FX TD

Overview

In this role you will create CG renditions of naturalistic and magical phenomena for high-end films, driving visual FX from concept to final renders. You’ll collaborate with multiple departments to ensure top-quality shots and lead FX design solutions that scale in a large studio environment. Expect to push technical and creative boundaries using industry-standard tools. This is an opportunity to shape the look and feel of cutting-edge cinematic effects within a renowned creative studio.

Responsibilities

• Create particle, rigid-body, soft-body, fluid, cloth, fur and/or hair simulations or animations
• Apply lighting and shaders to the final render or pass simulation to Lighting TD
• Use FX tools, with Houdini as the primary package
• Collaborate with other departments to deliver shots to the highest standard
• Lead and contribute to design solutions for FX
• Design images, elements, effects, pipelines, tools, and techniques
• Develop more procedural approaches to achieve required effects
• Produce reviewable composites of FX elements for a shot; may also render final outputs

Key requirements

• Strong knowledge of Houdini and working knowledge of Maya
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Passion for cutting-edge FX and pushing technical/creative boundaries
• Understanding of FX simulation and procedural animation techniques
• Experience with smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, explosions and related techniques; also rigid-bodies, cloth and hair
• Good grasp of animation and shot composition from FX perspective
• Understanding of modern rendering techniques
• Familiarity with the VFX process and pipelines; experience with Alembic & USD
• Proficient scripting in hscript, Vex and/or Python; leadership experience with FX teams
• Experience with compositing (Nuke) and overall compositing workflow
• Knowledge of multiple render packages; experience with building pipelines and automation
• Desirable: experience with Maya/Bifrost, Houdini HDK and/or Maya API; Python and Unix shell scripting

• Excellent communication within a team
• Leadership capability in guiding FX artists
• Collaborative mindset and cross-department coordination
• Houdini (expert)
• Maya (working knowledge)
• Nuke (compositing)

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