Job Posting Title:
Associate Pipeline Technical Director
Req ID:
10142583
Job Description:
Position Summary
The Associate Pipeline TD develops and maintains software tools, providing front-line support to artists, and general troubleshooting of the CG pipeline in a fast-paced, feature film visual effects production environment. The primary focus is ensuring artist efficiency. Receives day-to-day direction. priorities reports to Pipeline Supervisor for technical guidance and oversight.
Remote Option Available.
What You’ll Do
- Develop pipeline and asset management tools to meet immediate, show-directed production demands, ensuring facility-wide consistency as directed by show and technical supervisors. Help maintain a wide array of existing workflows and scripts.
- Provide front-line production assistance across a wide range of disciplines, troubleshoot assets and shots, and help artists with general problem-solving. Monitor email requests, package up problems and redirect to appropriate engineering team.
- Gather information about artist problems and obstacles; resolve user errors; guide artists with deeper problems to appropriate technical team.
- Test and validate tools and techniques in production. Work closely with engineering teams in testing, and releasing new and modified software systems.
- Act as an on-call resource for show production staff
- When not crewed to shows, serve on software teams working on projects that improve the efficiency
- Take direction from show supervisors to determine day-to-day and hour-to-hour priorities
- Work primarily on workflow tools, requiring introductory knowledge of the larger pipeline
- Develop basic knowledge of software, systems, and standards and conventions used in production
- Update documentation for the pipeline and tools to reflect any changes that are made
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining tools for use in a computer graphics environment
- Proficiency in Linux
- Strong Python scripting required
- Knowledge of visual effects or feature animation pipeline
- 2D/3D CG software applications: Maya, Mari, Houdini, Katana, Nuke, RenderMan, etc.
- Experience with production database systems
Job Posting Segment:
ILM Mumbai
Job Posting Primary Business:
ILM Mumbai
Primary Job Posting Category:
Art & Media Pipeline - Studios
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Mumbai, India
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-02-09