Production Pipeline Td

**Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.**

The Production Pipeline TD collaborates with the Pipeline team and Production team to design, implement and create tools and systems and sustain continued pipeline support to the Production team.

**About the role**:

- Design, develop, and maintain the integration of the Production/Asset Management system with production pipeline tools;
- Develop and maintain ShotGrid event triggers;
- Develop and maintain integrations between Production / Asset Management system and Google Sheets to sustain production workflows;
- Development of tools, procedures and interfaces to optimise the internal Flying Bark production workflows;
- Ensure company and pipeline conventions and processes are followed throughout productions;
- Design and implement scalable, interactive, user-friendly web interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and APIs to deliver high-quality production ready solutions;
- Continually supply information to the Pipeline Supervisor, IT and production teams to facilitate communication and expectations in both directions;
- Maintain regular communication with Head of Animation to ascertain production requirements and concerns;
- Attend pipeline project meetings where necessary and internal pipeline meetings to gather department technical requirements, issues and priorities;
- Contribute to the full agile development lifecycle, from system design and coding to documentation, training, deployment and maintenance;
- Work effectively with global teams using collaboration tools like Google chat, Bitbucket, shared documentation, and regular video calls.

**About you**:

- 3+ years of experience in a production environment;
- Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer, with expertise in MySQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sqlite, Django, Flask, FastApi, React, Angular, VueHTML, CSS, and JavaScript;
- Understanding of production workflows including scheduling, bidding, time tracking, and shot production;
- Strong proficiency in front-end and back-end development, database management, version control;
- Knowledge of Autodesk Shotgrid, and Shotgrid API is required;
- Knowledge of Google Sheets API is required;
- Python and/or API/programming experience a must;
- Understanding structures of Asset Management Systems;
- Ability to learn quickly and comprehend custom in-house production tools;
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work successfully in a fast paced environment;
- Ability to communicate technical issues to the Production team in a clear manner;
- Must work well in a team, with strong communication skills and attention to detail.

**Highly desirable skills**:

- Animated Feature Films, TV Series and VFX production experience;
- Knowledge of Autodesk Shotgrid Toolkit;
- Familiar with Cloud systems and APIs, ie. AWS S3, AWS Lambda, Boto Python API.

**What do we do?**

Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.

**Why work with us?**
- We have an industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities.
- Breakfast is served daily - on us
- We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar
- The Barkers have big hearts too, with our Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council.
- We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio.
- We have a hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days on offer.
- Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.
- Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated
- You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider Support Act.

Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.