Senior Houdini FX Technical Director
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Key Responsibilities
- Create realistic effects using Houdini pipeline tools
- Build and maintain FX tools, setups, and best practices
- Create shaders, render passes, slap comps, and FX comps
- Address notes and improve shots with FX Leads
- Mentor artists and explain cross-department workflows
Requirements:
- Minimum three years’ feature film or television FX experience
- Excellent Houdini knowledge and demonstrated production experience
- Strong VEX, Hscript, compositing, and asset management knowledge
- Working knowledge of Nuke and common data formats
- Based in British Columbia and eligible to work in Canada Bring Houdini expertise, FX mentorship, and production problem-solving to Image Engine’s Vancouver visual effects projects.
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