OUR STORY
For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has led the animation industry through unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation. We are an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio – in two prominent Canadian cities, Vancouver and Kelowna – and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Bardel is currently recruiting for a talented Lighting Pipeline TD to work collaboratively with our Emmy award-winning studio team. Reporting to the Lead Pipeline TD, the Lighting Pipeline TD is responsible for producing high-quality and reliable tools to help the flow of production in the Lighting department. We are looking for skilled Python programmers inside Katana, keen on the lighting workflow.
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop tools to speed up the daily work of the artists on the floor.
- Automate tasks to improve production speed.
- Create functional UIs to assist the usage of the developed tools.
- Communicate regularly with the Lighting Supervisor and Leads to improve tools and workflow.
- Work with the back-end team to ensure the infrastructure works with the tools.
- Assist artists with troubleshooting of shots.
- Ensure software development follows studio policies and guidelines.
- Meet and maintain project deadlines consistently.
- Documenting and updating new and current tool workflows.
What you’ll bring:
- 4+ years of experience in Animation (Preferred) division.
- 4+ years of experience with Katana and Renderman.
- Strong knowledge of Katana how Show, Sequence, Subsequence and Shot is built.
- Strong knowledge of Python, Katana API, Expression & Lua (OpScript).
- Good Troubleshooting skills with Katana and Renderman.
- Good knowledge of PyQt, PySide and Qt for UI development.
- Experience with Xgen, Yeti, USD, Renderman.
- Experience with Shotgun and Deadline.
- Experience with at least one of the source control systems.
- Strong knowledge on how to build Render Layers/Setup in Katana.
- Exceptional communication skills in dealing with both technical and artistic groups.
- Experience troubleshooting pipeline issues.
- Reliable, with good time keeping and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Shader Writing Ability a plus.
- Bachelor or master's in computer science, Engineering or equivalent is a plus.
For bonus points:
- Overall knowledge of other department’s related outputs in Lighting.
- Strong knowledge of one or more renderers (e.g. Arnold, 3Delight, Renderman, RedShift etc.), and experience with renderer specific file formats.
- Shader Writing.
- Good understanding with studio-based asset package database system.
Salary Range CAD $1,600 - $2,400 / week. The Salary Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.
WHY JOIN BARDEL?
We’ve got great people here, with good reason! We offer extensive, meaningful benefits centred on well-being (RRSP contribution matching, extended health and wellness perks, and paid closures to name a few!) as well as a hybrid studio model with flexible schedules. And did we mention that our studios are dog friendly?
Being a part of our team will have you working on exciting, prominent industry projects and collaborating with influential, creative professionals from around the world. We’ll help you grow your career through regular social events and ongoing development opportunities, such as leadership training, workshops, and classes led by experienced industry guest instructors.
If you're driven by the excitement of tackling creative challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of diverse entertainment, we invite you to join us – let’s create together!
JOIN US
Ready to apply and join our cast of characters? Fill out the form below with your current resume, samples of your work (e.g. a link to your website or reel – don’t be afraid to show off a little!), and tell us why YOU are the best person for this role!
GOOD TO KNOW
Remote work may be considered for this position. Bardel's Hybrid & Remote Work Policy will be presented and open to discussion during the interview process.
Bardel Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to fostering an inclusive environment – where the strength in the diversity of backgrounds, lived experiences, and identities are not only valued, but essential to our creative process. We hire personnel without discrimination based on race, ancestry, place of origin, citizenship, ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, language, marital status, age, physical and/or mental handicap or financial ability.
Candidates applying must be based in and legally eligible for work in Canada.
