Job Opening: Lead FX Artist
Studio: Axis Studios
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Job Type: Freelance, Contract
Job Responsibilities:
- Managing the project’s FX team and it’s pipeline throughout the course of the production.
- Helping production drive the project team to meet schedule objectives.
- Being proactive in mentoring and developing all members of the FX team in the department across several projects.
- Quality controlling FX output on assigned project.
- Feedback and managing technical challenges on project alongside the CG Supervisor and Dept leads.
- Liaising with production on task assignment and scheduling of the team.
- Interpreting and communicating the director’s feedback and vision to the team.
- Design and create realistic and stylised FX using sprite/volumetric rendering techniques and Houdini/Maya particle systems.
- Create dynamic or rigid body simulations.
- Create tools, utility scripts, expressions and other digital assets to streamline the set-up process and achieve the desired look.
- Take responsibility for producing the final looks of FX sequences, including integration with other CG elements.
- Provide slap and final comps (as required).
- Keep CG Supervisor and Head of FX informed of progress, changes and other critical issues.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to confidently supervise a team
- A desire and ability to motivate and develop team members
- Good communication skills and the ability to work interactively with others
- Ability to feedback to pipeline and direct any technical changes
- In depth knowledge of Houdini FX experience is essential
- Experience rendering with Houdini/MANTRA preferred
- Having an animation or commercials background is beneficial
- Some experience with MEL or Houdini scripting
- Some compositing experience, preferably Fusion or similar
- Ability to integrate into existing pipeline infrastructure
- Ability to support yourself and take initiative
- Ability to understand and implement feedback
- 2+ years of production experience is required.
Apply: To apply, submit your CV