Head of Cinematography, Layout – Ink
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Netflix Head of Cinematography, Layout shaping cinematic vision for GenAI-native animated content. Building hybrid 2D/3D workflows and leading layout teams toward feature-quality production.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with directors and creative leadership to architect, define, and execute the show's camera language and visual style
- Direct staging and choreography of characters and layout elements for cinematic storytelling
- Partner with Tech and Production teams to define, test, and refine traditional, GenAI, and hybrid workflows
- Bridge 2D and 3D integration for high-quality visual aesthetics and pipeline efficiency
- Forecast pipeline needs and mitigate bottlenecks before they impact delivery
- Build and champion workflows, templates, and scripts; document crew learnings and best practices
- Foster and lead a high-performance, exploratory team culture
- Incorporate feedback quickly to maintain creative direction, production guidelines, and sprint timelines
- Provide constructive feedback to leadership to improve scalability and creative excellence
- Mentor and technically train the layout team across traditional animation pipelines and GenAI-integrated tools
Requirements:
- Minimum 7 years experience in film, TV or games industry
- Minimum 4 years experience in a leadership or supervisory role for film, TV or games
- Samples and/or credits demonstrating excellence in layout/previs
- Solid knowledge of Previs, Camera, and CG shot production and its iterative process
- Layout and previsualization production experience on feature films, shorts or series
- Advanced working knowledge of CG software tools such as Autodesk Maya, Houdini or Nuke
- Understanding of Python and/or MEL scripting a plus
- Understanding and knowledge of GenAI native tools a plus
- Experience in working and adhering to production budgets and timelines
- Strong and proven leadership, communication and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated and genuine interest in Generative AI imagery and video, with a proactive, hands-on approach to exploring new GenAI tools to enhance visual storytelling capabilities
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to deliver high-quality work on schedule in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to take direction positively, collaborate across disciplines, and communicate clearly with creative, technical, and production partners
- A scrappy, builder's mindset with a high degree of independence, out-of-the-box application, and initiative as production support and workflows evolve alongside the creative process
- Demonstrated experience working in ambiguous environments where the core production pipeline is being built and rapidly iterated upon
- Comfortable taking big-picture approaches while willing to build new workflows in a fluid, evolving production environment
- Ability to provide upward, constructive feedback to leadership for improved scalability
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Mental health support
- Retirement programs
- Family-forming benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Paid time away programs for vacation and sick paid time off
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