// Open Role at ICON Creative Studio
Join ICON Creative Studio as a Senior Pipeline Technical Director to design, maintain, and evolve animation production pipelines. You'll lead technical initiatives, develop scalable solutions, and ensure efficient workflows for top-tier CG franchises.
Company Overview
ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company, located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC. Our talented team includes specialists across the entire animation pipeline, working alongside creative and management professionals to deliver outstanding animated content.
Known for our commitment to quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered with distributors, broadcasters, and leading streaming platforms worldwide to create and produce noteworthy, impactful projects.
We operate from a holistic philosophy, leveraging the unique skill sets of our team members to maximize production efficiency while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.
Why work at ICON?
Senior Pipeline TD
As a Senior Pipeline Technical Director, you play a critical role in designing, maintaining, and evolving the studio’s production pipeline. With a deep understanding of how data and workflows move across departments, you identify inefficiencies, develop scalable solutions, and ensure the pipeline supports both creative and production goals.
Working closely with Artists, Supervisors, Production, and IT, you will lead technical initiatives, contribute to long-term pipeline strategy, and help maintain a stable, efficient, and forward-thinking production environment. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, technical leadership, and the ability to balance innovation with production stability.
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The wage range for this role reflects compensation across all of ICON’s projects. The final salary will be determined based on the specific position, the current show assignment, and the applicant’s experience and portfolio. This range accounts for varying levels of experience and responsibilities.
In compliance with British Columbia provincial mandates, we are posting this broad wage range to meet wage transparency requirements.
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ICON Creative Studio is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
- Design, develop, and maintain pipeline tools and workflows to support production efficiency and scalability. - Analyze and troubleshoot pipeline issues, implementing solutions that minimize disruption. - Collaborate with Artists, Supervisors, Production, and IT to align pipeline functionality with production needs. - Contribute to long-term pipeline strategy, including research and implementation of new technologies. - Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following established development standards. - Mentor and support junior and intermediate Pipeline TDs. - Maintain and improve documentation for tools, workflows, and systems. - At least 5+ years of experience in a technical or pipeline role in the animation, VFX, or gaming industry, with 3+ years in a senior or lead capacity. - Strong proficiency in Python, with experience writing clean, scalable, and maintainable code. - Deep understanding of animation and/or VFX pipelines, including data flow across departments. - Proven experience developing pipeline tools and improving production workflows.