From: Seah Hock Soon (Assoc Prof) Sent: June13ÈÕ2005ÄêMonday 5:32 PM Subject: SSC Update 111: Sony Pictures Imageworks is Hiring Dear SSC members, Sony Pictures Imageworks is seeking Software Engineers for RenderDevelopment, Motion Capture/Facial Animation, & Other Positions. You may be interested in some of the positions. Regards Seah Hock Soon, President ACM SIGGRAPH Singapore Chapter Website: http://singapore.siggraph.org Other events: http://singapore.siggraph.org/events.html Latest updates are now archived at http://singapore.siggraph.org/archives.html ---------- Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is an Academy Award-winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and character animation company dedicated to the art and artistry of digital production and character creation. The company has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars for its work on "Spider-Man 2" and the CG-animated short film "The ChubbChubbs!," and nominations for "Spider-Man," "Hollow Man," "Stuart Little" and "Starship Troopers." Imageworks continues to raise the level in the visual effects and character animation businesses, becoming a major force in the industry by providing leading edge technology to its world-class artists. Current projects include: "Zathura," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," "Superman Returns," "Monster House," "Ghost Rider" and Sony Pictures Animation's first animated feature, "Open Season." Imageworks is a division of Sony Pictures Digital, which oversees the digital production and online entertainment assets of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictures is an EO/AA employer currently looking for the following: Software Engineer, Render Development; Software Engineer, Motion Capture/Facial Animation; 3D C++ Developers; a Color Scientist; and Senior Production Services Technicians. (See below for job descriptions.) Please e-mail your resume (PDF, Word, or HTML format) to swjobs@imageworks.com. For more info on Imageworks (plus additional job listings), go to: www.imageworks.com We look forward to hearing from you soon! Lisa Kelly/Tech Recruiter *** Job Descriptions: Software Engineer, Render Development Job focus is on the development and integration of a global illumination renderer into a Maya centric lighting pipeline. Experience with GI rendering in a production environment a plus. Experience in the following areas highly desired: - C/C++ experience - excellent math skills - ray tracing - global illumination - sampling algorithms / PDF's - ray differentials / texture filtering - spatial data structures - subdivision surfaces *** Software Developer for Motion Capture/Facial Animation Will help in-house facial animation development effort for movie production. Required Skills: - College Degree in Computer Science, Math or Physics - Must have worked on projects that relate to data driven facial animation - Must have strong math skills - worked on 3D graphics, numerical analysis, optimization - Strong programming skills in C/C++ Additional desirable skills - Production experience with visual effect/games - Worked and written plugins/MEL code for Maya - Previous mocap experience, knowledge of 3D reconstruction, retargeting - Usage of DIVA, matlab, python - a definite plus *** 3D C++ Developers Design, develop, and maintain software tools for CG productions. Essential skills: -Knowledge of 3D computer graphics -Strong programming skills in C/C++ -Knowledge of GUI programming -Experience using 3D modeling/animation software (Maya, Houdini, etc.) -Experience in Unix/Linux -Strong math background Desirable skills: -Programming skills in Python -Knowledge of Qt GUI programming -Maya/MEL knowledge -Experience working on a CG feature film *** Color Scientist The Color Scientist will be responsible for the maintenance and tracking of all color issues in the facility. Responsibilities: * Develop and maintain new color space techniques based on changing technology. * Work with film I/O personnel in maintenance of film recorder and film scanner color Look-Up-Tables * Work with systems staff in developing standardized calibration procedures for artist monitors, digital cinema and film projectors * Create standardized viewing environments for proper color viewing. * Automating color calibration procedures * Measuring and characterizing color displays, projection systems and film scanning and recording equipment. * Develop and maintain 3D look-up table creation methods Qualifications: * Familiarity with display colorimetry including CRT, LCD and Digital Cinema display devices. * Capable of measuring, calibrating and comparing data of various display devices. * Familiarity with standard motion picture film lab procedures and film exposure guidelines. * A strong understanding of motion picture film release print procedures and adjustment parameters. * An expert understanding of display color-spaces including color gamut, luminance and dynamic range of various displays, recording and storage pipeline elements. * Familiarity with the color elements of standard High Definition broadcast formats (Advanced Television formats). * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. * Experience in image processing and numerical techniques * Programming experience in C/C++, Python * Math or physics background a plus *** Senior Production Services Technician The Senior Production Services Technician position is a great opportunity for technical individuals with an interest in visual effects to assist in the production of feature films. This group is responsible for managing all data for a particular show, including file backup and retrieval, monitoring of renders and image processes, and various troubleshooting tasks. Duties include: * Troubleshooting a wide variety of technical problems. * Communication with Digital, Feature Production, Editorial, I/O, Systems and Software departments. * Render queue management. * File/image processing and manipulation. * Quality control of images displayed in dailies. * Creating reports for dailies, rounds and archiving. * Prepping and loading frames onto high resolution viewing systems. * Monitoring nightly filmouts. * Disk resource management. * Data archiving and restoration. * Handling of outside vendor media. * Digital I/O for the Inferno department. * Scripting tools to automate common tasks and improve workflow. Qualifications: * Bachelors degree in a technical field. * Solid Linux or UNIX Operating System experience. * Proven shell/Perl scripting skills. * Strong communication, troubleshooting and multitasking abilities. * Past leadership or managerial-type role. * Previous production experience preferred. * Knowledge of various graphics applications a plus. www.imageworks.com