Render Wrangler

We’re looking for a proactive Render Wrangler to join our team. Reporting to the Render Supervisor and working closely with our artists and production team, you’ll coordinate communications and ensure the smooth running of our render farm.

Atomic Cartoons Inc. is an award-winning animation studio with locations in Vancouver's Mt. Pleasant Animation District, Ottawa's Hintonburg neighborhood and Los Angeles. Since its inception 25 years ago, Atomic Cartoons has created and produced numerous 2D and CG animation productions including Princess Power and Last Kids on Earth. Atomic is well known for its artist-friendly culture and flexible work environment. We are always looking for artists of all levels to join our team!

What You Will Do:

• Monitor and manage daily operation of the render farm.
• Proactively communicate with productions to determine daily per-show priorities and ensure studio overarching priorities are enforced.
• Perform basic wrangling and root cause analysis on logs for failed tasks, flagging issues, while identifying and communicating trends.
• Escalate infrastructure and asset issues to the correct person.
• Help identify areas to improve configuration, monitoring and automation of systems.
• Gather statistics from the queue and communicate successes, failures and trends.
  
  

What We Are Looking For:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to work swing shifts and weekends. This role can work from home, office or hybrid.
• Ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas.
• Excellent visual skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Experience working with Python, Maya, Renderman, Tractor, Harmony and Linux is an asset for this role.
• An understanding of basic networking is an asset for this role.
• Currently legally eligible to work in Canada.
  
  

START DATE: January 2025

- Applicants must have resided within BC as of December 31, 2023 and be able to provide the appropriate supporting documents.
- All Atomic employees in this role have the opportunity to work remotely within BC, artists within Vancouver and the Lower Mainland can also choose hybrid and in-studio options. 

INTERESTED?

Atomic Cartoons Inc. and Thunderbird Entertainment welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank you for your submission; only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

While remaining sensitive, fair, and providing equitable treatment for all, Atomic Cartoons works to increase participation and advancement to reflect all personnel – including Women, Indigenous People, Visible Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities, who are all qualified members. Thus, it helps identify and remove barriers that prevent the full participation of members of designated groups in the workplace.