Head of Pipeline - BlueBolt, London

Head of Pipeline – London

Skills/experience:

Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience managing a Pipeline team using Agile Scrum and a solid track record of having pipeline development experience in VFX
Experience designing and implementing 2d & 3d pipelines from scratch or progressing existing pipelines at SME and large facilities
Hands on tool development & maintenance across VFX disciplines working with standard industry packages
Strong understanding of asset management, production workflows and colour pipeline.
Excellent on the spot technical problem-solving as well as foresight to potential issues
Approachable with strong communication skills both written and in person.
This role will require you to:

Have a thirst to drive innovation in the team, staying abreast of technical developments
Provide strong team leadership to implement creative software strategies and solutions to increase efficiency and utilization
Manage the Pipeline teams day-to-day work, the development schedule and the teams personal development with the HR Manager
Effectively balance the teams fire-fighting agility with tools development and R&D
Lead projects & oversee team’s projects as well a run own projects
Oversee day-to-day support to creative and production teams
Maintain relationships with external organisations to grow & strengthen BlueBolt’s pipeline
Work closely with the Systems team, department heads and the production teams
Report to the Directors & CTO
Desirable but not required:

Bachelor’s Degree in computing/graphics related programming
Experience using 2d/3d applications in a production environment
Experience in working in a SCRUM based development environment
Active member of the open source community
If you have the relevant skills please apply to [email protected] supplying a CV and Covering letter outlining your suitability for the role with ‘Head of Pipeline – your name’ as the subject