CG Supervisor in Vancouver

The CG Supervisor works in conjunction with VFX Supervisor, Producer, and Production Manager to develop a strong and flexible CG pipeline in Houdini. The CG Supervisor works with the project coordinator and producer to facilitate the scheduling of artists while working with VFX Supervisors to provide artistic and technical notes to each team. The CG Supervisor will also oversee all elements created by the CG team and follow them through to final composition. The CG Supervisor is a key leader, overseeing each project through the production pipeline.

Main Duties

• Design, execute, and manage high-level CG for use in final compositing.
• Address the body of work arriving from scanning and previews for initial color-correction requirements/initial shot composite requirements.
• Monitor shot continuity in all aspects of quality control, including final color-correction for timely delivery.
• Monitor resources throughout each day and delegate work priorities based on fluctuations in schedule and shot progress.
• Manage a team of artists through progress checks, troubleshooting, dailies reviews, and creative/technical feedback.
• Maintain constant communication with VFX Supervisor and Producer on project progress.

The ideal candidate will also bring the following:

• Strong knowledge of Houdini.
• Bids CG assets and shot lighting.
• Daily monitoring of the render queue and review of previous night logs for deviance.
• Daily review of shot progress for film-out and approval for shots.
• Devises CG shot methodologies and communicates workflow to artists.
• Handles shot turnovers.
• Collaborates with the production team to manage resources efficiently and effectively.
• Prepares/organizes/disseminates publishing of HDRIs, lidar scans, and references for CG assets.
• Conducts technical checks on CG renders for final delivery.
• Assists with notes and archives when necessary.

What You Bring

• Ability to work "on the box" (as the lead artist) as show size and needs require.
• Ability to facilitate production needs of every team member by guiding and mentoring artists while maintaining high team morale.
• Working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, Substance, Photoshop, Zbrush, Mari, Nuke, Shotgrid.
• Experience in Team Training.
• Experience maintaining production technique fluency of leads.
• Eagerness to test new techniques and technology as necessary.
• Ability to assist leads and crew develop "one-off" techniques as necessary.
• Experience with heavy scheduling while performing daily work.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• CG Generalist experience with strong grasp of both aesthetic and technical elements.

About The Company

Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

Compensation Notes

The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.