The Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF Munich) is opening its VFX lab doors to two new technically minded colleagues. Under the direction of Professor Jürgen Schopper, the school’s Department of Visual Effects is looking to strengthen its Visual Effects section with a Pipeline Technical Director (m/f/d) and an IT Administrator (m/f/d), each on a permanent 50 % contract, roughly 20 hours per week. Both roles sit at the intersection of art, code, and education. The work environment? Half lab, half film set, and fully embedded in one of Europe’s most respected and vibrant film schools.
Role 1: Pipeline Technical Director
The Pipeline TD position focuses on keeping the school’s VFX and animation workflows smooth, consistent, and sane. The system is currently based on Prism and Flow Production Tracking, and needs ongoing optimisation and documentation.
The role includes maintaining the renderfarm, refining asset management and data structures, and advising on industry standards like colour management and data formats. Candidates should have experience with Houdini, Maya, Nuke, or Blender, as well as strong Python scripting skills.
A plus: curiosity about AI-based automation and machine-learning-assisted workflows. The school explicitly welcomes candidates ready to experiment with AI integration, within reason and good documentation.
HFF München Job Posting: Pipeline Technical Director (m/w/d)
Role 2: IT Administrator
The IT Administration role keeps the digital backbone of the VFX section running. The school’s setup is mostly Windows-based, with a Linux backend, and hardware that’s no older than five years.
Responsibilities include system maintenance, automation, hardware and software procurement, and implementing new technologies that might benefit students or teaching staff. Basic AI and ML familiarity is considered a nice-to-have, not a deal-breaker.
Applicants should bring experience in system administration, automation, and hardware management, and ideally some experience in creative or academic environments.
HFF München Job Posting: IT-Administration und technische Betreuung (m/w/d)
Shared Benefits
Both jobs come with the same offer: a permanent 50 % position (20 hours per week), TV-L pay scale up to E10, flexible working hours, and the option of mobile work. The HFF campus sits in Munich’s Kunstareal, surrounded by museums, artists, and surprisingly reliable Wi-Fi.
There’s also a staff canteen, excellent public transport connections, and parking. Applications are open until 2 November 2025, and must be submitted via the HFF job portal.
For technical questions, contact Prof. Sinje Gebauer at vfx@hff-muc.de. For administrative questions, Juliane Kretschmer at j.kretschmer@hff-muc.de.
Fine Print and Fairness
As a public art university of the Free State of Bavaria, the HFF emphasises diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equally qualified. All genders and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Editorial P.S.
If you end up working with Jürgen, Peter, Rodolfo, Sinje, Petra, and the rest of the HFF crew, congratulations, you’ll have joined one of the friendliest and most capable VFX teams around.
Also, a word on the locality: the HFF sits right above Munich’s Egyptian Museum. That means, uniquely in the world, you can tell that your render failed due to the pharaoh’s curse.
And, another little P.S.: Munich is celebrating the “Long Night Of The Museums” on Saturday, 18th of October. You can just go to the HFF, have a look around, and get a feel for the place. And watch the amazing works of the Students in one of the cinemas!
