Come Work @ Blue Sky Studios: Programmers and Sys Admins Needed!

[Dan Weeks]

If you don't need a job but know someone that does please pass this
on!!! 
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Do you like working in a fun, creative environment?  Did "Toy Story",
"A Bug's Life", and "Antz" make you smile?   Then you need to come work 
at Blue Sky Studios!  Blue Sky (http://www.blueskystudios.com) is the
Oscar® Award-winning computer animation studio located about 30 miles
north of NYC in Harrison, New York (about 40 minutes by Metro North).
We are beginning work on a feature length computer animated film and we
need smart and talented people with an attention to detail to come
work here and help build the studio into a feature producing
power-house (of course, we are also going to keep our Commercials and
Feature Effects groups going too!).  If you have always wanted to work
in the CG industry here's your chance!  Prior knowledge of Commercial,
Film, and CG are not a necessity, we all come from different
backgrounds (as an example I have a degree in forestry!). 

Currently we have openings for programmers and systems administrators.
Here's the skinny:

System Programmer
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Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the tools
and environment used by the production staff.  The scope of these
tools are pretty much everything that production uses to push data
through the pipeline.  Asset Tracking, Job Data Tracking, Batch
Queuing, and Data Management.

Requirements:
* Experience with scripting languages (csh and Perl primarily Python
  and TCL experience welcomed) and C/C++;
* Web based cgi-bin development (can be flexible on this one, not
  everything is over the web);
* Knowledge of SQL for database integration is desirable.


Production Programmer
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Responsible for addressing short-term programming needs of production.
Contributes to long-term software needs after productions are
complete.  This job involves writing tools for production to use to
solve immediate problems as they relate to the final output.

Requirements:
* Experience with scripting (see above listing) and C/C++;
* Strong knowledge of computer graphics (modeling and rendering).


Systems Administrator
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We are looking for Unix and Network Administrators (Senior and Junior).
This person will provide the full spectrum of computer and network
support for all areas of production, helping us create commercials,
visual effects, and feature films.  Any subset of the following would
be fantastic (and by no means does every one have to be met)!

Duties will include:
Support for 2D and 3D graphics, video editing, and telecine; Research;
Planning; Network planning, implementation and troubleshooting;
Software development; Consulting to parent corporation and sister
companies; Internet administration; Software installations and
upgrades;  Help desk support for Unix; Automation;  Documentation;
User training;  Backups; Purchasing; Budgeting

Candidates should have at least five years of Unix and network (for
senior) administration experience, and a BS or MS in CS or EE.

Candidates should also have strong skills in:
* Unix administration, SGI/IRIX preferred
* IP Networking
* Physical network design and implementation
* File sharing technologies (NFS, SMB, AppleShare)
* DNS
* Email systems (sendmail, POP)
* Firewalls
* Integration of heterogeneous systems
* Documentation
* Interpersonal communication and people skills
* Good written and spoken English

And experience with:
SGI/IRIX; Linux; FreeBSD; Windows NT; MacOS; Samba, Xinet, netatalk;
Web server implementation; Scripting (sh, perl); C programming

These would be great, too:
Network Appliance file servers; WAN design and configuration; Security
tools (ssh, tcpd, encryption, etc.); 3D animation software (Softimage,
Maya, RenderMan); Video compositing software (Discreet Logic Flame and
Inferno); Video concepts in general; Sense of humor

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We are looking for full time people to be on staff, but if you
interested contact us, we might be able to work something out.

If you are interested in or have any questions about the above
positions please contact me, Dan Weeks, at danimal at blueskystudios.com
or during the day at 914-381-8400. 

-- 
dan weeks - propellerhead - blue sky studios 

"Here are just a few of the key ingredients:  dynamite, 
 pole vaulting, laughing gas, choppers.....can you see 
 how incredible this is going to be?" - Dignan