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Assistant Technical Director - Temp

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Assistant TD - Temp

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a hardworking and motivated Assistant Technical Director (ATD) to join our Cinematics team. Our cinematics have a variety of ranges in styles and complexity, so we are seeking team members who are passionate about crafting tools and technology for producing these movies. You would help augment commercial packages such as Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and Katana to offer a flexible workflow for artists in building extraordinary, animated cinematics, as well as building new stand-alone workflows.

The ideal candidate should have a basic knowledge of a production pipeline and will work closely with technical and art supervisors so strong communication is a must. If you love a challenge and want to help provide critical support to artists, then we would be thrilled to have you on board!

Requirements

• Developing, modifying, deploying, and debugging software
• Basic understanding of techniques and technologies relating to CG pipelines and workflows, from asset creation to final compositing
• Experience in third-party tools such as Katana, Maya, RenderMan, and Houdini
• Ability to shift priorities during production schedule changes
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Desire to function in a technical support role

Pluses

• Proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming
• Experience working in Windows or Linux environments
• Experience crafting tools in PyQt
• Experience writing tools or plugins in commonly used third-party computer graphics programs
• B.S or M.S in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Engineering, or related fields
• Familiarity with Blizzard games and Cinematics

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.