Pipeline Support Officer
Location: Amsterdam
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
About Us:
Submarine is a leading animation studio specializing in creating groundbreaking animated films and
series, with offices in Amsterdam, Antwerp, London, and LA. Our team is made up of talented and
passionate professionals who work together to bring stories to life. We are urgently looking for a
Pipeline Support Officer to join our Amsterdam studio and assist all productions in resolving
pipeline-related issues.
Main Responsibilities:
• Interact with artists, production teams, and other departments to effectively solve pipelinerelated problems.
• Help define efficient workflows and promote best practices for projects and the facility.
• Apply technical fixes to scenes to pass down the pipeline.
• Program tools to improve the workflow of artists.
• Work with a wide range of people, including 3D animators, riggers, modelers, lighters, and
compositors, to improve upon our existing pipeline.
• Act as a liaison for communicating technical issues to Production, R&D, and IT.
• Test and debug code and tools to ensure stability and usability.
• Ensure tools and processes meet the overall pipeline framework.
• Work closely with the Head of Technology to prioritize production needs.
• Educate artists on how to work with the pipeline and department tools.
Experience and Requirements:
• Excellent problem-solving skills and analytical ability.
• Orderly and structured approach to work.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Proficiency in software and tools used in the animation and VFX industry, such as Maya,
Houdini, Blender, and render farms.
• Good knowledge of the programming language Python.
• Experience in an animation or VFX environment is a plus.
• Based in Amsterdam, working remote is not possible.
• Available to start ASAP.
Knowledge & Skills:
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Passion for production and technical innovation.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly competitive business landscape.
• Calm, organized, and methodical approach to work, able to remain so under pressure and
tight deadlines.
• Clear understanding of current industry standards and best practices.
What We Offer:
We offer an inspiring and creative environment with opportunities for personal growth and
development. Collegiality and a supportive work atmosphere are inherent to working at Submarine.
Joining Submarine means becoming part of an international group of ambitious professionals
operating in an informal and highly creative atmosphere. We embrace diversity and prioritize
individuals who make our organization even more diverse. Submarine actively organizes various
events for its personnel and offers a market-conform salary based on experience and education/
training.
Interested?
If you are the Pipeline Support Officer we are looking for, please send your motivation letter and
CV to studiotalent@Submarine.nl