Full-time job opening for CFX Artist at SpinVFX

Full-time job opening for CFX Artist at SpinVFX

Studio: SpinVFX

Job Opening: CFX Artist

Location: Toronto, Canada

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Grooming hair, fur, feathers, and organic elements using Houdini.
  • Painting maps, modeling hair curves, modifying shaders, and optimizing grooms to improve render efficiency.
  • Running fur simulations in Houdini.
  • Setting up and running cloth simulations in Houdini.
  • Setting up and running muscle and skin simulations in Houdini or Ziva.
  • Attending daily progress reviews to obtain feedback from supervisors.
  • Delivering work on time, according to agreed schedules and specifications.
  • Defining, documenting, and communicating best practices and techniques for fur/hair/cloth/muscle development.
  • Participate in the department morale and culture.
  • Offer and participate in department initiatives with creative supervisors, and the pipeline team to ensure initiatives are met.
  • Experience using Hairgen and Vellum in Houdini.
  • Communicating strongly and clearly enabling you to liaise between team members and other departments.
  • Operate using KatanaMari, Renderman, and/or Arnold (experience is a benefit but not a requirement).
  • Operate using Ziva, Houdini muscles or other muscle systems (experience is a benefit but not a requirement).
  • Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently.
  • Having a traditional arts background with emphasis on photo-realistic character work is a benefit.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience
  • Excellent knowledge of Maya
  • Excellent knowledge of Houdini
  • Solid understanding of Production pipelines
  • Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently
  • Good communication skills to be able to liaise between team members and other departments
  • Previous experience on CG characters/creature projects
  • Experience in the following dynamic simulation: cloth, hair/fur, feathers, skin and muscle

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, submit your cover letter, resume, and demo reel to careers@spinvfx.com. Be sure to include “CFX” in the subject line.