Studio VFX Supervisor

To provide senior CG supervision across Brown Bag’s CG productions in Toronto, Dublin and external partners.

To own final image quality and ensure CG output delivers the approved creative direction on screen.

To work with Creative Directors, Show Directors, Art Directors, Head of Art and client teams to ensure CG can practically achieve the agreed visual ambition.

To strengthen studio-wide CG capability across preschool, premium series and feature-level work.

Delivery: What you produce

• Consistent final image quality across productions, sites and partners.
• Supervision across lighting, rendering, compositing, FX, look development and final image review.
• Practical solutions that help shows deliver within agreed scope, schedule and quality tier.
• Clear CG review processes and quality checkpoints.
• Input into new bids, schedules and production plans where cg requirements affect delivery.
• Stronger CG capability across Toronto and Dublin.

Measurements: How we measure it

• Final image quality meets agreed creative, client, technical and delivery expectations.
• Visual issues are identified early, escalated clearly and resolved effectively.
• CG Supervisors, Lighting and FX teams are supported and led effectively.
• Review processes are clear, consistent and appropriate to each production.
• Positive feedback from Creative Directors, Show Directors, Art Directors, Producers, clients and senior stakeholders.
• Reduced rework caused by late-stage image quality, visual continuity or technical execution issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the CG supervision across current and future CG productions.
• Owning final image quality across lighting, rendering, compositing, FX, look development and final output.
• Collaborating with the Head of 3D where pipeline, asset, workflow or technical issues affect final image delivery.
• Line managing CG Supervisors and the Head of Lighting / Rendering.
• Working with the Creative Directors, Show Directors, Art Directors and Head of Art to ensure the approved visual direction is achievable in CG.
• Supporting Directors in achieving their vision while delivering within agreed budget, schedule, quality tier and pipeline constraints.
• Partnering with Show Producers & CG Production and Production to identify CG risks, complexity and delivery assumptions.
• Providing input into bids, production plans and schedules where CG requirements affect cost, timing or delivery.
• Supporting client-facing CG quality discussions where required.
• Supporting approved real-time, artist-first AI-assisted workflows where they affect visual execution or final image quality.
• Mentoring CG Supervisors, Lighting Supervisors and emerging CG leadership talent.
• Establishing how CG outputs move into Post Production, and working with Creative, Online, Colour and Post teams through conform, grade, final review and delivery to help achieve the best final image.

Key Requirements

Knowledge:

• Expert knowledge of CG animation and CG production pipelines, workflows and review processes.
• Strong understanding of lighting, rendering, compositing, FX, look development and final image delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of colour spaces, colour management, theatrical / broadcast grades, and collaboration with Post Production to ensure final CG output meets delivery requirements.
• Strong creative eye with deep understanding of composition, colour, cinematic language, animation timing and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of how creative ambition, schedule, budget, technical complexity and delivery risk connect.
• Good working knowledge of real-time, Unreal, AI-assisted and emerging production technologies.

Experience:

• Extensive experience as a VFX Supervisor, Head of CG or equivalent senior creative / technical role.
• Experience supervising final image quality across multiple productions or departments.
• Experience working directly with Directors, Creative Directors, Art Directors, Producers, clients and senior stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to production bids, schedules, complexity assessments.
• Experience mentoring CG supervisors.

Technical skills:

• Expert understanding of modern CG production tools and final-image workflows.
• Strong working knowledge of lighting, rendering, compositing, FX simulation and look development processes.
• Ability to assess image quality, technical complexity and production readiness across CG disciplines.
• Ability to identify visual, workflow or technical issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong working knowledge of asset tracking, production management and workflow systems.

Compensation & Details

The salary range for this role is $150,000 – $180,000 per year.

Our employees receive competitive perks including comprehensive benefits, paid vacation, and health & wellness days.

Applicants need to be legally eligible to work in Canada and have Ontario residency.

9 Story Media takes diversity and inclusion seriously and we are committed to ensuring equity in the recruitment process. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, Racialized and LGBT2SQ+ communities, candidates from a range of ages and religious beliefs and people with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process to be successful in performing essential job functions. We’d love to know how we can support your requirements for accommodation.

Company Context

Brown Bag Films is a creative-led, global animation studio with locations in Dublin, Toronto and Bali. Founded in 1994, the studio is known for award-winning, artist-driven storytelling across television and digital formats, while actively expanding into new audiences and feature-length projects.

At its core, Brown Bag Films is about making great animation – and finding new ways to do it. The studio works across a broad creative spectrum, from original series and digital-first content to longer-form projects, while continuing to invest in innovation through BBF Labs, its dedicated hub for emerging technology and new workflows. Brown Bag Films is part of the Scholastic family, with its Toronto studio operating as a business unit of 9 Story Media Group. We Love Animation®

Recent launches include two animated projects for Netflix – Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches and Horton! – along with the second season of Disney's RoboGobo.

The studio has also secured new greenlights from Disney, including new original series Sam Witch, and CG-animated holiday-special Dasher. In the latest awards cycle, Brown Bag Films’ slate earned nominations for eleven Children’s & Family Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, underscoring the studio’s continued creative strength across platforms and partners.