Jobs at Stellar Creative Lab

Create and simulate digital crowds for a Marvel Studios streaming series. Responsibilities include populating environments, setting up crowd assets, building Atoms simulations, troubleshooting workflows, and collaborating with FX, Lookdev, Lighting, Animation, and CG Supervisors. The role requires balancing technical simulation expertise with strong artistic judgment, meeting deadlines, and communicating proactively. It is fully remote within Canada, with an option to work from the Vancouver studio.

Lead architecture and implementation of a scalable, secure backend platform for GenAI-driven animation tools. Migrate prototype to containerized cloud infrastructure, design distributed and event-driven systems, implement identity, billing, observability, GPU worker optimization, immutable audit trails, and high-performance REST APIs integrated with creative tools.

Lead and set animation style for character performance, animate key hero shots, mentor and review animators, liaise with directors and departments, monitor production schedules, and resolve pipeline or staffing bottlenecks to balance creative quality with deadlines.

Coordinate production schedules, track assignments, manage reviews/dailies, support artists and supervisors, troubleshoot playback issues, prepare status reports, and monitor outsourced deliveries to keep a CG animation pipeline on schedule.

Manage scheduling and production tracking for a 2.5D/3D episodic animation series: map realistic schedules, track artist progress, flag and solve bottlenecks, supervise coordinators, run efficient dailies, maintain ShotGrid data, and manage client deliveries and reviews while protecting crew well-being.

Serve as an empathetic HR partner handling employee relations, performance management, full-cycle recruitment and onboarding. Maintain HRIS records and compliance (Payworks), run ATS pipelines (JazzHR), support studio facilities and security access, and ensure a safe, welcoming hybrid Vancouver studio environment.

Build and maintain an efficient crowd pipeline integrating Maya, Atoms Crowd, and Houdini. Develop tools and Python scripts, prototype shot pipelines, troubleshoot production issues, and coach artists. Serve as liaison between Asset, FX, and Animation teams to ensure smooth downstream integration and reliable delivery under tight deadlines.

Create production-ready 2D environment layouts that support storyboards, camera staging, and character action. Collaborate with production and animation teams, apply strong perspective, composition, and silhouette design, iterate on revisions, manage files, and meet steady production deadlines.

Create production-ready digitally painted backgrounds that match approved style and visual language. Work from layouts and references to deliver consistent, readable environments, collaborate with production leads, handle revisions, and maintain organized Photoshop files and production workflows to meet episodic deadlines.

Lead and own the studio IT function: define strategy, manage vendors and budgets, ensure client security compliance, and supervise a small IT team. Architect and automate infrastructure across Rocky9 Linux and Windows, manage high-performance storage and hybrid cloud, maintain networking and data center hardware, and provide senior escalation for infrastructure and artist workstation issues.