About The Role Start Date: ASAP End Date: End of 2024 Full Time: 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)Contract: Fixed Term 1 year – (for the length of production through to Post and Delivery)Salary: Depending on experience Location: Bristol (Open to Remote / Hybrid working)We are looking for a Pipeline Developer to join our Digital Production Technology team to work on a long form production here at Aardman Animations.

The Production Pipeline team develop tools for the CG and VFX department which is responsible for the production of CG animation and stop-motion VFX within Aardman Animations, working across short-form, long-form, and broadcast productions.

The Pipeline Developer will develop and maintain pipeline tools for all areas of the CG and VFX department, enabling more effective working patterns for artists using a range of 2 D and 3 D software.

They will also support the integration of stop-motion productions into the CG/VFX pipeline.

About You The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of Python and associated ecosystems, plus extensive skills and experience in graphics related programming.

You will have a solid understanding of version control workflows and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

We are looking for someone with familiarity within a CG animation environment, who is Self-motivated and has a positive approach to work.

You will be expected to proactively pass on all appropriate technical knowledge to other department members.

Part of this role will include producing relevant documentation and tutorials for tools and integrations, as well as to customise existing scripted tools to suit the needs of the CG and VFX department.

Experience with creative software’s such as Maya, Nuke and Houdini would be beneficial, including cloud-based project management systems (Shotgrid/Ftrack).

Please see attached the role profile for more information.

We will review applications as and when received.