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CG Supervisor

British Columbia, Canada (On-site)

CG Supervisor

2 Hours ago • 4-8 Years

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maya

houdini

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Job Description

As a CG Supervisor at DNEG, you'll be a key figure in project delivery, providing technical leadership and implementing creative aims within budget. You'll oversee a team of artists producing CG assets, set up shot pipelines, and ensure successful delivery of CG elements. Responsibilities include technical team leadership, communication with artists, production, technology teams, and department supervisors. You'll contribute to bidding and crewing, provide feedback on crew and pipeline, and ensure adherence to deadlines under pressure. This role requires expert knowledge of Maya, Houdini, and/or Clarisse, along with proficiency in other industry-standard software. Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills are essential.

Must have:

Previous experience as CG Supervisor or similar role on a high-end feature film
Excellent aesthetic judgment and ability to sell creative solutions
Problem-solving skills, understanding of the complete VFX pipeline
Collaboration with R&D teams, deployment of new tools
Meeting deadlines under pressure, expertise in Maya, Houdini, Clarisse

Description

Position at DNEG

At DNEG, our CG Supervisors are the glue that holds projects together. They are vital to the delivery of our shows and we rely on them heavily to provide technical leadership.

It is their responsibility to interpret and implement the creative aims of the Director and VFX Supervisors within budget.

As a CG Supervisor, you will oversee a team of talented artists as they produce CG assets, set up a working shot pipeline, and successfully deliver CG elements for the shots on your project. You will technically lead your team throughout the show, ensuring that good and clear communication occurs at all times between the artists, production team, technology teams, and department supervisors. You will contribute to the bidding and crewing for your project, and proactively provide feedback on the crew and the pipeline.

Must Have

Previous experience as a CG Supervisor, Senior Department Supervisor or Sequence Supervisor on a minimum of one high-end feature film
Excellent aesthetic judgment
Ability to sell creative solutions and ideas to clients and VFX Supervisors
Ability to reduce complex problems to their most simple solutions
Thorough understanding of the complete VFX pipeline
Proven history of collaborating with R&D teams, and the ability to provide, test and deploy new tool specifications in a production environment
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
Expert in Maya, Houdini and/or Clarisse, and proficient in other industry standard software

About You

Proven team leader with strong motivational and initiative qualities
Excellent communicator
Recognized attention to detail and organization skills
Technically and creatively astute
Highly organized

About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).

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About The Company

DNEG

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DNEG is a world-leading visual entertainment services company for the creation of feature film, television, and multiplatform content, with worldwide offices and studios across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DNEG’s critically acclaimed work has earned the company seven Academy Awards® for Best Visual Effects and numerous BAFTA, Primetime EMMY® Awards and VES Awards for its high-quality VFX work.

Visit www.dneg.com for DNEG’s current and upcoming projects on behalf of Hollywood and global studio and production company.