Jobs in Mumbai : Working under the direct guidance of the VFX Producer and the VFX Supervisor, the CG Supervisor bridges the gap between creative vision and technical execution. In this role, you will ensure that all delivered shots maintain ILM’s rigorous technical standards while actively assisting the Director in realizing their creative goals. You will achieve this by directing the artists’ daily work, optimizing technical workflows, maintaining studio organization, and fostering clear communication across departments.
As a leader, you are crewed to a major show (or multiple smaller projects) and own the technical development, implementation requirements, and overall pipeline health for that production.
Jobs in Mumbai Overview : CG Supervisor
| Metric / Parameter | Position Details & Specifics |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilm Visual Effects India Private Limited) |
| Official Job Title | CG Supervisor |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Position Type | Full-Time |
| Reporting To | VFX Producer & VFX Supervisor |
| Core Software Environment | Linux, Maya, Katana, RenderMan, Nuke, Python/Shell Scripting |
| Experience Required | 5+ years of high-end production experience, including prior tenure as a CG Supervisor |
| Education Required | Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or equivalent experience |
| Primary Mandate | Own all technical development, pipeline workflows, and resource forecasting for assigned shows, while leading artists to execute the Director’s creative vision across global ILM locations. |
Primary Responsibilities
1. Show Architecture & Global Planning
- Technical Ownership: Serve as the ultimate authority for all technical development and implementation requirements on your assigned show(s), including core workflow, tool integration, and pipeline decisions.
- Global Collaboration: Own the comprehensive technical approach plan for the show, partnering closely with key supervisors across all ILM global locations to align on planning, resource allocation, and delivery milestones.
- Cross-Site Compatibility: Ensure that all technical implementations function seamlessly across all ILM studios globally, proactively accounting for variances in software licensing, machine specifications, and file-sharing infrastructure.
2. Resource Forecasting & Infrastructure Management
- Data & Compute Projections: Responsible for show-specific forecasting of software licenses, machine availability, render farm capacity, and storage requirements throughout the entirety of the production schedule.
- Studio Reporting: Partner with studio representatives across ILM’s global network to provide data-driven project projections for studio-wide assessments and executive reports.
3. Innovation & Pipeline Alignment
- Workflow Leadership: Directly oversee the deployment of facility-approved, show-specific workflows and technological innovations. Act as or delegate the “Product Owner” role for new show technologies, remaining accountable for their successful integration.
- Canonical Compliance: Ensure all custom show decisions remain aligned with canonical facility pipeline goals. Maintain full visibility of these efforts with the R&D, Production Engineering (P.E.), IT, and CG Technology Supervisor teams.
- Divergence Management: Flag and communicate any technical decisions that create necessary divergences from canonical asset management tools, such as modifications to core naming conventions, shotfile structures, or core software choices.
4. Communication & Vendor Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Proactively communicate technical priorities, software requirements, and architectural concerns to the VFX Producer, VFX Supervisor, and the broader CG Technology Leadership team.
- External Partnerships: Collaborate dynamically with outsource vendors and ILM production partners to standardize data-sharing protocols, file formats, and color space requirements.
Required Skills & Technical Competencies
Required Skills & Technical Competencies
- OS & Scripting: Strong working knowledge of Linux. Hands-on experience with Python and shell scripting is considered a distinct professional advantage.
- Production Delivery: Acute awareness of deadlines, a superb work ethic, and the ability to operate autonomously with minimal supervision in a high-pressure team environment.
- Communication & Receptivity: Excellent active listening and communication skills. Ability to receive creative direction and constructive critique openly, asking insightful questions to clarify intent, and executing requested changes immediately.
- Egoless Collaboration: Proven ability to engage deeply in the creative process without ego, accepting final supervisor and directorial choices with a positive, encouraging attitude.
- Problem Solving & Quality Control: Exceptional foresight regarding potential pipeline bottlenecks and shot-level technical issues. Proactive approach to troubleshooting, offering creative solutions to elevate the visual quality of the work.
- Time Management: Superior organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and provide production management with highly accurate time estimates for task completion.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Natural ability to guide, support, and teach junior-level artists while successfully leading multi-disciplinary teams on large shots or complex sequences.
- Raising the Bar: Set an exemplary standard for all Technical Directors by continually pushing the boundaries for speed, quality of work, and technical adaptability.
Preferred Skills & Technical Competencies
- Strong background in Look Development and/or shader writing.
- Working knowledge of Layout and Matchmove disciplines.
- Direct production familiarity with Maya, Katana, RenderMan, and Nuke.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or equivalent professional experience.
- VFX Experience: A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on, high-end feature film production experience.
- Leadership Experience: Significant post-production experience, specifically including a proven track record working in a supervisory or leadership capacity (such as CG Supervisor or Sequence Supervisor).
About Industrial Light & Magic
Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.
About The Walt Disney Company
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Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
Note: This position is with Lucasfilm Visual Effects (India) Private Limited, operating under the global business brand of Industrial Light & Magic.
