About the role
Overview
Megalis is seeking a CG Supervisor to lead the creative and technical execution of CG work across projects. This is a senior, show-facing role based in Tokyo that requires high-level technical judgment, calm leadership, and collaboration. The position focuses on show-level CG delivery, working alongside an Assets Supervisor, and managing the workflow from planning to final pixel. On-site work in Tokyo is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Creative and technical execution: Define and oversee the CG approach for assigned shows, ensuring work supports the creative goals set by the VFX Supervisor and meets technical delivery requirements.
- Show-level leadership: Provide clear direction across layout, animation, FX, lighting, rendering, and shot integration.
- Sequence and shot oversight: Maintain an overview of key shots and sequences, identifying dependencies, technical risks, continuity issues, and delivery challenges.
- Asset integration: Work closely with the Assets Supervisor to ensure assets meet project requirements and integrate effectively into shots.
- Pipeline collaboration: Collaborate with Pipeline, the Assets Supervisor, department leads, and Technical Directors to refine workflows, troubleshoot issues, and improve production efficiency.
- Rendering and performance: Monitor render times, memory usage, data management, scene complexity, and overall CG performance.
- Review and feedback: Lead or participate in CG reviews and dailies, providing clear, constructive, and actionable feedback.
- Quality control: Conduct final CG quality checks before submission to the VFX Supervisor, Compositing, Production, or client review.
- Production alignment: Work with Production to support realistic scheduling, task planning, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Problem solving: Act as a senior point of escalation for creative and technical CG challenges.
- Mentorship: Support leads, seniors, and artists through guidance, feedback, and by modeling a calm, respectful, and solution-focused leadership style.
- Communication: Maintain clear communication between CG departments, the Assets Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, Production, Pipeline, and Compositing.
- Continuous improvement: Contribute to improvements in CG workflows, tools, standards, documentation, and production practices.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in VFX or animation.
- At least 3 years in a CG leadership, lead, or supervisory role.
- Proven experience delivering high-quality CG work for feature films, episodic projects, commercials, or similar production environments.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of the full CG production process, including layout, animation, FX, lighting, rendering, compositing handoff, and final delivery.
- Strong working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, rendering tools, and modern CG workflows.
- Good understanding of asset workflows and how assets integrate into shots and downstream departments.
- Strong technical understanding of pipeline integration, scene optimization, rendering performance, data management, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with ShotGrid or similar production tracking systems.
- Strong creative judgment, including understanding of composition, lighting, scale, timing, realism, and visual continuity.
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication, leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to remain confident and calm under pressure.
- Languages:
- English proficiency is required.
- Japanese language skills are considered an asset.
- Location:
- Ability to work on-site in Tokyo is preferred.