Realtime Supervisor
Location: London or Stockholm (Hybrid – Office presence strongly preferred)
Type: Various, Expression of Interest
About Us
Since 2014, we’ve been bringing imagination to life through world-class technology and extraordinary talent. As a global studio spanning Scanning, Mocap, Cinematics, VFX and Animation, our employees are part of shaping what’s next.
The Role
We are building a talent pool of experienced Realtime Supervisors to support upcoming realtime projects at Goodbye Kansas Studios across Cinematics, VFX and Realtime.
As a Realtime Supervisor, you would take ownership of realtime delivery across projects. You would lead teams, shape technical direction, and ensure that realtime workflows are robust, scalable and aligned with creative and production goals. You would act as a key point of contact between artists, production, pipeline and clients, helping teams navigate complexity while maintaining high visual and performance standards.
What You'll Do
Take overall responsibility for realtime delivery on projects, ensuring quality, performance and deadlines are met
Lead and support realtime teams across multiple productions, providing direction, structure and clarity
Define and own project specific realtime workflows in collaboration with Pipeline, Production and other department leads
Act as the primary escalation point for realtime related risks, blockers and technical decisions
Work closely with producers and executive producers on project planning, scoping, bidding and feasibility
Ensure cross discipline alignment between Realtime, Animation, CFX, FX, Lighting and other departments
Review and approve technical approaches to ensure assets and scenes function correctly in engine
Oversee performance and optimisation strategy across projects, balancing creative ambition with technical constraints
Support knowledge sharing, mentorship and consistency across the realtime team
Contribute to longer term development of realtime standards, tools and best practices at Goodbye Kansas
What you will bring
Extensive experience working in realtime production environments such as AAA games, high end cinematics, virtual production or similar, with time spent at Senior or Lead level
Proven experience leading or supervising realtime teams and owning delivery across projects
Deep practical understanding of Unreal Engine and its use in commercial or client facing productions
Strong knowledge of realtime rendering, lighting, optimisation and cinematic workflows
Confidence making technical decisions that balance visual quality, performance and production realities
Experience working across complex, multi department pipelines and coordinating technical handoffs
Familiarity with version control systems such as Perforce, Git or similar
Experience supporting or guiding tool development using Python, Blueprints or other scripting approaches
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align artists, producers and clients
Fluency in English
What you might add
Experience supervising virtual production projects or on set realtime workflows
Knowledge of in engine physics systems for cloth, grooms or destruction
Experience with Chaos or similar simulation frameworks
Background in one or more core 3D disciplines
Experience with Houdini, Blender or similar DCC tools
Experience with shader languages such as HLSL
Experience with C++
Understanding of colour management in realtime pipelines
Why Join Us?
At Goodbye Kansas, we strive to cultivate an inclusive company culture that celebrates the passion and talent of our employees. We believe that creative excellence thrives when supported by strong values, mutual respect, and a vibrant workplace environment.
We have a strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee well-being.
We offer a hybrid working model with full flexibility - work from home, the office, or a mix of both. We do however encourage office presence to help foster a collaborative atmosphere with team members and colleagues.
We’re proud of our supportive and friendly atmosphere. We value knowledge-sharing, teamwork, and curiosity - whether you’re on-site or remote.
You’ll have access to industry-leading pipeline, software, tools, and workflows, along with opportunities to join workshops, attend training, and work on a wide range of ambitious projects.
We encourage internal mobility and career progression, giving you the chance to take on new challenges and expand your role over time.
Goodbye Kansas Studios is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.