Jobs at Netflix

Develop and support web applications and user interfaces for Netflix Animation Studios’ production teams. Build React-based tools using TypeScript, Vite, Apollo Client, and GraphQL; integrate with Flow Production Tracking/ShotGrid; maintain existing applications; analyze root causes; and translate production workflows into technical solutions. The role involves direct collaboration with production users, requirements gathering, UI/UX implementation, white-glove support, and cross-functional teamwork.

Supports producers and directors creating animated content through experimental GenAI production pipelines. Manages leadership calendars, creative schedules, production tracking, artist and partner communications, reviews, offsites, logistics, travel arrangements, and expenses. Acts as a bridge between creative leadership and cross-functional teams, translating creative priorities into organized production tasks while maintaining alignment with milestones and project goals.

Build enterprise platforms and tools supporting AI-enabled animation production. Partner with senior engineers, artists, technical directors, infrastructure, and security teams to evaluate algorithms, prototype workflows, develop APIs, manage generated assets, maintain production tracking tools, monitor hardware and software usage, and standardize secure workflows across shows.

Leads technology systems and support operations for Netflix Games and VFX studios globally. Manages technical support teams and service providers, develops operations strategy, automates workflows, improves incident response, integrates creative production tools, analyzes service metrics, resolves complex escalations, and partners with engineering and business teams to enhance secure, scalable production workflows.

Compose and develop final look for animated feature shots by combining render layers, working with Lighting and Production Design, and implementing scalable look setups. Design tools and pipelines, troubleshoot technical challenges, mentor junior compositors, and maintain colour accuracy across workflows while meeting deadlines and production targets.

Oversee all CG aspects of a feature animation project: partner with director and technical leads, define workflows, review departmental CG work, solve technical/creative issues, and ensure on‑schedule, high‑quality delivery.

Lead creative and technical direction for all 3D environment, set, and prop assets on a feature production. Oversee modeling, surfacing, and matte painting teams; ensure assets meet artistic vision and pipeline technical standards. Partner with technical supervisors for workflow optimization, provide bidding and scheduling estimates, mentor supervisors and artists, and ensure on-time, on-budget deliveries while fostering cross-department collaboration and training.

Lead and maintain core modelling, rigging, and surfacing pipeline tools. Design and implement robust, maintainable code, troubleshoot workflows, validate releases, mentor TDs, and drive cross-department technical solutions to support production quality and efficiency.

Support pre-production craft groups by troubleshooting pipeline issues, developing and maintaining artist tools, writing high-quality code, driving QA/testing, resolving complex technical problems, and mentoring mid-level TDs. Contribute to scheduling, estimates, and cross-department pipeline integration while ensuring tools support creative workflows.

Design, develop, test and operate large-scale distributed production systems supporting animation workflows. Collaborate with engineers, artists and partners to gather requirements, build features, automate, monitor, troubleshoot, and release backend and frontend services for asset management, scheduling and data synchronization.

Call for candidates to submit information and portfolios for future rigging roles in Netflix Animation Studios Vancouver. Applicants enter a talent database for consideration; talent team will contact matches. Emphasizes inclusion, accommodations during hiring, and equal-opportunity hiring.

Design and paint characters, environments, and sets from story through delivery. Define visual style and mood, iterate with leadership, and develop hybrid traditional/GenAI workflows. Build templates/scripts, drive look development, and ensure high-quality, on-schedule artwork while collaborating across disciplines.

Submit your information and/or portfolio to Netflix Animation Studios' Vancouver Production talent database for future production roles. If there's a match, the Talent Team will contact you. Netflix values inclusion and offers interview accommodations; equal-opportunity employer.

Lead the character effects team for an animated feature, defining simulation approaches for hair, fur, cloth and more. Oversee asset and shot delivery, mentor CFX leads/artists, collaborate across departments, develop tools/workflows, solve technical challenges, and ensure artistic quality and production stability.

Create high-quality storyboards from script to final delivery for GenAI-native animated shorts and specials. Collaborate with creative leadership on staging, camera, pacing, and character acting; iterate quickly on feedback; develop and support hybrid traditional/GenAI workflows, templates, and scripts; drive visual experimentation and integration of generative imagery with 2D/3D renders while meeting sprint timelines.

Provide technical support and troubleshooting for the Rigging team, assist riggers and animation with QC, test and validate workflow tools and farm integration, create pipeline documentation, and promote repeatable, secure rigging workflows while escalating unresolved issues.

Support technical vision for modeling, rigging, surfacing, and front-end production stages. Troubleshoot pipelines, develop and validate tools, manage estimates/schedules, mentor TDs, coordinate cross-department testing, and communicate technical plans and status to creatives and engineering.

Lead the cinematic vision and visual storytelling for animated productions using GenAI-native and hybrid pipelines. Define camera language, staging, and movement; collaborate with directors, tech, and production to build workflows, templates, and training; manage and mentor the layout team while ensuring pipeline efficiency, budgets, and delivery timelines.

Support Houdini-based pipelines across assets and shot teams by developing production-ready HDAs, tools, and UIs, troubleshooting workflows, driving QA and technical direction, mentoring TDs, and coordinating with Solutions Engineering and R&D to enable high-quality animation production.

Support the performance pipeline for an animated feature: troubleshoot and optimize workflows, develop and validate tools, manage technical bids and schedules, provide hands-on leadership and mentoring to TDs, and coordinate cross‑departmental integration and communication with technical and production teams.