Mission

Establish and implement the technical vision for our unique production workflow, leveraging our cloud-first studio infrastructure and proprietary AI animation tools.

About the role

At Animaj, we’re pioneering the future of children’s entertainment by blending creativity with cutting-edge technology.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Pipeline Technical Director to join our dynamic Engineering team, reporting to the CTO.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in 3D animation or VFX studios, with a particular focus on developing and enhancing unique production pipelines.

This role involves collaborating closely with our R&D and Production departments to leverage AI technologies and revolutionise 3D animation content creation.

The role is based in Paris, in a hybrid setup.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical integration of our proprietary AI animation tools (Sketch-to-motion, Motion-in-Betweening) in our production pipelines

• Support the artists with the design and development of ad-hoc tools and automations

• Suggest changes and tools that will improve our 3D animation production workflow

• Build tracking utilities in Maya to measure tool usage and time savings achieved through our AI models

• Design and implement automations to ensure seamless exchange of 3D assets exchange and flow between the different stakeholders (artists, production managers, external vendors), at every step of the pipeline

• Ensure a smooth experience for artists working within our cloud-based virtual studio environment

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Developer or Technical Director in a 3D Animation or VFX studio, with a preference for candidates who have worked on series production.

• Deep understanding and practical experience with 3D production processes and artist workflows, including 3D asset management

• Proficiency with Maya and proficiency in writing modular and stable MayaPy scripts

• Mastery in coding best practices, including unit tests, peer reviews, version control, and documentation.

• Strong interest and insights into AI applications in 3D animation.

• Experience with cloud infrastructures (we use VDI, with AWS AppStream)

• Bonus if you’re familiar with Blender and Unreal

• Familiarity with PyQT and the creation of graphical user interfaces.

• Screening call with the Talent team - (30-45mins)

• First call with Antoine (VP Engineering) - (45 mins)

• Technical challenge

• Focus interview with Antoine and Tristan (3D R&D Engineer) - 60 min

• Final interview with Simon (SVP Production Innovation) & Sixte (CEO) - 30 min