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As a company we strive to be innovative, nurture fresh ideas, and employ artists and technical personnel side by side. As the home of other super-talented artists and technicians, Anima is a place where you truly can make an impact with your work, ideas, and craftsmanship.\nWe are currently looking for Pipeline Technical Director to join our quest.\nJob Summary:\nThe Pipeline Technical Director will be working under Lead Pipeline director, and CG supervisor to build an effective CG pipeline. Each pipeline TD will be responsible for developingand maintaining software tools, providing front-line support to artists, and general troubleshooting of the CG pipeline in a fast-paced way. The work involves developing, deploying, maintaining and supporting the required pipeline, as well as third party integration for the pipeline discipline(s) being serviced. 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