to achieve tasks and goals, and resolve conflict effectively.
Proactive problemsolving approach to identifying risks and suggestions for mitigation.
Strong communication (both written and verbal), presentation, and articulation skills. Ability to grasp and explain technical and digital concepts, workflows, and plans to a variety of audiences.
Gaming industry producing, technical management, and theme park attraction integration a plus.
Proficient in: MS Office, MS Project, Powerpoint, Shotgrid, Outlook, Google tools.
Understanding of 2D and 3D software and design packages such as: Sketch Up, Maya, Revit, Rhino, Soli