Scripter job
Posted: January 23, 2007
Post subject: Scripter
Post subject: Scripter
subject: Scripter , Mainframe Entertainment Inc.
Mainframe Entertainment Inc. is looking for Scripter
Job details: Responsibilities Include:
- Developing and maintaining leading-edge proprietary tools/shaders/plugins/scripts.
- Primary or secondary responsibilities for the technical requirements of specific productions
- Assisting in the development of next generation production pipeline.
- Creating and maintaining technical effects, as required
- Assisting in the development of television/direct-to-video, and film pipelines
- Actively participate in the growth of the Production Technology Department
- Providing training/tutorials to production staff
- Acquiring and maintaining up-to-date knowledge in the relevant fields
- Representing the technical achievements and capabilities of Rainmaker Animation.
Duties Include:
- Designing, developing, and maintaining proprietary scripts used in production.
- Developing complex Graphical User Interfaces.
- Overseeing all of the technical requirements of a specific production; work with producers, directors, animation and modeling supervisors to determine these needs, either alone or under the guidance of the Senior TD
- Collaborating with software developers in fulfilling the needs of current and future productions
- Interacting with the IT Department with respect to operating, file, and network systems? issues
- Providing additional technical support and training to production teams, as needed
- Providing web developers with the appropriate internal support pages (documentation, tutorials). ** This position involves a lot of documentation work and basic HTML programming.
- Evaluating and recommending relevant external shaders/plugins/scripts
- Interacting with commercial vendors with respect to technical issues affecting proprietary shaders, etc
- Attending regular production and department meetings
- Assisting in the development of pipelines for television, direct-to-video, and film
- Assisting the Manager of Production Technology in strategic planning
- Participating, when applicable, in technical support/director candidates? interviews
- Maintaining contacts with academia/industry to keep current on new research and competitor developments
- Reading relevant journal/conference/technical articles
- Attending industry conferences and seminars
- Developing and presenting lectures/papers for academia/industry as applicable
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or a diploma in Computing Science, or related disciplines an asset.
- 2+ years production experience
- Thorough knowledge of MEL.
- Linux scripting experience a requirement.
- Excellent knowledge of Rigging and Dynamics.
- Experience developing complex user interfaces..
- Thorough knowledge of digital 3D animation and special effects.
- Thorough knowledge of CG packages: Maya,XSI/Houdini/Shake/ etc.
- Good knowledge of Python/HTML/VBScript
- Houdini script knowledge is an asset.
- Knowledge of Mental Ray is an asset.
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
Thank you in advance for your application! Due to the high volume of
applications, we only contact those applicants who are short-listed for
interviews.
If you are interested in this position, please apply via our corporate
website www.mainframe.ca
Or, by post to:
Attn: Recruiting
Rainmaker Animation
Suite 200-2025 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V6J 1Z6
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Mainframe Entertainment Inc. is looking for Scripter
Job details: Responsibilities Include:
- Developing and maintaining leading-edge proprietary tools/shaders/plugins/scripts.
- Primary or secondary responsibilities for the technical requirements of specific productions
- Assisting in the development of next generation production pipeline.
- Creating and maintaining technical effects, as required
- Assisting in the development of television/direct-to-video, and film pipelines
- Actively participate in the growth of the Production Technology Department
- Providing training/tutorials to production staff
- Acquiring and maintaining up-to-date knowledge in the relevant fields
- Representing the technical achievements and capabilities of Rainmaker Animation.
Duties Include:
- Designing, developing, and maintaining proprietary scripts used in production.
- Developing complex Graphical User Interfaces.
- Overseeing all of the technical requirements of a specific production; work with producers, directors, animation and modeling supervisors to determine these needs, either alone or under the guidance of the Senior TD
- Collaborating with software developers in fulfilling the needs of current and future productions
- Interacting with the IT Department with respect to operating, file, and network systems? issues
- Providing additional technical support and training to production teams, as needed
- Providing web developers with the appropriate internal support pages (documentation, tutorials). ** This position involves a lot of documentation work and basic HTML programming.
- Evaluating and recommending relevant external shaders/plugins/scripts
- Interacting with commercial vendors with respect to technical issues affecting proprietary shaders, etc
- Attending regular production and department meetings
- Assisting in the development of pipelines for television, direct-to-video, and film
- Assisting the Manager of Production Technology in strategic planning
- Participating, when applicable, in technical support/director candidates? interviews
- Maintaining contacts with academia/industry to keep current on new research and competitor developments
- Reading relevant journal/conference/technical articles
- Attending industry conferences and seminars
- Developing and presenting lectures/papers for academia/industry as applicable
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or a diploma in Computing Science, or related disciplines an asset.
- 2+ years production experience
- Thorough knowledge of MEL.
- Linux scripting experience a requirement.
- Excellent knowledge of Rigging and Dynamics.
- Experience developing complex user interfaces..
- Thorough knowledge of digital 3D animation and special effects.
- Thorough knowledge of CG packages: Maya,XSI/Houdini/Shake/ etc.
- Good knowledge of Python/HTML/VBScript
- Houdini script knowledge is an asset.
- Knowledge of Mental Ray is an asset.
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
Thank you in advance for your application! Due to the high volume of
applications, we only contact those applicants who are short-listed for
interviews.
If you are interested in this position, please apply via our corporate
website www.mainframe.ca
Or, by post to:
Attn: Recruiting
Rainmaker Animation
Suite 200-2025 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V6J 1Z6
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
_________________
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