Ingenuity Studios Hiring for Technical Artist – Render Farm at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Ingenuity Studios is seeking a full-time technical artist to support the studio’s rendering pipeline and help improve the efficiency of the rendering process.

This position focuses on resolving daily issues as well as working with artists and supervisors to help optimize the render workflows. You will be a great fit if you are a VFX artist with a desire to evolve in a more technical way. A problem solver at heart, you know the intricacies of your favorite software, and you have a passion for optimizing scenes.

Responsibilities

Help optimize artists’ scenes from Houdini, Maya and Nuke to render successfully and to maximize efficiency on the farm

Debug and repair shots and scenes related to asset creation, shot assembly, lighting, rendering, and other disciplines

Provide troubleshooting for day-to-day problems and issues on the farm

Utilize currently available tools to solve pipeline issues and help to develop new tools to address recurring issues

Identify technical issues from tickets and address them directly or work with the Pipeline team to resolve them

Interact with production department and artists to facilitate the sharing of new tools and techniques

Generate reports regarding render and pipeline statistics

Improve the quality and efficiency of rendering to ensure deadlines are met

Requirements

Experience working on VFX productions preferred

Experience debugging other users’ scene files and renders

Ability to troubleshoot and work independently on projects without supervision

Thorough understanding of the various technical and creative aspects of VFX production

Nice-to-Have

Basic Python scripting skills

Experience with Deadline preferred

Ingenuity Studios is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Ingenuity Studios is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. At Ingenuity Studios, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.