Procedural 2D Supervisor

Hogarth is the Global Content Production Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

VFX is delivered across multiple disciplines, channels, clients and products. We create animated characters, full computer-generated product configurators with millions of variations, computer-generated products with AI generated images, photo-real, real-time environments, water simulations, digital twins and much more.

Proceduralism relies on broken down published components, logical structures and parameters to construct CGI at scale with code rather than manual effort. Procedural Supervisors will be responsible for overseeing the creation and development of these conventions. This role involves working closely with Python developers to define procedural specifications to generate and control 2D files.

This role reports to the ‘Global Director Of VFX’ and will work closely with all our global CGI/VFX teams.

• Scene files:
  Define and build procedural systems for breakdown and assembling files for 2D roto, paint and compositing workflows and provide tools for manual and bulk adjustments of parameters.
• Colour:
  Design systems for efficient and non-destructive preservation of colour, viewing luts and render efficiency. Experience with OCIO crucial.
• Editorial and Continuity:
  Maintain continuity and scale in editorial cut, ensuring technical and visual consistency for animating and iteration geometry and compatible rigs. Experience with OTIO crucial.
• Procedural Specifications:
  Collaborate with Python developers to establish clear specifications for how the procedural system should function, covering compositing fundamentals and colour, animation, render and editorial processes.

• Strong understanding of Nuke, with strong skills in roto, paint, compositing, colour and editorial.
• Experience with Da Vinci Resolve, Premier, Photoshop and After Effects beneficial.
• Extensive experience in 2D in a mature pipeline.
• Proficiency in Python scripting for procedural tools and pipeline integration.
• Ability to communicate complex technical requirements to Python developers and other technical teams.

• 25 days holiday
• Private Medical Care (Bupa)
• Life Assurance – four times annual salary
• Pension Scheme – Company contribution matched up as follows:

• An extra day leave on your Birthday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• WPP Group Discounts
• Travel Season Ticket Loan
• Mortgage Advice – In partnership with Charles Cameron and Associate
• 1 Volunteering day per year

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