About Imagineer

Imagineer Systems is the Academy Award-winning developer of mocha®: Planar Tracking based visual effects solutions for film and video post production. Imagineer has made its mark on major feature films including: Star Wars: Episode VII, The Hobbit, and the Harry Potter series. In 2015, Imagineer Systems was acquired by Boris FX, a leading developer of effects, titling, and workflow plug-ins for broadcast, post-production, and film professionals. Together the newly merged Boris FX / Imagineer Systems company group services millions of editing and visual effects professionals worldwide.

mocha is a visual effects tool for motion tracking, rotoscoping and numerous other effects beyond that. Building on its amazing tracker and artist-focussed user interface, there are a multitude of other ideas we’d like your help with.

The Role

We are looking for a senior software engineer to join our team based in the UK, either in our Guildford office or working remotely from home. This is a position for a seasoned professional who has already worked on software for visual effects or video editing.

Your expertise and understanding of creative software will enable you to implement tools which work for artists as well as being fast, reliable and maintainable.

Reporting to the head of engineering, your work will involve design, implementation and testing of C++ code for new features and bug fixing as needed. You will also work with mocha’s product management team to suggest solutions to customer requirements and go on to implement them yourself or in conjunction with other developers in the team.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop concrete software designs based on product management ideas and customer feedback
• Estimate your tasks and report progress. Imagineer uses an agile approach including a daily meeting and weekly demonstration.
• Analyse complex scenarios and implement solutions using modern software engineering techniques and C++ best practice, including unit testing and documentation.
• Maintain and support the software, investigate and fix bugs and help our support team answer complex technical questions.
• Occasional travel to visit customers, collaborate on technical projects or attend conferences.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in a commercial software company or vfx facility R&D team.
• Excellent C++ skills including mastery of your preferred toolchain.
• Knowledge of visual effects or video editing techniques including 2D techniques such as compositing, paint and tracking.
• Experience with challenging techniques like multi-threading, inter-process communication and plug-ins.
• Experience of cross-platform development; we work on Mac, Windows and Linux.
• Good communication skills and an ability to work independently in a geographically dispersed team.

Some nice-to-haves:

• Python skills
• Knowledge of Qt
• Experience using OpenCL, OpenGL and boost

Location:

• Guildford, United Kingdom or remotely from elsewhere in the UK.
• You must already have the right to work in the UK. This is a permanent staff position.

Please send a covering letter along with CV, salary expectations and notice period to jobs@imagineersystems.com with the title “Senior Software Engineer – mocha”.

THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. is the world’s pre-eminent visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London as well as on location with productions around the world. Since 2004, the studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content by producing computer-animated blueprints, known as “previsualizations”. Recent film and television projects THE THIRD FLOOR has worked on include The Martian, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Marvel’s Ant-Man, San Andreas, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maleficent, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy and Game of Thrones Seasons 4 and 5.  

The Technology Runner will work in the IT team to provide IT support for the Third Floor office and studios. This is a very exciting opening for anyone with a true passion for technology and support. It is an opportunity to gain training and insight on the systems powering our many creative teams, on our various projects. As a gateway to a career in Systems this role is an ideal way for a hard-working and motivated individual to get their foot in the door of this creative industry.

Responsibilities:

• Workstation relocation and configuration
• Basic workstation troubleshooting
• Preventative maintenance
• On-set set-ups
• Call logging and assigning
• Prepare documentation, asset management, manage loan equipment

Essential Skills:

• Previous support experience, or a recent Computing (or related) qualification
• Can show a strong passion for technology
• Technically hands-on

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in a customer facing support role
• Experience supporting Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Active Directory
• Hands-on hardware support; builds, upgrades, repair
• Printers, Scanners, Imaging, Backups, Anti-virus
• Basic Scripting
• Understand of networking: DNS\DHCP, TCP/IP etc.
• Documentation, call logging, procurement
• Understanding or exposure to 3D Animation application support would be an advantage

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated, flexible & strong problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail: can follow written procedures
• Proven ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Thorough and methodical
• The ability to work well in a team
• Autonomous, resourceful, positive and calm in a production orientated environment
• *Note some heavy lifting is required in this role

Please apply through our careers page on our website here: http://www.thethirdfloorinc.com/careers/jobs.php#technology-runner

Systems Engineer - The Mill London

Reports to:

Principal Engineer (PE)

Key Liaison:Principal Engineers,Flame Operators,Head of Scheduling, Head of Technical Operations

Role Overview:

The Mill’s engineering team are responsible for ensuring all the technical systems and equipment are implemented and working to their optimum to underpin the successful operation of the business.

The Engineer will work closely with the PE and Engineering team to deliver excellent client service and a strong research & development, planning, implementation and maintenance plan for all video equipment at The Mill’s main office in Windmill Street and the Mini-Mills at BBH and Publicis. The Mill’s departments include Flame suites, Colour Grading suites, AFX, Studio, Nuke, 3D workstations, Tech Ops and Beam suites.

The Engineer will maintain, support and upgrade onsite and offsite equipment, software and cabling and provide advice and support to Clients, Producers, creative artists, technical staff and senior management with regard to technical issues.

The Engineer will assist the PE’s and Chief Engineer in the planning and installation of one-off projects for example – ‘Mini Mills’, expansions and new suites.

Where appropriate the Engineer will carry out technical research of current technologies including work stations, broadcast equipment, colour imagery and software and recommend appropriate action ie. upgrade, replace, rewire, reconfigure etc to the PE or Chief Engineer. They will also make recommendations to the PE and Chief Engineer on solutions and capabilities for both on-site and current/new equipment in the broader post production field.

Key responsibilities:

• Daily maintenance of all Mill London equipment through both pro-active and re-active technical support of a range of equipment including PC/MAC and Professional video equipment such as Flame suites, Colour Grading suites, AFX, Studio, Nuke, 3D workstations, Tech Ops and Beam suites. To include;

• Non Linear Colour Correction software and hardware
• Data Storage (SAN) and asset management systems
• Autodesk high end compositing and editing systems (Flame/Flare)
• Computer operating systems (Linux/MacOS/Windows), 2D/3D video and graphic manipulation packages and desktop productivity applications
• Monitor Calibration
• Routine maintenance of 2d workstations, monitors and VTRs
• Meeting rooms – ensure they are in full working order and prepped for any VCs and meetings
• Testing and on-going maintenance of workflow pipelines eg. Reach, Tx, wips, colour , 2d etc
• Manage the functional capacity of all suites and technical areas to ensure they are working correctly, are safe and clear of loose cabling etc including MCR, suites, workshops and storage areas
• PAT testing where appropriate
• Testing and maintaining all hardware and software systems to ensure they are kept well maintained and up to date
• Management of first line support of workstation, network and server infrastructure
• System admin including Active Directory, Quest, NIS and DNS
• Installation using Kickstart, Casper and Puppet
• Support of Microsoft Office systems and laptops
• Specialist support of studio systems inc. AFX, Premiere and Photoshop
• Mitel phone system provisioning
• Support and licensing of Nuke, Maya etc plus associated plugins

• Manage the ticketing systems (Spiceworks) and respond to on-line and phone requests in timely and efficient manner, managing expectations as required

• Manage Trello to check jobs and lists are cleared regularly

• Assist PE’s to co-ordinate and install new suites, systems and projects

• Upgrade, install and move systems in a timely manner to ensure the production schedule is maintained
  
• Manage technical documentation inc. Wiki to ensure it is current and up to date
  
• Test and maintain Colourspace, pipeline and company wide colour and monitoring standards
  
• Assist the PE’s to implement changes to project processes and systems regularly to ensure best practice and highly effective delivery throughout the company
  
• Manufacture and adapt custom hardware eg. audio monitoring boxes
  
• Manage technical building issues eg.tripped fuses in conjunction with the Facility Manager
  
• Manage quality control on all projects undertaken and give feedback when required to PE’s

Key Performance Indicators:

• Successful delivery of excellent customer service and positive feedback i.e. systems, response times, turnaround, and quality of support service
  
• Successful installation of projects to deadline and budget
  
• Successful implementation of maintenance and upgrades plan
  
• Assist in maintaining The Mill’s technical lead in the post production field in comparison to competitors
  

Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in Technology related fields
  
• Experience as an Engineer within professional film and video, television environment

• Specialist knowledge and working experience of:

• Current and legacy tape technology such as HDCam SR and Digital Betacam
• Linux/MacOS/Windows and various office packages.
• Autodesk Flame/Flare/Smoke, Baselight, AFX, Adobe CC, Nuke, 3D workstations, Tech Ops and Beam pipeline components.
• Video wiring, Video Routing, Audio wiring, Audio routing, System design
• Fault diagnosis to component level,
• Non -linear editing devices, FCP, Adobe CC
• Disk based storage,
• Broadcast quality monitoring,
• Television standards, both regional and international.
• First line support of workstation, network and server infrastructure.
• System admin including Active Directory, Quest, NIS and DNS.
• Installation using Kickstart, Casper and Puppet
• Support of Microsoft Office systems and laptops
• Specialist support of studio systems inc. AFX, Premiere and Photoshop
• Mitel phone system provisioning
• Support and licensing of Nuke, Maya etc plus associated plugins

March 2015

Systems software developer.

Key Liaison: Head of systems software, 2D & 3D artists, Engineering, Technical operations

The Systems Software team is responsible for the development and maintenance of a wide range of in-house tools used across the group by artists, producers and technical staff to successfully deliver high-end commercials.

Key to this is an efficient post-production pipeline for managing projects from the initial quote to the final delivery of a commercial.

You will be expected to work with producers and creative artists as well as technical staff and management, liaising with them to help develop the tools they need.

As part of the Systems Software team you will be responsible for the development and support of various in-house tools including:

• Project management tools used by producers and artists, including interfacing with 3rd party software such as Ceta and FTrack.
• The Mill’s Tapeless delivery system (utilising 3rd party workflow management and encoding software).
• Plugins for 2D and 3D applications such as Autodesk Flame, C4D, Adobe Animate.
• Employee management system (Active directory integration).
• Asset management across various storage architectures (SAN, NAS & Cloud)

Many tools are web based and interact with a variety of backend systems. This often means utilising 3rd party APIs or writing your own. Experience in writing web tools and backend web services are therefore essential.

Essential skills:

            PHP

            MySQL

            Apache

            Python

            Javascript

Required experience:

            Linux System administration

Desirable skills:

            Perl

            jQuery

            Storage management

            Cloud computing

            Active directory

            Encoding systems

Animal Logic (Los Angeles) is looking for an enthusiastic and outgoing person to join our IT Support team in our LA office.

You will be working with a vast and complex array of technologies for one of the world's leading visual effects and animation studios.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide 1st/2nd level technical support.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of additions, deletions and major modifications to the supporting local infrastructure.
• Follow IT procedures as established by the Sydney studio.
• Oversee the administration and maintenance of the company's Los Angeles infrastructure, including workstations, servers, storage, network, tape backups and video equipment.
• Ensure the reliable and efficient handling of video media and image data to meet the needs of staff and clients through all service areas (transfer, duplication, display, editing, archiving).
• Maintain video & data capture & transfer systems (Mac, PC or other).
• Perform maintenance on a broad range of video equipment, including display set-ups and alignment through to cabling and routing, if required.
• Manage the company's IP telephone and Video Conferencing systems at the local level.
• Occasional requirement to perform after hours and/or weekend support.
• Relocation of IT equipment (moving machine/s, monitors etc).
• Ensure that asset management, licensing, OH&S, and other company policies are being adhered to.
• Get quotes and manage vendors as required
• Assist with project tasks driven by the Sydney studio.
• Generate and maintain both internal and end user documentation, as required.
• Take calls from Editorial when issues arise and respond appropriately;
• Strong knowledge of and experience with Avid Media Composer;
• Escalate issues to vendors if required;
• Assistance with daily office duties: includes phone coverage, opening/closing of the office, office moves, etc.; position is considered part of the office administration rotation (when coverage is necessary).

To be successful in this role, the following will be required:

• Must have relevant technical skills and experience
• Previous experience in either a senior support role or mid-level system engineering role
• Must have strong communication skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Linux, Windows and OSX Operating System exposure.
• Networking and connectivity skills
• MAC/PC maintenance and software installation
• Installation and upgrading of MAC/PC hardware
• Film/VFX Industry experience, a plus.

Additional Skills and Attributes:

• Exhibit a passion for learning new skills, techniques and technologies.
• Have a positive, can-do attitude.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Effectively communicate with people with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Be able to work autonomously and as part of a larger team in Sydney.
• A keen focus on attention to detail and customer service.
• Ability to work remotely with multiple technical departments in Sydney
• Able to adapt to a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with fluid requirements and deadlines.
• Exhibit a strong interest in technology and the entertainment industry.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to “think on your feet” to come up with creative ideas and solutions to technical problems.

Education:

• College, University or industry certification/training in the field of IT.

Please apply if you are eligible to work permanently in the US.

If you are interested in applying for this position please send your resume to la.reception@animallogic.com with the subject line ‘Support Engineer – your name’

Animal Logic is one of the world's most accomplished digital studios producing award winning, ground breaking and trail blazing animation, visual effects and design. If you think Animal, think Moulin Rouge, House of Flying Daggers, 300, The Great Gatsby, Happy Feet, Legend of the Guardians, BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, Avengers: Age of Ultron and of course the blockbuster and BAFTA winning hit, The LEGO® Movie. Yes, that’s all us!

Role: Technical Support Engineer
Company:PipelineFX
Term: Full Time
Location: Remote (work from home)

Overview

We are looking for a Technical Support Engineer who has experience in one of the following
areas: animation or visual effects pipelines, managing render farms, or specifically
administering or using Qube!. This position will provide enterprise level technical support to our
customers via phone, web, email, chat and other support channels as required. Our clients
range from small design firms or schools all the way to large multilocation
studios and Fortune 100 marketing departments.

Responsibilities

- Interact with and update support tickets in Zendesk as needed
- Research, diagnose, troubleshoot and identify solutions to resolve customer issues
- Reproduce client issues to understand more detail about the problem
- Take ownership of customer issues all the way through to resolution
- Follow any internal procedures around support and communication
- Create bug tickets and feature enhancements in the development tracking system, JIRA, as follow through from support
- For items entered into and scheduled inside of JIRA, provide ETA’s to clients on their release
- Follow up with clients about testing features that they have volunteered to provide feedback about
- Initiate software builds of Qube through our cloud based infrastructure
- Send files to clients as needed

Experience

- Previous system administration experience a plus
- Experience with 3DS Max a plus
- Proven working experience with visual effects or animation pipelines
- Experience monitoring and/or wrangling render farm queues
- Experience with major operating systems Linux, OS X, Windows
- Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux systems, utilities and scripting
- Experience initiating software builds
- Familiarity with AWS
- Familiarity with Google Cloud a plus
- Strong problemsolving skills
- Excellent clientfacing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Contact

Please reach out via email with your resume to scott@pipelinefx.com if you are interested.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the installation of the workstations, the renderfarm and the servers;
• Ensure the updates of the operating systems and the softwares ;
• Carry out the maintenance of the color room, the editing room, the machine room and the server room equipments ;
• Installation and troubleshooting of VFX, Online, and Non-Linear applications, which can include: Flame, Lustre, Adobe, Nuke, Maya, C4D, Redshift, Octane, Deadline, Resolve, Avid, Final Cut, and Premiere ;
• Respond to user requests and issues related to media management, file-based workflow, delivery or system issues ;
• R&D of processes and resources to enhance Artists / Production workflow.
• Documentation of infrastructure and processes ;
• Quality control before deliveries ;
• Monitor calibration using calibration Tools ;
• Carry out various related tasks delegated by his supervisor.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in working in a postproduction environment ;
• Solid working knowledge of OSX, Linux, and Windows ;
• Experience with building, imaging, and troubleshooting high availability computing systems and renderfarms ;
• Editing and VFX support experience: Maya, Flame, Adobe Suite, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and Deadline Queue Manager ;
• Ability to effectively communicate with non-technical people face to face or via email ;
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technology ;
• Knowledge of differents video codecs (.mov, dpx, exr, etc…) ;
• Solid knowledge of differents color spaces (ACES is an asset) ;
• Knowledge with monitors calibrations (rec709, sRGB, etc….) ;
• Bilingual.

You’re welcome to apply at jobs@shedmtl.com

We thank all applicants for their interest , however, we’ll only communicate with those selected for an eventual interview.

We are looking for that almost impossible cross between technology guru and sales master.

If you have an extensive contact list and a passion for technology, especially for storage & infrastructure in the M&E space, we may have an exciting position for you. Knowledge of broadcast and post production workflows are a must for this position.

Competitive compensation and benefits. Must be able to travel.

Preferred location of residence: New York, San Fransisco or Los Angeles.

Systems Administrator

Hydraulx, VFX – Gardena, CA

            Join a well-established VFX company as a Systems Administrator for a full-time permanent position. The ideal candidate will be motivated, resolution driven, and have great communication skills. The position is responsible for providing IT support for approximately 130 staff members, resolving technical issues in a timely and efficient manner. The System Administrator will also configure new machines, reset passwords, systems monitoring, internal application support, and resolving other technical issues as they arise. The System Administrator will report directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

• Linux / Unix Systems Administrator (Hardware / Software)
• General Networking knowledge (routing, VLANS, and diagnostics)
• Technical support and general trouble shooting for in-house applications on all platforms
• Knowledge of network services (DNS, postfix, DHCP, etc)
• General system administration for account set up with AD and mail server
• Storage administration, SAN, NFS, and SMB (cleanup, rsyncs etc)
• License server administration (flexlm and rlm)
• Tape backup administration
• Infrastructure maintenance of all Linux servers
• firewall and switch configuration when needed
• General I.T. support and maintenance duties

 Job Requirements

• 2+ years experience as a system administrator. Should have understanding of the Linux/windows/mac OS's in a production setting.
• Intermediate knowledge with Linux installation and application deployment
• Windows and MacOS application deployment and integration is a plus
• Storage administration (Stornext)
• IP and FC switch configuration, and maintenance
• VoIP and PcoIP Infrastructures preferred
• Experience with relational database applications (mySQL) necessary  
• Experience with Nagios, or another monitoring engine required as well
• Some experience in projector and monitor calibration a plus
• Experience working in an Animation / VFX production studio preferred
• HVAC and Data Center design is a definite plus
• Knowledge of VFX software (Maya, Flare, Nuke) preferred
• Tape backup administration and maintenance
• Job entails some nights and weekend hours

Above all, the ideal applicant should be a team player with a positive attitude.

Salary negotiable based on experience.

If you would like to be considered for this opening, please email your Resume and Cover letter to jobs@hydraulx.com

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Lead Systems Administrator, the Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for maintaining a healthy technology infrastructure by executing and delivering a variety of tasks assigned by the Lead.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall health and operations of local network, storage and systems
• Administer and manage high performance storage platforms and systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues through excellent technical understanding of large scale networking and routing
• Act as the senior technical contact, responsible for daily communications with multiple global technology support teams
• Proactively use monitoring tools to forecast technology areas requiring attention on ongoing basis
• Identify and remediate storage or network bottlenecks, infrastructure-wide
• Ensure the timely and successful completion of all data backups
• Understand and manage the maintenance of data center power and cooling systems
• Perform technology purchasing and budget tracking
• Manage software licenses from forecasting to deployment
• Manage and maintaining local vendor relationships
• Communicate effectively with operations staff surrounding technology issues
• Attend daily progress reviews
• Manage large scale projects
• Provide user support

Skills and Experience

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

• Extensive experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
• In depth knowledge of network services including DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, etc.
• Strong shell scripting skills
• Experience with virtualization (VMware)
• In depth knowledge of IP networks, subnetting and routing
• Experience building out simple but resilient networks
• Experience specifying, deploying and supporting large scale and high performance network storage

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience working with IT infrastructure in a media or high performance computing environment

Attributes:

• A strong commitment to quality, service and reliability
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills
• Capability to learn and adapt quickly
• Strong ability to work under pressure
• Work well with others in a team environment
• Desire to learn from others and to take on increasingly challenging work
• Strong creative ability and flair
• Ability to mentor and provide feedback to junior employees
• Excellent team building skills

Job Description

• Responsible for the overall health and operations of local network, storage and systems
• Administer and manage high performance storage platforms and systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues through excellent technical understanding of large scale networking and routing
• Act as the senior technical contact, responsible for daily communications with multiple global technology support teams
• Proactively use monitoring tools to forecast technology areas requiring attention on ongoing basis
• Identify and remediate storage or network bottlenecks, infrastructure-wide
• Ensure the timely and successful completion of all data backups
• Understand and manage the maintenance of data center power and cooling systems
• Perform technology purchasing and budget tracking
• Manage software licenses from forecasting to deployment
• Manage and maintaining local vendor relationships
• Guide operations staff surrounding technology issues
• Lead and develop a team of system administrators
• Attend daily progress reviews
• Manage large scale projects
• Provide user support

Skills and Experience

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

Extensive experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
In depth knowledge of network services including DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, etc.
Strong shell scripting skills
Experience with virtualization (VMware)
In depth knowledge of IP networks, subnetting and routing
Experience building out simple but resilient networks
Experience specifying, deploying and supporting large scale and high performance network storage

Experience:

7-10 years of experience working with IT infrastructure in a media or high performance computing environment

Attributes:

A strong commitment to quality, service and reliability
Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Capability to learn and adapt quickly
Strong ability to work under pressure
Work well with others in a team environment
Desire to learn from others and to take on increasingly challenging work
Strong creative ability and flair
Ability to mentor and provide feedback to junior employees
Excellent team building skills

A world-class post-production facility and systems integration company in Minneapolis is looking for a sharp, creative, and generally awesome Systems Administrator. Perks of this job include getting to work with bright, creative minds, a great atmosphere, and the joy of working around some seriously cutting edge visual effects, video, audio and networking equipment. There’s also all that normal stuff you’d expect, like health insurance, the right to wear jeans, cold press on tap, and a beautiful downtown Warehouse District location.

You’ll be a classic studio sysadmin, guaranteeing the maximum possible uptime for over 100 internal systems, as well as video systems for a growing list of international clients. We’re asking a lot from you. But it’s a great place to learn and grow. So grab your favorite beverage and settle in while we go through the job requirements:

• Bring a flexible and innovative mindset to the job. Help us think of better, more efficient ways to do everything we do. And be able to learn how to manage some of the coolest tech in the industry.
• Have patience with us and our customers as you guide us through a growing set of Information Security requirements handed down to us from customers. Manage the analysis, risk assessment, implementation, testing, auditing and ultimately document our security procedures.
• Implement a ticketing system to help us track issues and document what you learn about the environment.
• Support our Media Asset Management (MAM) systems and their web interfaces, connectivity, backup, archive, and restore functions for those systems.
• Manage a few IT vendors who provide support for some of our systems. According to your skillset, you may take over some of their tasks, but given the amount of technology we have here, we don’t expect anyone to be able to do it all on day 1.
• Have some Storage Area Network (SAN) experience, preferably with Xsan and/or StorNext as well as iSCSI (e.g. Small Tree).
• Know your way around OS X Server and Windows 2012 Server.
• Configure monitoring alerts in Nagios.
• Manage our firewalls, routers, switches (from fibre to 10 gig to iSCSI), Wireless Access Points (WAPs), and other network appliances.
• Manage Mac and Windows desktop computers, hopefully standardizing our configurations.
• Work with Broadcast, Media & Entertainment customers to provide the networking necessary for us to integrate world class video systems that make their businesses more creative.

We also have file shares, Mac App Store accounts, Backup and Restore using multiple LTO libraries, FileMaker Pro databases, a mail server, web servers, SQL servers, a phone system, FTP servers and many, many more toys. Our post-production team thrives on innovation so you’ll be expected to present new ideas of how our IT infrastructure can not only stay up-to-date but be a competitive edge for us in the coming years.

Are you still with us?

As with the technology stack at most companies, you’re probably not going to know how to do all of this. And that’s OK. Because we like to provide guidance. We expect you to know a bunch of the stuff on our list. But we don’t expect that anyone can know it all. So you’ll have to know how to research, learn, troubleshoot and document all while being nice to people, especially when the pressure is on to fix it now. And we mean now. Be ready to innovate and create systems for better employee and client experiences. Be ready to help us be everything we can be. We’ll return the favor.

If you’re interested please send us a note and your resume at jobs@aldissystems.com, and include Post-Production Sys Admin in the subject line.

The Embassy is a Canadian, Oscar nominated production house. Specializing in live-action production, post-production, and animation for feature films & commercials.

We are currently looking for a Jr. IT Technician to join our team in a full-time contract capacity.

Duties

• Running and checking backups

• Monitoring the status of servers, storage and the network infrastructure

• Setting up workstations, including operating system installation and workstation rebuilds

• Investigating hardware problems. For example: failing workstations or driver problems

Requirements

• Knowledge of Windows, Linux and Mac OS X system administration

• Familiarity with the command line and shell/batch scripts for all three operating systems.

• Able to lift up to 50lbs

• Helpful demeanor, good communication and a team player (this is a support role)

• Able to work overtime/weekends occasionally, sometimes on short notice in emergencies

• A desire to work your way up in Systems Administration

• Must be legally able to work in BC (i.e. Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident).

• Bonus Points: Experience building workstations and/or servers

• Bonus Points: Knowledge of computer hardware (CPUs, memory, PSUs, GPUs, motherboards etc.)

• Bonus Points: Knowledge of Python

• Bonus Points: Computer Science (or similar) education

• Bonus Points: Previous VFX experience

We offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience

• A fun and collaborative environmen
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Ample cross training opportunities
• Beer Fridays!
• Bagel Wednesdays!
• Dog friendly workplace

Position Summary:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Lead Systems Administrator, the Mid Systems Support is responsible for executing and delivering a variety of tasks assigned by the Lead.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the health and operations of local network, storage and systems
• Administer and manage high performance storage platforms and systems
• Administer Windows and Linux based servers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues through thorough technical understanding of large scale networking and routing
• Communicate with multiple global technology support teams on a daily basis
• Proactively use monitoring tools to forecast technology areas requiring attention on a daily basis
• Identify and remediate storage and network bottlenecks, infrastructure-wide
• Ensure the timely and successful completion of all data backups
• Manage the data centre power and cooling systems
• Communicate with operations staff surrounding technology issues

Skills and Experience

Technical Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellent background in both Linux (RHEL/CentOS preferred), Mac and Windows server administration
• In-depth knowledge and experience with networking, switch management and services (DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, etc.)
• Knowledge of IP networks, subnets and routing
• Experience in shell scripting
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange and VMware

Experience:

• 2-3 years of experience working with IT infrastructure in a media or high performance computing environment
• Degree in a technical discipline is an asset

Hollywood, California-based Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is the leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies. We offer complete film and digital solutions for production, post-production, major studio and independent theatrical release, broadcast, home entertainment, archiving and asset management. Deluxe operates facilities in major film, video and digital production markets around the world.

Encore Hollywood is currently searching for a Linux Systems Engineer with background in supporting Autodesk Flame, Avid, and Storage oriented experience to join its Technology team.

Key Skills:

• Strong knowledge and background in supporting the installation and setup of Autodesk Flame and or Avid.

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• Strong scripting in one of more of the following: Bash, Perl, Ruby or Python.Any candidate needs to be strong in Debian/Ubuntu (preferable) or Redhat/CentOS.

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• Experience with one or more automation technologies (Puppet, Chef, Cfengine, Salt or Ansible).

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• Modern methodologies such as DevOps and/or Agile Development.

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• Strong background and experience in setting up Storage, Backup, render nodes for VFX pipeline.

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• Solid understanding and background experience supporting OSX/Linux.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or comparable professional experience

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• Minimum 4 years experience in a professional systems engineering environment preferably Linux.

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• Advanced knowledge of Linux server and desktop environmentsProgramming experience with at least one of Python, Bash, Pearl and Ruby.

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• MUST have prior experience in supporting Autodesk Flame/Smoke products.

Job Type: Full-time

Required experience:

• Supporting Autodesk Flame or Avid: 3 years

Description

Hollywood, California-based Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is the leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies. We offer complete film and digital solutions for production, post-production, major studio and independent theatrical release, broadcast, home entertainment, archiving and asset management. Deluxe operates facilities in major film, video and digital production markets around the world.

Method Studios is currently searching for a Systems Engineer to join its Technology team. The primary focus of this position is in systems architecture and infrastructure engineering. The candidate will require expertise in systems administration and architecture along with foundational programming ability. Candidate will work to implement and improve Method's existing in-house infrastructure, as well as integrate and maintain various third-party systems and products. Candidates will contribute to the design of future architecture in addition to evaluating and integrating third-party solutions for hardware, software, and workflow for maintenance of operations across a multi-site world-class visual effects facility.  Candidates with a Visual Effects background or understanding highly preferred. 

Responsibilities and Duties

Perform in the following technical areas:

• Systems installation, configuration and operation
• Core network service (LDAP, DNS, Firewall, etc.) installation and administration
• Hardware integration and deployment
• Software installation
• Configuration management (Puppet)
• Networking
• Incident response and management
• Security
• Setup and installation of Linux and open-source extension packages
• Develop internal systems tools and utilities for operating, monitoring, and reporting on studio infrastructure availability and utilization.
• Develop and maintain high-level digital security standards required in a post-production environment.
• Develop and maintain written operational procedures for routine network management processes.
• Administer servers and network services: LDAP, NIS, AD, DNS, DHCP, NFS
• Administer network switches, network storage and associated tape backup system, Virtual Server Infrastructure, Databases, User accounts, Email technologies, Firewall, Internet and Digital Security, User support and troubleshooting
• Analyze and tune systems for performance, throughput, resource utilization, high availability, and scalability
• Evaluate system components, software, networking infrastructure and hardware peripherals for reliability, performance, scalability and security
• Research in order to maintain a working knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications, including emerging technologies
• Evaluate business requirements and make recommendations on systems design and hardware purchases to fulfill business needs.
• Render Farms
• Knowledge of Qube Render Managing tools and Pipeline
• Artist Work Stations (difference between a modeler, compositor, animator, editor)
• Some Flame background if possible
• Linux pipeline, be familiar with Ubuntu, CentOS,
• Very Familiar with networking and switches, routing topologies
• Understand storage solutions tier1, nearline, backup systems
• Be able to manage themselves and to some degree junior engineers
• Be able to communicate verbally and in writing, document what they do
• Be fast and productive
• Provide solutions based on budgets and deadlines

Will work directly with Head of IT / Systems

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or comparable professional experience
• Minimum 4 years experience in a professional systems engineering environment
• Advanced knowledge of Linux server and desktop environments
• Solid knowledge of OSX and Windows platforms
• Programming experience with at least one of Python, Bash, C/C++, Java or similar
• Experience building and operating high availability and high scalability computing systems
• Experience with VMware or OpenStack virtual infrastructures
• Knowledge of SQL databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies as required
• Ability to solve problems unsupervised and recommend proactive technical solutions
• Positive can-do attitude combined with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and organizational skill with strong attention to detail
• Experience working in Film, TV, and/or post-production industry with a working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and other VFX-related packages and APIs
• Experience in the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of relevant software packages including: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Massive RenderMan, V-Rray, Mental Ray, SynthEyes, PFTrack, Silhouette, RV, FrameCycler, and Scratch
• Experience related to disaster recovery, business continuity, backup systems, tape libraries, SAN, and NAS knowledge

Optional candidate skills that would be a plus

• Experience working in Film, TV, and/or post-production industry with a working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and other VFX-related packages and APIs
• Experience in the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of relevant software packages including: Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Massive RenderMan, V-Rray, Mental Ray, SynthEyes, PFTrack, Silhouette, RV, FrameCycler, and Scratch
• Experience related to disaster recovery, business continuity, backup systems, tape libraries, SAN, and NAS knowledge

Technical Director

9 Story Media Group is an industry leading creator, producer and distributor of award-winning animated and live action content for young audiences around the world. 9 Story has produced over 900 animated and live action episodes, seen on some of the world’s most respected children’s channels.

Reporting to the IT Manager, the Technical Director will be responsible for researching, developing, implementing and enhancing the production workflow and pipeline throughout the lifecycle of a production.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor current production practices to have a total understanding of the studio needs to enable all teams to meet their deadlines
• Develop efficient and readable code in, Python, JavaScript, Qt Script with Object Oriented programming best practices
• Author, update and maintain in-house documentation
• Set, monitor and meet technical milestones
• Conduct and mediate 'post mortems' with production teams that have concluded to investigate the positive and negative aspects of the production to further improve future productions
• Liaise with artists to get feedback on their daily procedures and develop ways to increase efficiency
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of trends and softwares used in television productions
• Perform other tasks and duties as delegated by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Complete and solid understanding of 2D production pipelines from script to final delivery
• Minimum 3 years experience in a 2D environment with Rigging and Animation
• Strong communication skills, and ability to relate abstract technical concepts to a non-technical audiences, including clients and partners
• Expert knowledge of Toonboom Harmony, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Flash with scripting/automating workflow tasks
• Python, Javascript, QTScript, PyQT

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Should you require accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know your requirements when contacted.

Arc Productions, a Canadian based CG animation and visual effects facility located in downtown Toronto is looking for a CG Supervisor to join our team. With over 400 artists and technical directors and the most up to date resources available, we bring the vision to both major Hollywood studios and independent producers to life in a wide array of formats: theatrical features, television, DVDs, shorts and game cinematics.

JOB TITLE: CG Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: Technology

REPORTS TO: Director of Technology

POSITION OVERVIEW

The CG Supervisor collaborates with Project and Studio Leadership to determine and manage the technical approach needed to achieve the creative and quality goals of the project within the project budget, schedule, and resources.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for establishing the technical direction and technical blueprint to meet artistic, budget and schedule parameters
• Collaborate with Producer, Director, and other key members of the leadership team to assess complexity and determine technical methodologies
• Maintain daily, open communication with show Producer and Production Manager
• Provide regular status updates and confirm priorities to Show Producer
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting for technical issues as needed
• Attend all Director/Art Director rounds and approvals for assigned project to maintain constant awareness of work in play
• Drive all complexity assessment meetings
• Ensure that project leverages existing studio technology and complies with studio workflow and data creation polices and best practices where appropriate
• Ensure that data and image creation workflows comply with project and studio specifications
• Assess and monitor consumption of render and storage requirements allocated to project
• Create, develop and build consensus between Technology, Artists, and Production Management to enable and realize Director’s vision
• Actively contribute to development of overall pipeline process
• Participate and contribute actively to workflow decision making process
• Identify, research, recommend, and participate in implementation of new techniques and methodologies, adding value to Arc’s toolset.
• Conduct audits and advise senior production staff of pipeline concerns
• Keep up to date on current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suit the production and Arc, in the development of a stronger creative technical environment.
• Oversee tests and manage/troubleshoot interdepartmental issues
• Evaluate pitches, proposals, and ideas in order to identify methods and accurately evaluate the team and technical elements required for a potential project
• Promote a positive and productive work environment and lead collaboratively across departments and within facility

 REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience supervising fully computer animated productions (feature and other)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate creative and technical issues to directors, artists, technical directors, and production
• Experience working in Live Action/CG Visual Effects (television or film) an asset
• Experience with Stereoscopic and or special venue productions (Imax, Omnimax or similar) an asset
• Completed post-secondary education in relevant area of study
• Strong combined creative and technical background
• Maya, Fusion and Mental Ray experience is essential
• General understanding of animation styles and techniques as well as an excellent comprehension of animation production for film and/or television
• Great comprehension of the animation production pipeline as a whole with an understanding of how all departments interact with one another
• Strong leadership, management, mentoring and diplomacy skills
• Creative eye and appreciation of current cinematic conventions
• Up-to-date awareness of trends in CG, film, television, and gaming

 Thank you for your interest but only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Please apply at jobs@arcproductions.com