Head of CGI and Retouching - 12 month contract

Company Description
Prodigious is an award-winning global production studio, part of the connected Publicis Groupe. We provide production services across all channels, in collaboration with creative agencies and directly with clients.
We have offices in over 30 cities worldwide and a 3,000 strong team of dedicated production professionals. We are proud makers, and we make amazing stuff - from CG animation to DOOH, to digital and live action TVCs. We work closely and collaboratively with our agency partners (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Team One, Digitas, Publicis Media and Razorfish) and our direct clients.
Our mission is to deliver best-in-class production, with excellence in craft, innovation, and problem-solving at our core.
Job Description
We're looking for a Head of CGI/Retouching for a parental leave contract that can collaborate with our talented artists and be an integral part of our post-production team. Based in the Pyrmont, Sydney, our new team member will be working across all media for some of Australia and South East Asia's most successful brands and advertising agencies.
We are looking for a person who has a creative mind with a technical brain. You will need to be able to critically evaluate CGI/retouching/animation briefs and determine how best to approach them with the internal team that is available. Ideally, you will have a high level understanding of Photoshop and Houdini or Maya with additional knowledge of Redshift/Modo/Other CGI platforms being highly regarded.
The CGI/Retouching team is the tip of the spear in terms of quality and delivery timelines and you will be coordinating with our agencies partners to ensure work never slips through the cracks. You're an organised person by nature and have a calm approach that delivers projects on time, on budget and in line with client expectations. You will also have a keen eye for new opportunities and be actively marketing our team to help grow the business.
We're a full service production company that can take a brief from creative to dispatch and we are looking for the right person to help organize and execute our CGI/Retouching projects to completion.
You will work closely with Senior CGI/Retouching Artists, Head of Production and Managing Director to make sure we're all paddling in the same direction.
Qualifications
About you:

• Highly organised and able to remain calm under sometimes trying situations
• Knowledge of post-production workflows, budgeting and terminology
• Highly skilled in Photoshop and Houdini or Maya
• Additional CGI skills (Redshift, Substance, Modo, Unreal Engine, HDR Light Studio). This is not critical but will be looked upon very favourabley.
• Excellent communicator that's able to negotiate with clients, contractors and artists
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and proactive
• Excellent team player and collaborator
• Ideally three (3) days in the office in Pyrmont, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Remote working can be discussed.

Additional Information
Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world's most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing
• A creative, fun, and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs

Prodigious, as part of Publicis Groupe, believes that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.