Render Wrangler (Night/Weekend Shifts)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 9 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Creative & Design
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Maya Nuke Deadline Linux Python Google Sheets Communication Render Farm Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Render Wrangler (Night/Weekend Shifts)

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an award-winning, independent visual effects studio based in London, Bordeaux, Dublin and Barcelona. We are hiring a Render Wrangler for night/weekend shifts to monitor renders, assist with render farm management, and work closely with artist departments.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor renders on the render farm and ensure renders complete
  • Check, notate and report on finished jobs for errors/issues
  • Update and maintain job priorities and render resources
  • Identify and escalate issues that cause significant loss of rendering time and efficiency
  • Work with production management, lighting and technical directors to troubleshoot issues
  • Assist the teams with render submission, reviewing renders, and publishing shots, when needed
  • Assist in general production file storage, clean up, and maintenance

Qualifications

  • Degree/Diploma in computer graphics or information technology or equivalent experience
  • Familiarity with the production pipeline for animation
  • Technical knowledge of 3D animation, rendering and compositing software (Maya, Katana, Arnold, Nuke or equivalent)
  • Understanding of the basics of render management software (We use Deadline)
  • A high degree of computer literacy
  • Ability to work on Linux
  • Well-versed in Spreadsheet software (Google Sheets)
  • Ability to learn and suggest improvements to proprietary software and scripts
  • Scripting (Linux shell, Python, MEL) skills a plus
  • Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude
  • Able to multitask and prioritise
  • Self-starter; able to work with minimum supervision when required (night/weekend shifts)
  • Able to thrive in a high-pressure, deadline-oriented environment

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