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Shotgun Specialist

DigitalFish has an imminent need for a Shotgun Specialist with a deep knowledge of Shotgun workflows and implementation within the feature film and commercial visual effects and animation industries.

In this role, you will analyze the current Shotgun pipeline and architect ways to improve efficiency, process, integration with other software packages, and implementation across multiple visual effects and animation companies for one of the world’s premiere studios.

This position requires a keen understanding of Shotgun’s capabilities, best practices, and the depth to which Shotgun can be configured/manipulated to be the source of truth in the review, tracking, and information flow of digital media and assets in feature films, television series and commercials. If you have the passion for solving this sort of challenge for some of the industries most anticipated films and series, then this role is for you!

DigitalFish has long been a trusted partner of leading digital-media companies, and we are at the center of their efforts to build a new generation of platforms and experiences. Current and past customers include Facebook, Google, Pixar, DreamWorks, Activision, LEGO, Disney/ESPN, NASA and many others.

Ideal candidates will have 4-6+ years of relevant work experience, but if you think you’re right for this position, contact us; we’ll listen!

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain templates within Shotgun for the various entities that will be leveraged to help track production data
• Design and implement a Shotgun end-to-end workflow to be handed off to multiple studios
• Develop custom integrations via the Shotgun Python API
• Use webhooks to achieve custom workflow automation on the back end, and integrate Shotgun with other production systems
• Implement tests of such workflows and respond to customer feedback with fixes and improvements
• Train key stakeholders from multiple departments and studios

Job Requirements

• Minimum 4-6 years of professional feature film and/or television series production experience designing and implementing Shotgun workflows within multiple visual effects and/or animation companies
• Minimum 4-6 years experience developing in Python or a similar scripting language
• Familiarity with visual effects and animation tracking of live action plates and elements, digital assets, shots, and sequences
• Proven experience with Agile development methodologies and tools
• Hands-on experience integrating Shotgun with third party software packages via Shotgun’s Python API

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive rate
• Ability to create and influence features and design workflow for a premiere Studio
• Work with a well-respected, creative and talented group of experts in graphics and animation

Location

Your primary work will be virtual due to COVID-19 restrictions and will stay remote once COVID-19 restrictions lift. As conditions improve, some travel to actual studios may be required.

Additional Info

DigitalFish is not able to sponsor immigration petitions for this role at this time. We are an equal opportunity employer and are hiring immediately. We look forward to hearing from you!