Animation Td

AMUSE is a producer and distributor of animated content for VOD platforms, powered by an entrepreneurial spirit. Disruptors at heart, we are constantly searching for innovative ways to bring the best animated content possible for kids and adults alike with a 360ºdigital approach to reach its audience organically and promote universal and positive values.
Translated in 27 languages, our contents are distributed to allmajor digital platforms across more than 100 channels worldwide.

Our values?
Audience-centricity
Ownership
Impact
Collaboration
Innovation.

Our strategy?
Having a ‘digital-first’ approach. We create our shows independently and launch them across all major platforms (YouTube, Amazon, iQiyi, you name it) through our distribution network, reaching a worldwide audience, maximising engagement and generating billions of views in the process.

Our philosophy?
Being ‘audience-centric’. We leverage tech and performance data to tailor our concepts into being the most appealing possible. Today, a plurality of shows is competing over watch time so who better to help creators stand out than the viewers themselves?
By meeting a worldwide audience and refining our content to their response, we maximize chances to create meaningful brands.

AMUSE Network is currently hiring a TD Animation to work closely with the Pipeline Department in the design, development, optimizitation and maintenance of pipeline and production tools.

Responsabilities:

- Create testable, efficient and reusable tools by using best in class software development practices.
- Create specifications for development.
- Re-document tools and code and maintenance of existing tools.
- Implement effective strategies to meet project requirements
- Provide creative ideas and solutions to improve visual and technical quality
- Develop tools and procedures to support the creative process
- Understand the visual requirements for the animation, and design procedures, techniques and tools that will enable these to be met
- Liaise with the software team to ensure compliance with internal practices
- Ensure the follow-up and the relevance of the creation and update of the technical documentation of the developed tools
- Test and validate new versions of pre-existing tools, both interactive ones (mainly Maya) and in an active production environment.

... What will make you good for the role?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or Computer Animation required or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience.
- 3+ years of pipeline development experience.
- Experience with Python scripting. C++ programming experience, an asset.
- Experience with Maya.
- Good knowledge of Maya software
- Good knowledge in Python and Pyside/PyQt
- Experience in solving problems with artist scenes
- Experience as a layout or Animation artist is a big assets
- Be a force of proposal, adaptation and motivation
- Thoroughness, autonomy and strong organizational capacity
- Practice of English (written & oral), including technical English.