Are you a Senior FX Artist with a creative passion to define high quality looks for animated features, and the technical ability to build rigs and FX templates for others in Houdini? We are looking for a Senior FX Artist to join our team in Vancouver!
What you'll get to do:
- Provide solutions to creative briefs through existing tools & processes in order to help define key looks for FX on the film
- Develop an understanding for the department pipeline including all assets and tools, and their purpose
- Assist in the development of the FX pipeline and tools (in conjunction with TDs and R&D)
- Develop simulations and procedural workflows with direction from Supervisor and/or Lead (including ethereal and magical looks, destruction, water simulation, fire and smoke, particles, clouds, and other volumetrics)
- Develop techniques and rigs to achieve and optimize approved looks with direction from Supervisor and/or Lead
- Accurately gauge time it takes to achieve tasks and hit deadlines consistently
- Understand the processes of adjoining departments (e.g. Lighting and Compositing) and communicate with these departments as needed
- Become proficient with the departments propriety tools
- Contribute creative feedback in reviews
- Be willing to assist/mentor junior team members with any technical/artistic challenges they may have
What you bring:
- 5 + years’ experience on feature films, TV and/or animated feature
- 5+ years’ experience in working on high quality FX and simulations using Houdini FX tools
- 2+ years’ experience in crowd/character FX is a plus
- Proficiency demonstrated through past project work and/or reel/portfolio
- Experience in look development
- Strong technical background with ability to assist in development of FX pipeline and tools as well as rigs and FX templates
- Houdini: SOPs/DOPs/POPs essential
- Houdini: Vex and Python knowledge desirable
- Lighting/Surfacing/Shading experience a plus
- Attention to design and artistic detail
- Ability to work solo as well as collaboratively within a team environment and when necessary to pass knowledge to other staff members
- Excellence in problem solving and balancing quick turnaround with long term quality and ability to meet deadlines with high quality output
- Strong written and verbal English language skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to efficiently organise and prioritise work across multiple areas and work under pressure
- Ability to take direction and feedback and apply this to assets or shots moving forward; anticipating the supervisors and leads preference
What you'll need to include in your application:
- Complex and problem solving FX shot work
- Houdini simulations
- Any digital assets and setups you've contributed to, created or developed yourself
