Machine Learning Supervisor at EL RANCHITO
Employment type: Full-time
Location: European Union — Spain preferred
Language: Full professional fluency in English required

Company Description
Pitch Black is a integral collective of award-winning creative studios with a strong heritage in visual effects and digital production for film, television and streaming.
The group brings together Square One, FOLKS, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito, combining local creative leadership with international reach. Our teams collaborate across studios, disciplines and time zones to deliver ambitious visual work and develop new technologies and production methods for the future of visual effects.

Role Description
El Ranchito is looking for a hands-on Machine Learning Supervisor to lead the development and production adoption of machine-learning tools across its VFX work.
This role sits at the intersection of VFX supervision, artistic craft, pipeline engineering and applied machine learning. It is not a purely research-focused or software-management position:



the objective is to solve real production problems and turn promising technologies into reliable, controllable and artist-friendly workflows.
Candidates may come from any VFX discipline—including compositing, FX, lighting, environments, assets, animation, CFX, roto, paint or pipeline. Substantial hands-on experience in VFX production is strongly preferred.
However, we are also open to exceptional ML leaders without a traditional VFX background if they can demonstrate internationally recognised expertise, significant original contributions to the field and a clear ability to apply that knowledge to visual, creative and production challenges.
The Machine Learning Supervisor will report to the Head of Innovation at Pitch Black and work closely with El Ranchito’s VFX Supervisors, department heads, Pipeline, Production and Technology teams.
The role will lead and mentor ML TDs, ML Artists, software engineers and other technical contri

📌 Machine Learning Supervisor (Madrid)
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