Senior Engineering Director, Postproduction & VFX

Business Unit: Company 3
Position: Senior Engineering Director, Postproduction & VFX
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Pay Range: $170,000 - $210,000 CAD annually
 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Engineering Director of Post Production & VFX is responsible for establishing the technical vision, architecture, and ensuring the operational integrity of all engineering systems supporting editorial, finishing, and VFX workflows. They lead a diverse team of engineers, systems administrators, and collaborate with pipeline developers to design, maintain, and optimize the infrastructure necessary for world-class post-production and VFX delivery. This role requires a thorough understanding of both creative workflows and underlying technology, ensuring that systems are reliable, scalable, and secure for all productions. 

MAIN DUTIES:

Technical Leadership & Strategy 

• Develop and implement the long-term technology roadmap for post-production and VFX systems, ensuring alignment with creative and business goals. 
• Lead engineering teams responsible for editorial and VFX pipelines, storage, networking, render farms, and production tools. 
• Assess and adopt emerging technologies (virtual production, cloud-based pipelines, AI-driven tools, HDR, 8K workflows). 
• Establish and uphold best practices for designing, integrating, and deploying systems. 

Infrastructure & Systems Management 

• Oversee the design, configuration, and maintenance of post-production and VFX environments (including on-premises, hybrid, and cloud setups). 
• Ensure uptime, performance, and security of storage (NAS/SAN), network, render farms, color grading suites and review systems. Manage software licensing, version control, and compatibility for editorial (Avid, Adobe, Resolve), VFX (Nuke, Houdini, Maya), and asset management (ShotGrid, ftrack). 
• Manage disaster recovery, backup, and archiving procedures.

Workflow Engineering 

• Design and maintain efficient pipelines for media ingestion, editorial, color grading, finishing, and VFX. 
• Develop automation scripts and tools to enhance efficiency, minimize errors, and facilitate remote or hybrid workflows. 
• Ensure smooth collaboration between departments (editorial, sound, VFX, finishing) and with outside vendors. 

Team & Vendor Management 

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers, pipeline developers, and systems administrators. 
• Manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and hardware manufacturers. 

Budgeting & Resource Planning 

• Help build and manage multimillion-dollar engineering budgets for hardware, software, and staffing. 
• Forecast technology requirements for upcoming productions and adjust resources accordingly. 
• Monitor ROI and efficiency gains from technology investments. 

• Previous experience in post-production/VFX technology, and prior experience in a senior engineering leadership role. 
• Deep knowledge of post-production and VFX pipelines, file formats, color science, and media standards. 
• Strong background in storage, networking, rendering, and media asset management. 
• Expertise in Linux, Windows, and macOS environments. 
• Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Bash, etc.) and API integrations. 
• Exceptional leadership, project management, and communication skills. 
• Experience with cloud-based media workflows (AWS, Azure, GCP). 
• Knowledge of security compliance standards (MPAA, TPN, SOC 2). 
• Familiarity with virtual production, LED volumes, and real-time rendering (Unreal Engine). 
• Track record of leading large-scale infrastructure upgrades and global team operation.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.
*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs. 
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.
This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will contact candidates who are interviewed, within 45 days of their last interview, to advise as to whether or not a hiring decision has been made.