Surfacing TA

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 Ghostbusters animated series and Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan. 

Please be aware that for this specific role, having a valid work permit for Spain/Europe is a requirement.

The Surfacing Technical Assistant (TA) supports production by providing day-to-day technical assistance to the Surfacing team, working closely with Supervisors and Production. This role helps ensure the smooth operation of the surfacing pipeline while maintaining asset quality, consistency, and efficiency across the project.

About the role:

Provide daily technical support to the Surfacing team

Maintain and update the asset library

Review, track, and help resolve bug reports and technical issues

Perform quality control checks on assets prior to downstream delivery

Support the consistency and integrity of surfacing assets across the project

Build strong working relationships with key crew members and Production

Follow direction from Supervisors and proactively seek guidance when needed

Remain adaptable, flexible, and responsive to evolving production needs

Complete tasks in line with production schedules and deadlines

About you:

Strong attention to detail

Proficiency in Katana is essential. 

Other useful rendering related packages like Houdini and Renderman is a nice bonus.

Working knowledge of Autodesk Maya and surfacing tools such as Substance Painter

Basic understanding of Nuke and Katana within a production environment

Experience with Python scripting (preferred)

Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines consistently

Excellent communication skills with a collaborative mindset

Open to feedback and adaptable to change

Passion for animation and storytelling 

Specific requirement:

Valid work permit for Spain.

Why work with us?

We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website:
https://www.flyingbark.com.au/

We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a Kulture Klub dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!

We offer hybrid working mode, with two days remote a week.

If you love dogs as much as we do, you can bring them to work!

Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible. 

We have a full slate and plans for international expansion so there is always plenty of opportunity for career development.

Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!

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