Houdini FX and CFX Artists
RemoteSheffield, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Remote FX/CFX Artist role for THE AMAZING MAURICE 2. Building and running FX/CFX in Houdini (cloth, hair, water, smoke, magical stuff...). 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. Must have 3 years production experience and strong Houdini skills; nice to have VEX/Python knowledge, familiarity with Maya; feature or high-end episodic experience is a plus. Fully remote position but candidates must be physically based in the UK or EU to be eligible; preference for UK-based candidates.
Required Qualifications
- 3 years production experience (minimum).
- 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.
Desired Qualifications
- VEX and/or Python knowledge.
- Familiarity with Maya.
- Feature or high-end episodic experience.
- Level: Junior / Mid / Senior
- Contract: ASAP – 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 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.
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