Senior Houdini FX Artist

Red Star 3D

Job Location:

Sheffield - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Red Star 3D is looking for a SENIOR HOUDINI FX ARTIST to join us on Terry Pratchett movie THE AMAZING MAURICE 2.

This is a remote role but youll need to be based in the UK or EU.

The role:

Building and running FX in Houdini (water fire smoke destruction magical stuff the usual mix).
Taking shots from setup through to final with minimal hand-holding.
Working closely with Supes to get things looking right while keeping things efficient.
Keeping your setups clean readable and production-friendly.
Troubleshooting when things break (they will) and finding solid solutions.

Must have:

4 years experience in production.
Strong Houdini skills across the usual FX toolsets (Pyro FLIP RBD particles etc.).
Comfortable owning your work and managing your time.
A good eye for what makes FX feel right in feature animation not just technically correct.

Nice to have:

VEX and/or Python knowledge.
Familiarity with Maya.
Feature or high-end episodic experience.

Details:

Level: Senior
Contract: May 26 Feb 27
Salary: Negotiable
Whilst these are fully remote positions due to the way this project is funded candidates MUST be physically based in the UK or EU to be eligible and a strong preference will be given to UK-based candidates.
Please note that due to the extremely high number of applications we receive we are not able to reply to unsuccessful candidates.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Red Star 3D is looking for a SENIOR HOUDINI FX ARTIST to join us on Terry Pratchett movie THE AMAZING MAURICE 2.This is a remote role but youll need to be based in the UK or EU.The role:Building and running FX in Houdini (water fire smoke destruction magical stuff the usual mix).Taking shots from se...