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Senior FX Technical Director

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Senior FX Technical Director

• Intermediate Level
Skills: Graphic Artist Graphic Design Special Effects Animation Art Department Technical Director Compositor After Effects

Summary

The Senior FX Technical Directors are responsible for autonomously generating complex simulations, particle FX, lighting, rendering and moderate-level compositing of very complex shots, needing only initial direction and guidance from their supervisors.

Category After Effects  Animation  Art Department  Compositor  Graphic Design  Special Effects  Technical Director 
Location San Francisco Bay Area
Time Period Full Time
Posted Date Dec 13, 2023
Start Date N/A
End Date N/A

Job Description

The Senior FX Technical Directors are responsible for autonomously generating complex simulations, particle FX, lighting, rendering and moderate-level compositing of very complex shots, needing only initial direction and guidance from their supervisors.

What You’ll Do
  • Design and create complicated FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
  • Set up and wrangle heavy particle effects and enormous crowd shots
  • Develop small scale, show-specific tools for non-FX TDs and other FX TDs
  • Pipeline scripting
  • Compositing
  • Write plug-ins, set-up sequences, and debug simulations
  • Write/hack procedural, volumetric shaders, and surface shaders with proficiency
  • Animate moderate objects with proficiency
  • Understand or develop new techniques quickly and debug complicated problems
  • Set a standard for all Technical Directors by continually improving the speed, quality of our work and adaptability
What We’re Looking For
  • 5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or computer graphics
  • Demo reel required
  • Excellent knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Maya, Houdini, Renderman, Arnold and Mental Ray, and the ability to quickly learn proprietary tools (including Zeno)
  • Ability to work with competency, energy, and enthusiasm together within a team environment with minimal supervision to complete a shot
  • Excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism 
  • Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
  • Engages in the creative process without ego, and accepts all final decisions with a positive and supportive attitude
  • Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look
  • Demonstrates superb problem-solving skills and takes the initiative to offer ideas and suggestions
  • Prioritizes tasks and manages time very well
Preferred Skills:
  • Linux and scripting ability in Python 
  • Experience in MEL
Technical Skills:
  • Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, 3DS Max or other software, and the ability to write expressions
  • C++
The hiring range for this position in San Francisco is $127,100 to $158,900 per year.

Job Type Full Time 
Weekly Limit N/A
Shift Day
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