Cg Supervisor

We are seeking a CG Supervisor to join the team and be a part of this exciting opportunity at Lamppost.

Full-Time

/ Monthly

Location in our Barcelona studio. Long term.

The CG Supervisor will work in partnership with the VFX Supervisor to ensure the creative and technical visions of our clients are realised. The CG Supervisor will familiarise themselves with all aspects of the show, the capabilities of Lamppost’s existing tools and capabilities of the team to assess what will be required to deliver exceptional quality work for our clients.

They will work with the VFX Supervisor and Producer to assess all needs during the pre-production schedule and ensure that they have the appropriate staff and workflow capabilities to get the job done.

**Duties & responsibilities**

Manage the techniques used to generate and edit CG elements from asset creation to final composition.

Work with Production to determine what information may be required from clients to ensure a smooth show setup and execution.

Determines technical approaches needed to achieve desired look and behaviours of the production's assets within agreed technical pipeline.

Act as the primary technical leadership on the project. Serves as key technical expert on productions

Work with R&D and Production to define future direction of technology development at Lamppost.

Work with pipeline to write, edit, install, and maintain show-specific configuration files and scripts. (Outputs configuration - dailies, videouts, color pipeline etc.)

Identifies, defines, prioritises and oversees the implementation of tools that automate production tasks.

Set up Workflow Templates (WFTs) at the show level.

Provide references, recommendations or technical solutions for effective task completion.

Review scope of work and assign tasks based on artist skills/abilities.

Utilise effective communication skills to receive client notes and deliver instructions/feedback to the VFX Supervisor and artists.

Assist the team in debugging problematic shots and assist in optimising shots for efficiency.

Evaluate artist workflow with an eye on improving productivity and automating processes.

Deliver final shots that are creatively and technically excellent.

Be actively involved in mentoring juniors throughout productions.

Builds consensus among technology, creative and production management to create efficiencies.

**Education / Experience**

A minimum of 5 years CG experience in high-end film

2 years of experience as a Supervisor

Is a proven leader in setting direction for a production and for inspiring and motivating production staff

Demonstrated experience teaching/mentoring co-workers and assume leadership role

**Skills and abilities**

Technical skills

Strong ability in defining a cg strategy for a show considering team and time at disposal.

Ability to lead and coach your various department leads about said cg technique and approach.

Expert knowledge of Vray or of a similar physically-based renderer.

Proven experience with Maya and Nuke and knowledge of Houdini.

Knowledge of advanced 3D modelling, rendering, animation, texturing, lighting, shading, effects and rigging

Experience with programming/scripting languages (such as python, etc.) is a plus

Strong aptitude for technical workflow challenges such as directory structure, file formats, naming conventions, scripts, automation tools, automated dailies, etc.

Excellent eye for detail for quality control

Core skills

Strong leadership skills. Both in spoken and written form

Ability to interface with Production staff about scheduling or resources challenges

Capable of managing a full team of artists and technologists; setting high expectations, and encouraging and supporting the staff when in needs

Ability to assess Lamppost resources and talent pool to ensure workflow can be completed

Excellent time management and communication skills

Excellent problem solver who can focus on detail, while maintaining the whole picture