Hybrid Jobs : Blender Generalist TD Blue Zoo Animation, 2026 uk in London

Blue Zoo Animation Studio is looking for an adaptable, forward-thinking Blender Generalist TD (Technical Director) to join our growing technical team. In this role, your daily focus will be on supporting, refining, and scaling the technical workflows across a diverse array of exciting new projects. Working at the core of our technical framework, you will utilize Blender alongside industry-standard deployment tools like Rez and Pyblish to keep our artists creating at their highest potential.

As a Generalist TD, you are the ultimate technical puzzle-solver. One day you might be writing a custom Python tool to bridge an asset gap, and the next you could be optimizing render configurations for faster turnaround times. You will act as a key technical anchor across all production departments, turning high-level creative aspirations into stable, highly automated pipeline realities.

Core Responsibilities as Blender Generalist TD

• Workflow Integration: Support all artistic disciplines within Blender by developing, testing, and maintaining bespoke internal tools, automation scripts, and custom pipeline workflows.
• Environment Management: Leverage Rez and Pyblish frameworks to handle package ecosystem configurations and publish-validation steps, guaranteeing clean asset transitions down the pipeline.
• Independent Scripting: Comfortably design, build, and debug robust pipeline scripts from scratch using Python, ensuring seamless cross-talk between different production tools.

Production Troubleshooting & Technical Support

• Daily Problem Solving: Diagnose and resolve urgent technical bottlenecks mid-production, providing quick, stable solutions to asset and shot-related challenges.
• Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with Producers, CG Supervisors, and the 3D art team to translate production needs into efficient technical setups.
• Render Optimization: Analyze 3D scenes to improve rendering efficiency, balancing high-fidelity asset visuals with optimized, cost-effective render times.

R&D and Pipeline Evolution

• Tech Innovations: Stay completely up-to-date with emerging CG animation tools, Blender software updates, and advanced technical art processes.
• Geometry Nodes & Tech Art: Own, configure, and troubleshoot Geometry Nodes networks to streamline layout, generation, or procedural placement behaviors for artists.

Professional Experience & Soft Skills

• CG Pipeline Comprehension: A thorough understanding of full-scale CG animation pipelines and modern digital content creation (DCC) techniques.
• Adaptive Problem Solving: An innovative, proactive approach to troubleshooting technical asset or rendering bugs with a knack for finding creative solutions.
• Autonomy & Organization: Highly organized and self-motivated, with a proven ability to manage time independently across multiple concurrent projects.
• Clear Communication: Strong interpersonal skills, allowing for seamless communication with artists, managers, and directors. You take constructive feedback positively and act on notes effectively.

Technical & Scripting Skillsets

• Production Python: Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python scripting within a studio pipeline environment, showing comfort writing and maintaining standalone tools.
• Framework Familiarity: Professional exposure to Rez package management and Pyblish validation pipelines (or closely related open-source studio software).
• Generalist Mindset: Broad, versatile baseline knowledge across multiple 3D sectors (modeling, lookdev, animation, layout, or lighting) to tackle multifaceted technical bugs.

Bonus Points

• Direct experience with Blender Python API add-on or extension development.
• Familiarity with performance capture solutions, facial tracking, and real-time digital puppetry setups.
• A solid foundation in modern software engineering habits, including Git version control, writing unit tests, and systems design.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to speed up development cycles.

About Us: Blue Zoo Animation Studio has grown to become the largest dedicated CG animation studio in the United Kingdom. Over the past two decades, we have built a world-class reputation as the premier destination for bold, playful, and deeply characterful animation, earning an enviable collection of BAFTAs, an Annie, and an Emmy along the way.

We are immensely proud to stand as the first major animation studio in the world to receive B Corp certification. Independently certified by B Lab, this designation verifies that our studio meets 170+ rigorous metrics tracking social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Blue Zoo is currently undergoing an exciting phase of systemic growth. We are consciously cultivating an environment of uniquely talented, incredibly happy artists who make work they are genuinely proud of. We believe that a healthy work-life balance is the cornerstone of creative excellence and workplace well-being.

What We Offer You

• An Award-Winning Workplace: Honored as one of the Broadcast Best Places to Work in TV across 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, and consecutively in 2026.
• The BZ Shorts Programme: An inclusive, entirely self-funded internal short film incubator allowing any employee—regardless of role or rank—to pitch, direct, and realize their own original creative ideas.
• Flexible Hybrid Infrastructure: Comprehensive remote-work and hybrid-flexibility options designed to support your personal lifestyle and mental well-being.
• Financial Benefits & Profit Share: A highly competitive base salary structure coupled with an active Company Profit Share scheme for all employees crossing their 2-year studio anniversary.
• Robust Wellness & Social Culture: Comprehensive physical and mental online wellbeing initiatives, corporate discount structures, and a thriving social ecosystem ranging from weekly studio gatherings to internal feedback loops.

If you are a flexible Blender Generalist TD who loves solving daily pipeline puzzles and developing innovative pipeline solutions, we would love to see your portfolio. Please apply through our official careers channel, including your latest CV and a breakdown of your Python tools, script samples, or relevant generalist showreels.

Please note: Due to a historically high volume of interest in our Blender-centric positions, this vacancy may close ahead of schedule once a suitable pool of applicants is established. Early application is strongly advised.