Production Pipeline TD
Flying Bark Productions
Date: 1 week ago
City: Sydney, New South Wales
Contract type: Full time
Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.
The Production Pipeline TD collaborates with the Pipeline team and Production team to design, implement and create tools and systems and sustain continued pipeline support to the Production team.
About the role:
Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.
Why work with us?
The Production Pipeline TD collaborates with the Pipeline team and Production team to design, implement and create tools and systems and sustain continued pipeline support to the Production team.
About the role:
- Design, develop, and maintain the integration of the Production/Asset Management system with production pipeline tools;
- Develop and maintain ShotGrid event triggers;
- Develop and maintain integrations between Production / Asset Management system and Google Sheets to sustain production workflows;
- Development of tools, procedures and interfaces to optimise the internal Flying Bark production workflows;
- Ensure company and pipeline conventions and processes are followed throughout productions;
- Design and implement scalable , interactive, user-friendly web interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and APIs to deliver high-quality production ready solutions;
- Set up and deploy web applications on servers, ensuring smooth integration with cloud environments for reliable performance and scalability;
- Optimize application performance, ensure high availability and scalability, and uphold best practices in code quality and software architecture;
- Continually supply information to the Pipeline Supervisor, IT and production teams to facilitate communication and expectations in both directions;
- Maintain regular communication with Head of Animation to ascertain production requirements and concerns;
- Attend pipeline project meetings where necessary and internal pipeline meetings to gather department technical requirements, issues and priorities;
- Contribute to the full agile development lifecycle, from system design and coding to documentation , training, deployment and maintenance;
- Work effectively with global teams using collaboration tools like Google chat, Bitbucket, shared documentation, and regular video calls.
- 3+ years of experience in a production environment;
- Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer, with expertise in MySQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sqlite, Django, Flask , FastApi, React, Angular, VueHTML, CSS, and JavaScript;
- Understanding of production workflows including scheduling, bidding, time tracking, and shot production;
- Strong proficiency in front-end and back-end development, database management, version control;
- Knowledge of Autodesk Shotgrid, and Shotgrid API is required;
- Knowledge of Google Sheets API is required;
- Python and/or API/programming experience a must;
- Understanding structures of Asset Management Systems;
- Ability to learn quickly and comprehend custom in-house production tools;
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work successfully in a fast paced environment;
- Ability to communicate technical issues to the Production team in a clear manner;
- Must work well in a team, with strong communication skills and attention to detail.
- Animated Feature Films, TV Series and VFX production experience;
- Knowledge of Autodesk Shotgrid Toolkit;
- Familiar with Cloud systems and APIs, ie. AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Boto Python API.
Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.
Why work with us?
- We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
- We have an industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities.
- Breakfast is served daily - on us!
- We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
- The Barkers have big hearts too, with our Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council.
- We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio.
- We have a hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days on offer.
- Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.
- Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!
- You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider Support Act.
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