Render Technical Director

Flying Bark Productions

. Serve as the bridge between Lighting, Surfacing, FX and render infrastructure .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in optimizing high-density production scenes and diagnosing complex render failures, leveraging strong knowledge of ray-tracing and light-transport principles. Proficient in building and maintaining tools and scripts to enhance rendering workflows and performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Render TD ExperienceRay-Tracing KnowledgeDCC Platforms ProficiencyPython and Lua ScriptingComputer Graphics Principles

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Hard Skills

Render OptimizationScene Graph StructuresMemory Leak IdentificationMonte Carlo SamplingBVH AccelerationColor Management (ACES/OCIO)Volumetric ShadersCustom OSL ShadersC++ Shader ModificationPerformance Profiling

Tools & Technologies

RendermanArnoldKarmaKatanaNukePixar Tractor

Industry Keywords

Feature AnimationVisual EffectsRender FailuresCompute Cost OptimizationAutomated Denoising Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LuaPythonRayC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the bridge between Lighting, Surfacing, FX and render infrastructure
Audit, profile and optimize high-density production scenes to maximize image quality while minimizing compute cost
Inspect geometry, textures, shading networks and scene graph traversal efficiency before farm dispatch
Diagnose and resolve complex render failures across Surfacing, FX and Lighting
Troubleshoot shading errors, memory limits/crashes, render locks, fireflies, temporal noise and aliasing
Analyze shot setups and adjust sampling, ray depths and light thresholds for target frame budgets
Profile CPU utilization, I/O bandwidth and memory consumption
Use engine logs, diagnostics and profilers to isolate performance bottlenecks
Build, refine and maintain internal department tools and scripts using Python and Lua
Streamline render pass setups, custom AOVs, secondary outputs and automated denoising workflows
Leverage ray-tracing and light-transport knowledge to write or modify custom OSL or C++ shaders for specialized production needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

6 years of experience in feature animation or visual effects as a Render TD, Lighting TD, or Pipeline TD
Deep operational knowledge of modern production ray-tracers, such as Renderman, Arnold or Karma
Proficiency in DCC platforms including Katana and Nuke
Strong familiarity with scene graph structures
Hands-on experience reading render logs, identifying memory leaks/spikes, and using debuggers or native DCC engine profilers
Solid foundation in computer graphics principles, including Monte Carlo sampling, BVH acceleration, color management (ACES/OCIO), and system resource limits (RAM/VRAM/IOPS)
Experience with volumetric shaders or utility nodes in OSL or C++ is desired
Familiarity with queue management platforms such as Pixar Tractor is desired
Academic background in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Physics, or Mathematics is desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

Industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities
Breakfast is served daily
Cake days, movie nights, wrap parties and a culture club
Paws for a Cause fundraising arm
Hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days
Training and support opportunities for career development
Mental health resources and free counselling via Employee Assistance Provider, Support Act
Discounted health insurance with Bupa
Financial wellbeing initiatives from Media Super
Access to staff qualified in Mental Health First Aid
Equal Opportunity Employer