Houdini FX Artist
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Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Creates a wide variety of realistic effects, including but not limited to destruction, smoke, fire, and water
- Works under the guidance of multiple supervisors to achieve the desired level of aesthetic quality and technical accuracy, often exploring different approaches and looks
- Works with the FX leads to produce various elements using presets and templates and to expand and improve upon these templates
- Revises simulations based on client and supervisor feedback in a timely manner
- Coordinates with the lighting department to ensure seamless integration of FX elements
- Works within the established pipeline and offer constructive suggestions to improve the process
- Helps develop and explore new ways to enhance results
- Helps team debug issues and learn new methods
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
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- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum four (4) years of live-action visual effects experience
- Creative ability and artistic talent, demonstrated by previous work
- Able to build systems that can create complex FX yet simple, intuitive, and easy to control
- Demonstrated knowledge of Houdini
- Demonstrated knowledge of Python, The Houdini Object Model (HOM) , and VEX
- Knowledge of one or more renderer commonly used in production such as Vray, Arnold, Prman, and Mantra
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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- Houdini (required)
- Nuke
- Flowline (a plus)
BENEFITS
We offer extended medical, disability and dental insurance.
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