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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series and Stranger Things animated series as well as upcoming feature film, Zac Power.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>We’re looking for Mid and Senior Pipeline Technical Directors to play a key role in the design, development, and ongoing support of our growing pipeline. This is a hands-on role working closely with technical supervisors, production teams and artists to ensure efficient, scalable workflows across departments. 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For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\"><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Why work with us? </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/ </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have an industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Breakfast is served daily - on us! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties &amp; a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Barkers have big hearts too, with our Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We have a hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days on offer.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated! </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider Support Act. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.</span></p>",
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