Mid Pipeline TD

Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as Marvel Studios’ What If…? Disney Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, the recently announced Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Flying Bark’s own 200% Wolf, and many others.

We’re looking for an experienced Mid-level Pipeline Technical Director who can work from our beautiful studio in Madrid, Spain.

* Not open for remote work, this position must be based in Madrid.*

Overview:

The Pipeline TD collaborates with the Pipeline team to design, implement and create tools and systems and sustain continued pipeline support to the different teams throughout production.

Responsibilities:

• Development of tools, procedures and interfaces to optimise the internal Flying Bark pipeline;
• Ensure company and pipeline conventions and processes are followed throughout productions;
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of studio wide pipeline solutions;
• Provide consistent technical support to different Flying Bark departments;
• Continually supply information to the Pipeline Lead/Supervisor, IT and production teams to facilitate communication and expectations in both directions;
• Attend pipeline project meetings and internal pipeline meetings to gather department technical requirements, issues and priorities;
• Assist with training and documentation of department tools and pipeline procedures.

Necessary skills:

• 3+ years of experience in a production environment.
• Knowledge of Autodesk Shotgrid (now known as Autodesk Flow) Toolkit and API is required;
• Python and/or API/programming experience a must;
• Good knowledge of git workflows, or any other code version control system is required.
• Understanding structures of Asset Management Systems;
• Ability to learn quickly and comprehend custom in-house production tools;
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work successfully in a fast paced environment;
• Ability to communicate technical issues to the Production team in a clear manner;
• Must work well in a team, with strong communication skills and attention to detail;
• Fluent in English and/or Spanish language, both written and verbal;
• Availability to travel at the beginning of the contract for training in our Australian office;
  

Highly desirable skills:

• Animated Feature Films, TV Series and VFX production experience
• Toom Boom Harmony API
• Autodesk Maya Python API
• Side FX Houdini API
• The Foundry Katana API
• The Foundry Nuke API
• Familiar with Cloud systems and APIs, ie. AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Boto Python API
• Familiar with CI/CD  systems

About Us:

With studio locations in Sydney and LA and partner studios all around the world, Flying Bark operates as a full-service 2D & 3D production facility, creating award-winning original independent feature films and series. Recent hits include the feature film 100% Wolf and TV series 100% Wolf: The Legend of Moonstone with both the sequel feature film (200% Wolf) and TV series (100% Wolf: The Legend of Hath) underway as well as FriendZSpace, Maya: The Bee and Blinky Bill: The Movie.

Flying Bark also provides world-class animation services for global clients including Paramount (Avatar: The Last Airbender) Nickelodeon (Glitch Techs, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Marvel (What If...?), Lego (Monkie Kid) and Disney+ (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur).

Exceeding 400 artists across our Sydney and Los Angeles studios, Flying Bark Productions is one of the largest studios in Australia, with plans for further expansion across both locations and into Europe. Flying Bark is wholly owned by Studio 100: a vertically integrated entertainment powerhouse based in Europe, with family theme parks, theatrical productions as well as live action and animation studios in Belgium, Germany, France and the USA.  

Why work with us?:

• We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
  
• We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a Kulture Klub dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
  
• If you love dogs as much as we do, you can bring them to work!
  
• We have a full slate and plans for international expansion so there is always plenty of opportunity for career development.
• Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!
  

Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.