Senior Effects Artist

Summary

Join Zoic Studios, a Visual Effects company specializing in high-end visual effects, as a Senior Effects Artist! This role involves creating effects elements for lighting and compositing, contributing to the film's visual style and narrative. You will also play a key role in developing creative and technical tools and establishing pipeline workflows. The position offers the option to work remotely from British Columbia or in our Vancouver studio. We are seeking a highly skilled artist with extensive experience in high-end production and proficiency in various software and techniques. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your skills on an incredible stop-motion animated feature project.

Requirements

• 5+ years of high-end production experience in television or feature films as a CG FX artist and/or TD
• Experience in producing effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, destruction, using both procedural or physical simulation techniques
• Proficiency with particle simulations in controlling the motion and look of particles
• Knowledge of applicable software and platforms; Houdini 18.0 (or higher) experience
• Working knowledge of Mantra rendering, Nuke compositing, and Maya
• Strong communication skills to work in a collaborative work environment
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada ie. Citizen, PR, Open Work Permit
• All applicants must be residents of British Columbia, Canada

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and enhance the look of computer-generated effects and elements from initial concept through shot production
• Help establish and follow the narrative look of the film
• Establish look development of computer-generated effects translated from 2D artwork
• Design and implement generic effects element creation for production-independent effects library
• Develop new tools to generate effects elements or enhance capabilities and workflow within technology guidelines
• Perform technical work in support of shot production using various production tools
• Troubleshoot creative and technical issues; find elegant solutions to complex tasks
• Partner with other disciplines to help support each departments’ effects integration requirements
• Assist with mentoring, training and development of talent within the department

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Houdini’s VEX and shading languages
• Working knowledge of Renderman and Katana for lighting the effects
• Experience with advanced lighting techniques such as Global Illumination, HDRI, subsurface scattering and real world lighting set ups
• Experience with 3D paint packages
• Modeling, Texturing and/or Lighting experience

Benefits

Option to work from home OR work from our Vancouver studio