Studio: ON Animation Studios
Job Opening: Houdini TD
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create beautiful, high-quality, and varied FX by working closely with the feature film’s creative leadership team
- Produce FX that meets the Director’s vision
- Communicate regularly with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines
- Prepare the FX that will be rendered on the Guerilla rendering software
- Collaborate with the different departments of the studio
- Work within the established pipeline
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3+ years experience as a Technical Director with a focus on FX pipelines
- Strong proficiency in Python/PySide/PyQt
- Strong Houdini Scripting (HOM, HScript, HDA)
- Strong Knowledge of VEX/VOPS
- Linux Shell commands and scripting
- 3D Math (Linear Algebra, Matrices, Quaternions, Projections)
- Good understanding of Rendering concepts (Ray Tracing, Shaders, Tech AOVs)
- Good understanding of 3D Data formats ( VDB, Abc, USD)
- Good understanding of 3D, Production workflows, and Processes
- C++ Programming Experience is a bonus
- a strong understanding of production processes and artist workflows within the film and television visual effects pipelines
- Experience with tool integration into existing or new pipelines
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your resume to jobs@onanimationstudios.com