Job Details
FX Lead: Mecha Builder Shorts
Summary
Gear up for more of the animated Sesame Street spin-off Mecha Builders! Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are robot heroes-in-training who use their STEM superpowers to solve wacky larger-than-life problems!
Category
Animation
Art Department
Special Effects
Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Time Period
Unknown
Posted Date
Oct 10, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
Gear up for more of the animated Sesame Street spin-off Mecha Builders! Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are robot heroes-in-training who use their STEM superpowers to solve wacky larger-than-life problems!
Help us bring this show to life as our new 3D FX Lead.
Responsibilities:
Help us bring this show to life as our new 3D FX Lead.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor FX team
- Assign tasks, review shots, and provide feedback to FX team
- Collaborate with the asset team to create FX shots such as dirt, splashes, waves etc. using Houdini
- Work closely with Production on FX breakdowns and shot assignments
- Complete assigned tasks on schedule, ensuring deadlines are met
- Communicate risks and challenges to Production team
- Create FX with a sense of timing for animation
- Work closely with asset team to generate solutions
Qualifications:
- 5+ years as an FX artist in television or film
- Previous experience as a Lead or Supervisor in an Animation Production Setting
- Strong leadership skills
- In depth knowledge of Houdini
- In depth knowledge of rendering and compositing strategies
- Knowledge of Maya and Redshift is an asset
- Knowledge of CFX an asset
Please note this is a Remote position
Job Type
Contract
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A