Hasta La Motion!

Job Title: Production Bookings Assistant / Resource Manager’s Assistant
Department: Production
Location: London

Direct Reports: Resource Manager

Key purpose of the job

To assist the Resource Manager in the allocation of crew to shows, ensuring an accurate and efficient flow of information.

Needs to do

• Updating the company schedule using Microsoft Project; changing information according to reports / requests from producers and instruction from the Resource Manager.
• Ensuring that all artists within the company are allocated correctly according to show and that producers and department managers are fully aware of allocations.
• Problem solving resource requests in a diplomatic fashion.
• Planning and executing seating moves under instruction from the Resource Manager.
• Assisting the Resource Manager in ensuring that all artists within the company are allocated correctly according to show.
• Generating weekly reports for producers to outline changes to crewing.
• Generating weekly reports to CEO to outline overall staff levels.

Needs to know

• Experienced in MS Project
• Good Office skills, particularly Excel
• Aptitude for new software is a must

Needs to be

• Clear communicator of succinct and accurate information
• Extremely focussed and organised
• Adaptable to changing scenarios and showing initiative
• Calm and personable under pressure, whilst working to tight deadlines
• Fast learner of new terminologies and workflows
• Someone who is passionate about film!

Please send a cover letter and CV addressed to Hannah Acock at jobs@dneg.com or by post to 77 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DU

We will notify you if you are short listed. Only applications with webreels will be considered

• Should have a good knowledge of either Max or Maya with a strong portfolio and a passion for games.
• Strong Flash skills.
• Your portfolio will show work samples that show models and environments.
• Very strong freehand art skills and good quality sketchbook content would be a plus.
• You will be an enthusiastic team player, be able to take direction and have the ability to work under pressure.
• Most importantly of all you will have a passion for video and social games and a desire to create graphically stunning games.

Please send your CV/ resume to sgodfrey@arooga.com

You also need to be able to prove ability in compositing 3d and live action using either Shake, Nuke or AfterEffects. All levels needed from 3 years experience plus. ( not recent graduates ). All round ability for small studio where you will model, animate, light and render your own work. London based applicants only please, all work will be on site.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=1322

closes: 4 Oct 2010

The successful applicant would take the point position at Fin in the lighting realm. Duties would include developing, maintaining and executing a consistent lighting pipeline apllicable to all jobs that come through the door. With backup from our R&D team and VFX supervisors, the applicant would be the go-to person for making things look photoreal, developing pipeline tools to speed up the lighting workflow for other artists and scoping out the way forward in terms of renderers and lighting techniques.

Extensive experience in mental ray for Maya and a great eye are essential. Scripting, shader writing and Renderman related skills are highly desirable, as is a strong familiarity with Nuke compositing.

Please send CV and Reel to: billy@findesign.com.au