Technical Assistant I

工作 ID 10124430 地點溫哥華, 加拿大 有意工作的公司 Industrial Light & Magic 日期已公佈 Jun. 16, 2025

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工作概要:

This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.

Position Summary

The Technical Assistant I (TA) provides front line rendering and data management support for ILM VFX Production teams and the facility. TAs also manage storage by wrangling data through archiving, removing data and following resource management best practices. The TA team ensures full utilization of the render farm during their shift and communicates as technical issues affecting the throughput the farm arise.

What You’ll Do

Prioritize overnight renders; coordinate processor allocations with Core Pipeline & Show Production teams; balance processor demands within show, between shows, and as a share of facility pool
Report issues with frames post render to the digital artists and CG Supervisors and work to find a solution
Work to ensure full resource utilization during the night. Manipulate priorities to ensure that renders are completed by next business day. Report any machine problems or general issues that hinder the completion of renders to the appropriate department
Monitor disk usage for the facility, with a particular focus on individual shows, and on a shot-by-shot basis within those shows. Coordinate show storage needs on a long-term basis with Digital Resource Manager
Work with the Digital Resource Manager, CG Supervisors and Core Pipeline team to ensure show follows proper data management procedures
Prioritize, manage, and maintain archive of show data, including creation of archival backups for shows, maintenance of archive database, storage and retrieval of physical media for recent show archives. Fulfill all data restoration requests, including archival research to locate requested data
Maintain and update department tools. Work closely with Core Pipeline to ensure that code is clean and well maintained
Participate in development projects; write production and pipeline scripts as required to assist ongoing technology efforts

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Film Production or equivalent degree
1-2 years relevant work experience
Proven knowledge of and experience with Linux, Mac and Windows operating systems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact with diverse personalities
Strong time management skills; Ability to multi-task and prioritize
Aesthetic eye and/or artistic background highly desired
Familiarity with film and video post-production and/or computer graphics techniques highly desired
Proven ability to work autonomously and in team settings
Self-motivated
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to adapt to a high pressure, fast-paced, dynamic environment
Ability to work shift hours as required, including evenings and weekends
Nice to have:
- Strong scripting language (e.g. Python, Shell) is highly desired
- Knowledge of, and experience with, 3D animation software (e.g. Maya, Katana) is highly desired
- Database knowledge preferred (e.g. Oracle, Redis, MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Knowledge of networking, tape backup systems, hardware a plus
- VFX, Feature Animation or Episodic production experience a plus

Join ILM

The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$47,100 to C$60,200 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.

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關於Industrial Light & Magic:

ILM 由 George Lucas 於 1975 年創立，擁有世界領先的設施，服務電影、商業製作和吸引力產業。ILM 已為 325 多個拍攝影片創造了視覺效果，並在有史以來全球票房前 10 名中的 7 部中發揮了重要作用，並在前 50 名中參與了 25 部。ILM 設定了視覺效果的標準，在電影歷史上打造一些極有魅力的角色。公司為數碼革命的前沿，繼續在視覺效果、VR、AR以及沉浸式影院中開辟新天地。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 ILM (Vancouver) Inc.，其所屬的業務部門是 Industrial Light & Magic。

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