Pipeline Supervisor

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• The Pipeline Supervisor will be the manager, and primary point of contact for Pipeline
• Technical Directors in an ILM Studio. The Pipeline Supervisor will act as point of contact
• to CG Supervision for their shows regarding support, schedule and targets for front line
• Pipeline support. The Pipeline Supervisor prioritizes requirements and works with the
• team to implement changes as well as ensuring that show support is crewed
• appropriately.
• The Pipeline Supervisor reports to the Director, Technology or Manager, Production
• Engineering for larger career development, compensation, etc
• What You’ll Do

Team Management

• ● Directly manage Pipeline TDs including regular individualized check-ins and is responsible for personnel management, performance reviews, merit and promotion
• ● Communicate priority and facilitates understanding with Pipe TDs for scoping and implementation
• ● Identify potential candidates, evaluate their capabilities, and provide clear feedback
• ● Develop team members through sharing of knowledge and expertise, and providing constructive feedback
• ● Work with Engineering teams, Technology Project Managers and the Technology Supervision on projects with overlap
• ● Proactively try new ways of working to improve outcomes for the teams

Stakeholder Communication

• ● Proactive, primary point of contact for shows with regard to Pipe TD support, requirements, and schedule in local studio
• ● Update weekly production synopsis for anticipated billing and all work in progress where required
• ● Communicate weekly or more regularly, as necessary, shows progress report to entire team
• ● Manage communication between other ILM sites within the Pipe TD teams
• ● Initiate efforts to build consensus, resolve conflict and align people

Scheduling and Systems Management

• ● Work with Technology Leadership, and Show Supervision, create and maintain the casting and tasking of Pipeline TDs
• ● Organize and run prioritization / scheduling meetings with Show Supervision to drive tasking and prioritization in the team
• ● Strategize, schedule and negotiate any schedule changes and rebalancing directly with shows
• ● Establish internal communication hierarchies, systems/templates for targets and priorities - ensure full buy in and consistency with shows
• ● Solve significant and unique issues where analysis of situations and data requires an evaluation of intangibles.

What We’re Looking For

• ● Bachelor’s degree in Film or Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience required
• ● 8 years minimum work experience in production to include strong working knowledge of Visual Effects techniques and terminology
• ● Strong scheduling experience required
• ● Know when to make decisions vs. escalating; frames decisions requiring escalation
• ● Must possess very strong organizational and communication skills and be able to handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner while meeting deadlines
• ● Proficiency in Macs/PCs, including Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of UNIX required. Familiarity with Google Suite
• ● Ability to work on a computer/keyboard for long periods of time
• ● Nice to have: Experience leading, supervising or managing a team
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