Digital Domain seeks Hair TD (Venice, CA)

[Digital Domain]

Digital Domain is an Academy Award©-winning digital production studio focused on visual effects for feature film and advertising. Founded in 1993, the company has built a legacy of achievement, listing Titanic, The Day After Tomorrow and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button among its 75+ film credits. A creative giant in advertising, Digital Domain has created some of the world’s most memorable spots. The studio works with top directors and is continually pushing into new territory. Digital Domain is recognized for pioneering work in photo-real digital humans, and productions that bring the worlds of movies, games, advertising and the web closer together. The studio is blocks from the beach in Venice, California. www.digitaldomain.com

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume and reel at www.digitaldomain.com/careers

JOB OPENING: Hair Technical Director
LOCATION: Venice, CA
STATUS: Project

Summary:
The Hair Technical Director partners with peers and show leads designing and grooming digital hairstyles while developing and maintaining tools, methodologies, and the pipeline for production based needs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will groom hairstyles based on reference and artistic direction
• Run dynamics/simulations for shot production
• Collaborates on the creation of tools and methodologies for a show based hair pipeline
• Provide troubleshooting and problem solving support

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• 3+ years of production experience as a Technical Director, ideally with a focus on hair modeling and dynamics
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field, or comparable work experience
• Expertise in Maya
• Proficiency in Python and Mel
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work as a team player in a high pressure, deadline driven environment

Qualified candidates please submit your resume and reel online at www.digitaldomain.com/careers