Company Description
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Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, dedicated to feature films and episodic content. Since its inception, Mikros Animation has always put creativity and CG artistry at the heart of its animation and production activities, allowing our artists to work across a great variety of stories with a high level of stylized craft. So far, Mikros Animation has contributed to ten released feature animations and to numerous high-quality animated series, for the world’s best-known animation studios, either as creative studio, line producer or executive producer. Mikros Animation has also produced more than 250 hours of programming, broadcast by notable channels including Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, TF1, France TV, Gulli, M6, Gloob, and Super RTL. Our animated episodic content airs and streams globally, in over 180 countries.
At Mikros Animation, we believe great animation is about making real connections with real people. By partnering with filmmakers to unite their creative visions, with our industry-leading craftsmanship and artistry, we create characters that connect with audiences on an authentic and emotional level to bring powerful stories to life.
Job Description
Mikros Animation Montreal is looking for an experienced VFX Supervisor to join us on an exciting new animation project.
The VFX Supervisor is responsible for the direction and management of his team while working with of the Line Producer and CG Supervisor.
He is in charge of giving the necessary coaching and training to its team in order to reach its objectives and is responsible for the production and quality of the film and works closely with the clients.
As a Supervisor, he brings and implements his expertise both technically and artistically for the completion of the project.
The VFX Supervisor will work closely with the CG Supervisors and propose artistic and technical solutions to meet the project requirements.
He will be able to work with internal tools and adapt them to the specific needs of the project.
Our prospective VFX Supervisor will need to combine technical and artistic knowhow with perceptive leadership. You should have the enthusiasm and ambition to inspire our team to surpass the top quality work they are already producing.
Together with the Line Producer, they become the Client’s privileged interlocutors in order to support them throughout the project.
The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring Mikros continues to create top-class feature entertainment.
Responsibilities
In collaboration with the Line Producer and the Head of CG, your main objectives will be:
- Develop, manage and maintain timing and production quotas in accordance with production management;
- Ensure that departments have all the necessary tools;
- Organize and conduct team and clients meetings;
- Inform Supervisors about changes and news related to the project;
- Train and supervise the team throughout production;
- Give feedback to each Supervisor about their performance;
- Actively participate in the selection of new Supervisors and Leads;
- Support and facilitate the integration of new employees;
- Attend and actively participate to supervisors meetings;
- Perform other related tasks as assigned by management;
- Be a team leader!!!!! Lead, train and support your team, be a source of inspiration, build and maintain team spirit;
Qualifications
- Familiar with the production pipeline and development of “in-house” tools;
- Have held at least one VFX Supervisor or position;
- Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years of work experience as a modeling artist in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects;
- Strong ability to lead a team;
- Ability to propose solutions to problems;
- Good knowledge of the animated features workflow;
- Proficiency in Maya;
- Python scripting and / of C++ would be a plus;
- Knowing an asset manager like Shotgun an asset;
- Ability to manage a work team;
- Be able to train and guide team members;
- English is an asset
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