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Industrial Light & Magic’s (ILM) Research & Developement and Core Pipeline groups develop the ground-breaking technology that our artists use to create dazzling visuals. ILM’s innovations have won 29 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards®. Today, we are 70+ visually-minded software engineers, working side-by-side with over a thousand digital artists in a fast-paced, intensely collaborative, creatively-driven film production environment, across studios in San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver, and London.

With 40 years of experience, we’re the one of the best in the business, but our restless spirit leaves us uncontent with the status quo with an ambition to improve everything we do. We seek out the most challenging visual effects work, while still maintaining a sensible grounding. Our next phase:

• Modernize our core infrastructure, integrating the latest technologies
• Increase the throughput of our global compute and storage processes
• Streamline our guru artist tools so they’re easier to learn and easier to use
• Develop ever more powerful techniques that push the bounds of visual complexity and cinematic fidelity, and continue to create images no one has seen before
• Push the state of the art in technology, but always in service of the latest creative challenge
• Develop and support internal tools for software configuration and deployment, software build, continuous integration, versioning, and release automation

Requirements

We need people who have:

• Experience compiling, installing, versioning, and distributing complex systems
• A knack for troubleshooting, simplifying, and automating complex processes
• A love of working closely with creative, visual people, some in faraway places
• You should have a keen sense for how creative people use technology to work together under pressure
• Bachelor’s degree in computing science, or equivalent professional experience
• Good demonstrable experience in professional software development
• VFX, feature animation, or episodic production experience is a bonus, but not essential
• An intuitive understanding of the demands of a fast-paced, creatively-driven visual effects production environment
• Collaboration: a readiness to trust others, and an eagerness to learn, and play nice. Communication: an ability to express yourself concisely, a willingness to speak up, and a conviction to keep everyone informed of progress and issues
• An insightful and analytical thinker, and a creative problem solver
• Strong knowledge of Python and standard Python packaging and installation tool-chain. Extensive experience with Linux, C++, GNU compilers, make/cmake, static/dynamic linking, and Jenkins pipelines
• Experience with a large, complex, mature, and dynamic code base
• Experience managing plugins for applications
• Deep understanding of revision control systems, primarily Perforce and Git
• Experience creating distributed, scalable systems that are fault tolerant and reliable. Understanding of storage clusters and network protocols
• Experience developing on Windows is a bonus

We are currently looking for an extremely organised individual to join our busy recruitment team. You will be working alongside our Senior Recruiter ensuring that a varied range of daily, weekly and bi-weekly tasks are completed on-time and accurately.
Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Maintaining and updating Recruiting database.
• Maintaining and updating Recruiting report.
• Arranging interviews and booking meeting rooms.
• Greeting candidates when they arrive for interview and gathering required passport/work-visa documentation.
• Preparation for interviews – printing CV’s, breakdowns and loading showreels.
• Responding to recruitment applications.
• Assisting with coordinating local and international recruiting events.
• Coordinating materials for recruiting presentations.
• Researching around niche positions and where to advertise.
• Posting job adverts.
• Providing general administrative support to the Recruiting team.
• Undertaking or supporting projects as needed.

Key Peers or Relationships

• Senior Talent Manager
• Talent Managers
• Talent Coordinator
• Senior Recruiter
• HR Coordinator
• HR Manager

Education / Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.
• Previous administrative experience supporting a fast paced Talent or Recruitment team.

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Show a positive and proactive attitude.
• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with internal and external individuals at various levels of seniority.
• Successfully organise, prioritise and complete multiple projects with extreme attention to detail.
• Demonstrate strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Remain calm and professional in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate punctuality, reliability and flexibility.
• Work independently and be self-motivated.
• Experience of creating and maintain databases.

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• An interest in and understanding of VFX industry.
• A commitment to continual professional development.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Position Summary

• Assisting the Senior Accountant and Management Accountant with various tasks within the UK finance department The role is expected to grow as candidate becomes more experienced
  Possibility of study support after 6 months.

Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities (Key duties or essential priorities for fulfilling the job’s purpose)

• Coding supplier invoices for processing and assisting with obtaining management approvals
• Liaising with suppliers by phone and email with finance related queries
• Checking employee expense forms submissions
• Processing payments using the company credit card
• Monthly credit card statement reconciliations
• Reconciliation of employee holiday and TOIL balances
• Providing weekly travel and meals cost reports for show producers
• Other ad hoc tasks

Requirements

Education / Experience:

• Ongoing financial education beneficial

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Strong organizational skills
• Work effectively to deadlines
• Detail orientated

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Entry level financial admin experience a plus

Technical Skills:

• Microsoft Excel, any financial software is advantageous

Position Summary (Intent and purpose of the job)

To oversee and develop the day-to-day schedules for the artists, under the direction of the Senior Talent Manager and working closely with Production to ensure timely and efficient completion of shows. Day to day line management of the artists working closely with HR, Training and other departments as appropriate effectively managing people issues informally as they arise escalating to HR as appropriate, managing artist performance and absence and promoting artist technical and self-development.

Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities (Key duties or essential priorities for fulfilling the job’s purpose)

• Manages the artists day to day in regards to queries, absence, performance, career progression, next show opportunities, contract extensions etc., working closely with HR when people issues escalate
• Interacts with Producers on the day-to-day crew needs for shows. Coordinates changes with Management and Producers and informs HR of changes when necessary
• Through weekly CG Status meetings, maintains regular contact with Shows to ensure that crewing needs are met
• Maintains overall and show-specific schedule for Digital Artists. Creates and maintains scheduling overviews and availability schedules upon request
• Works with the Training team to develop training plans for upcoming show needs and ongoing departmental talent development
• Determines and projects current and future Digital Artist workforce needs based on input from the Bidding Producer and Production team, including maintaining contact with Production regarding overall crew size requirements, crew start and end dates and show start/delivery dates as well as incorporating bidding data into facility projections. Flags potential problems in regards to any of those
• Maintains overview of utilisation using established departmental production management and tracking systems
• Works collaboratively with Production, Supervisors and Recruitment to define and communicate ongoing recruitment requirements
• Facilitates show mid and post mortem reviews for London artists, working collaboratively with Production and/or SF Department Managers as show dictates. Coordinates feedback from this process and with Senior Talent Manager feeds back to the business
• In collaboration with line manager, EIC and HR, facilitate annual performance and merit review process. Conduct performance reviews with Artists as needed
• Works with the HR Coordinator, coordinates submission and review of timecards on a weekly basis
• Facilitates the approval process for holiday requests including interacting and coordinating with employees, producers and management to avoid impacting production schedules
• Work in collaboration with the Talent Managers in all ILM locations to ensure maximum crew utilisation and global talent management best practices are followed
• May be required to participate or be responsible for other duties and special projects as assigned

Key Peers or Relationships (Positions in the organisation in which good relationships are important for success in this role)

• Senior Talent Manager
• Producers and Production Team
• Creative Leadership teams
• HR and Recruitment team
• Global Talent/Department Manager Teams

Requirements

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in Film Production or related field
• Previous experience in VFX industry in a scheduling or other relevant role or other high-end computer graphics / digital production environment

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Understanding of computer graphics terminology and a thorough understanding of the processes involved in CG post production
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High levels of self-motivation and pro-activeness as well as reactiveness
• Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively to individuals of all nationalities and backgrounds
• Demonstrable ability to work cooperatively with groups of individuals with different personalities, perspectives and talents
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Proactive and pragmatic approach to problem-solving with an ability to create process and useful data with ambiguous information
• Proven analytical skills
• Must be able to work quickly and effectively to turn around reports and analysis in a timely manner
• Willingness to travel both nationally and internationally

Technical Skills:

• Advanced user of MS Office – Advanced MS Excel a big advantage

The Effects TD generates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems for feature film visual effects. They are responsible for lighting, rendering and moderate-level compositing of complex shots with guidance from their supervisors.

• Designs and creates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems.
• Light complex/multiple creatures (hairy or furry creatures) and elements.
• Can set-up and wrangle heavy particle effects and enormous crowd shots.
• Excellent pipeline scripting ability.
• Solid compositing ability, can wrangle blue-screen extractions, working knowledge of Nuke.
• Can write plug-ins, debug simulations and write set up and surface shaders with proficiency.
• Can write/hack procedural surface shaders and volumetric shaders with proficiency.
• Can animate moderate objects with proficiency.
• Can pick-up new techniques quickly and easily and can debug just about anything.
• Sets a standard for all Technical Directors in continually raising the bar for speed, quality of work and adaptability

Education / Experience:

• 3-5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or computer graphics
• Demo reel required

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with minimal supervision to complete a shot.
• Exhibits excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism
• Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
• Engages in the creative process without ego, and accepts all final decisions with a positive and supportive attitude.
• Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look.
• Demonstrates superb problem-solving skills and takes the initiative to offer ideas and suggestions.
• Prioritizes tasks and manages time very well

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Linux and scripting ability in Python
• experience in MEL

Technical Skills:

• Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, XSI, 3DS Max or other software, and the ability to write expressions
• C++ skills

Creates high quality motion of computer graphics creatures, characters and objects within a shot, using a variety of animation software programs, and working under the general Supervision of Senior Level and Animation Supervisors.

• Responsible for the successful animation of a series of shots on a specific project.
• Participates as a team member in determining various aesthetic solutions; provides feedback to other members of the production by attending dailies on a regular basis.
• Maintain or exceed a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work.
• Expected to “mentor” Entry Level Animators and must be able to assist them with their shots.
• Performs other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in traditional animation or computer animation or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Must have VFX film experience with a focus on realistic creature animation, realistic acting and facial animation, and motion capture experience.
• Expert knowledge of traditional animation principles, acting, film production and compositional design while demonstrating exceptional skills as an animator as evidenced by a showreel.

Required Technical Skills / Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of traditional animation principles, acting, film production and compositional design
• Ability to take on a delegated task with a minimum of supervision.
• Good organization and communication skills
• Proficiency with Linux desired. Expert knowledge of Maya, proprietary and other software programs

• Creation of dynamic artwork that illustrates various stories and scripts
• Ensures work is done according to specifications outlined by the Director/Key Creatives of a show
• Implements any changes and incorporates feedback from Art Directors into artwork
• Actively participates in dailies and transmissions
• Delivering work in 2D and 3D

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or proven experience in Entertainment Industry, ideally VFX Post Production
• Experience or knowledge of cinematic techniques, language and shot composition (advantage)
• Demo reel and/or portfolio required.

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Developed “eye” and strong aesthetic
• Demonstrated understanding and creation of photo real work
• Experience creating some or all of the following: environments, hard surface, and creature design, matte paintings, shot elements, storyboards (advantage)
• Ability to work closely with Art Department leadership and within a production environment
• Ability to work to deadlines while implementing changes based on input from multiple sources

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in design software required (Photoshop, Painter, Sketch-up, Modo, etc, z-brush)
• Ability to assemble research and reference material that will be influential to clients and design team

With an emphasis on anatomy and form, the creature modeler will create three dimensional CG characters to be painted, enveloped and animated by the creature development team.

• Creates three-dimensional creatures for the Animator and Technical Director. Employs specific software tools to build the geometric structure of the object and ensures that the model will satisfy the requirements of the production.
• In building creatures, the modeler must incorporate technical expertise, artistic ability, and a basic understanding of animation.
• Works with production team (Sr. Modeler, Technical Directors and Animators) to determine the “look” for an object
• Builds the geometry of computer graphic models, with an understanding of how the geometry will be used in the production process
• Performs other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent with a thorough understanding of anatomy,
  character design and animation
• Portfolio demonstrating traditional artistic skills including illustration, and sculptural abilities a plus

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Proven experience creating digital creatures or characters in a feature film or production environment
• Requires familiarity with film and video post production techniques and with computer graphic techniques.

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• a demonstrated desire to develop computer skills.

Technical Skills:

• Zbrush, Maya, and facial development experience
• Knowledge of UNIX is a necessity as to navigate through ILM’s production pipeline.

The compositor combines live action and computer generated elements into visual effects shots that realize the vision and creative direction of the client and Visual Effects Supervisor. The compositor is ultimately responsible for the aesthetic integrity and technical quality of the final image delivered to the client.

• Together with the Compositing Supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor, evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots.
• Perform all tasks associated with the compositing process, including 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering of elements, and color grading on moderately difficult to difficult shots.
• Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work.
• Ability to work collaboratively with artists from other disciplines.

Education / Experience:

• BA in Computer Graphics or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 yrs of compositing experience in a feature film or commercial production environment

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Ability to work gracefully under pressure to meet deadlines

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus
• Python and/or C++ experience a plus

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Nuke
• Strong aesthetic skills in judging photo-realism and color
• Strong sense of composition, color and design
• Ideal candidate has strong fine arts foundation skills, such as photography and photographic lighting
• Familiarity with using Unix systems

Creature TDs are responsible for setting up and running flesh-surface, hair, cloth, rigid body simulations as well as able to wrangle rigging and creature pipeline issues proficiently under the direction and guidance of their supervisors.

• Set up and run proprietary cloth, hair, flesh surfaces and rigid body simulations
• Hero-creature enveloping using a combination of commercial software packages and proprietary tools
• Run flesh-volume simulations
• Wrangle creature rigging issues for artists in other disciplines
• Basic proficiency in another discipline -modeling, viewpaint, TD, animation
• Mentor entry level artists
• Script utilities/tools/plug-ins in various software packages
• Create dynamic simulations in packages such as Maya/XSI

Wrangle creature pipeline issues for artists in other disciplines, such as:

• MOCAP data re-targeting in XSI/Maya;
• Act as wrangler for a creature and/or a specific technique used across multiple creatures

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, computer visualization, or computer animation required.
• Proven experience required in 3D CGI for digital animation, visual effects or producing cg characters and creatures for visual media.
• Expertise with Maya and/or other high-end animation software is required.
• Experience with C++, mel, python, or other scripting languages is desirable.
• Feature Film experience required.
• Experience in corrective sculpting. Knowledge of anatomy and enveloping
• A demo reel demonstrating artistic and technical ability is required for this role.

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