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Houdini Technical Advocate
2 weeks ago
Company Profile
For over thirty years, SideFX has been providing artists with procedural 3D animation and visual effects tools designed to create the highest-quality cinematic results. We are passionate about what our customers do because our roots are in production, both as artists and as pioneering technical innovators.
SideFX has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science multiple times - including with an Oscar® - for the development of our Houdini software, and its breakthrough procedural-based technology.
Houdini is used by the world’s top film, TV, and game studios to create blockbuster movies like Spider-Man, The Lion King and Godzilla vs. Kong, TV shows like The Crown, Game of Thrones and S.W.A.T., and video games like Ghost Recon, Far Cry and Age of Empires. Our customers include Disney Feature Animation, Pixar, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Weta Digital, Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios, and many more.
**What We Value Most**:
- Decency: We treat everyone with honesty, kindness and empathy. We give generously of our time and knowledge.
Relationships: We build collaborative bonds—with our co-workers and clients—based on trust and respect. Our diverse team gives us broader perspectives.
- Dedication: We take pride and ownership in our work, always trying to do our best. We are devoted to the well-being and success of each other and our clients.
- Excellence: We continually improve ourselves, our work and our company, striving towards excellence in all that we do.
**Our employees receive**:
- Hybrid Work option - A great office in Downtown Toronto (right across from Union Station) with the flexibility for most roles to work from home. You can help us test out our Hybrid Pilot Project
- Generous paid time off, including vacation and floater days to relax and re-energize (starting at 4 weeks)
- Year-End Company Shutdown and Long Weekend Early departures to add to the excitement
- Health insurance coverage (including a Health Service Spending Account for Canadian employees), for you and your dependents
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP); because sometimes we need a bit of extra support
- Retirement Plan with company matched contributions
- Comprehensive Long Service Award program, providing both a monetary reward and additional days off
- A highly competitive bonus structure
- A generous sick time entitlement to care for yourself and your loved ones
**Why join SideFX?**
- Because you want to be part of a unique experience and winning team that has won an Oscar and an Emmy (Cool, right?)
- Because you want to be part of an industry-leading company that is constantly mindfully growing.
- Because you want to work with some of the most talented people in the industry on a ground-breaking product.
- Because you want to work with people from all around the world.
- Because you want to be part of an exciting and fun industry.
- Because you want to join and add to a positive, supportive and respected company culture.
- Because you want your job to be GREAT
Position Overview
Are you passionate about Houdini and eager to share your knowledge with others? SideFX is expanding its marketing team and is in search of a Houdini Technical Advocate. This role is perfect for someone with a strong desire to inspire and educate the computer graphics community. As a Houdini Technical Advocate, you'll collaborate with talented colleagues who take pride in creating industry-leading 3D computer graphics technology for top studios worldwide.
The Houdini Technical Advocate will play a crucial role in driving the adoption of Houdini in the 3D industry. As a public representative of SideFX, you'll often be the first point of contact for our customers, both online and in person. Your responsibilities will include delivering engaging technical presentations, teaching best practices, creating awareness of new features, and sharing the Houdini story.
What you will be working on
- Serve as an active and visible first point of contact for Houdini in the 3D industry.
- Educate on the use of Houdini globally through trade shows, conferences, workshops, meetups, and 3rd party media. This may involve creating and presenting technical educational Houdini content such as tutorials and presentations.
- Co-manage official social media channels - including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram - and any emerging primary communication channels.
- Establish and maintain relationships with indie artists and small 3D studios. A key objective of this task is to discover new indie artists and developers, help them understand how Houdini can contribute to their project's success, and showcase their work on our communication platforms once successful.
- Discover and promote learning material created by the community.
- Point person for indie community education initiatives: game jams, art challenges, workshops / bootcamps, etc.
- Evaluate, propose, and potentially lead some of the learning demo projects an
