Current jobs related to Senior FX Technical Director - Melbourne, Victoria - Framestore

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    2 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Job Title: Senior FX Technical DirectorAt Framestore, we're looking for a talented Senior FX Technical Director to join our team. As a key member of our Visual Effects department, you'll be responsible for creating stunning CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena.Key Responsibilities:• Creating particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur,...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    3 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Job Title: Senior FX Technical DirectorAbout the Role:As a Senior FX Technical Director at Framestore, you will be responsible for creating high-quality visual effects in high-end films. You will work closely with directors and producers to bring their vision to life, using a variety of commercial and proprietary FX tools, including Maya and Houdini.Key...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    3 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a Senior FX Technical Director, you will be responsible for creating high-quality visual effects for high-end films.Key Responsibilities:Design and create complex visual effects, including particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur, and hair simulations...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    1 day ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a skilled Visual Effects Specialist to join our team at Framestore. As a Senior FX Technical Director, you will be responsible for creating high-end visual effects in films, collaborating with directors and producers to bring their vision to life.

  • Senior Creature FX Technical Director

    3 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Job Title: Senior Creature FX Technical DirectorJob Summary:Framestore is seeking a highly skilled Senior Creature FX Technical Director to lead a team responsible for setting up skin, muscle, cloth, and hair simulations for our hero and secondary characters and creatures. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industry-standard software such...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    3 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a key member of our visual effects department, you will be responsible for creating stunning CG effects for high-end films.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement complex particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur, and hair simulations or...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    2 months ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a key member of our visual effects department, you will be responsible for creating stunning CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur, and hair...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    4 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a key member of our visual effects team, you will be responsible for creating high-quality, realistic visual effects for film and television productions.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement complex visual effects simulations using Maya and...

  • Senior FX Technical Director

    3 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleAs a Senior FX Technical Director at Framestore, you will be responsible for creating high-quality visual effects in high-end films. Your expertise in particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur, and hair simulations or animations will bring the wonder of visual effects to life.Key Responsibilities:Develop and implement complex simulations and...

  • Creature FX Technical Director

    4 days ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Framestore is seeking a highly skilled Creature FX Technical Director to lead the Melbourne studio's Creature FX team.The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up skin, muscle, cloth, and hair simulations for hero and secondary characters and creatures. Key responsibilities will include maintaining and supporting those rigs and setups...

  • Creature FX Technical Director

    4 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Framestore is seeking a skilled Creature FX Technical Director to join their Melbourne studio. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up and maintaining complex simulations for hero and secondary characters and creatures.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement simulation rigs and setups for character and creature simulationsDevelop and...

  • Senior Visual Effects Technical Director

    2 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Visual Effects Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a key member of our FX department, you will be responsible for creating stunning visual effects in high-end films.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement complex FX simulations using Maya and HoudiniCollaborate with directors and...

  • Creature FX Technical Director

    2 weeks ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    About the RoleWe are looking for a skilled Creature FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up skin, muscle, cloth, and hair simulations for our hero and secondary characters and creatures.Key ResponsibilitiesBuild, maintain, and test simulation rigs and setupsDevelop tools to assist in...

  • Creature FX Technical Director

    1 month ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Simulation and Rigging Specialist - Creature FXFramestore is seeking a highly skilled Simulation and Rigging Specialist to join our Creature FX team in Melbourne. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for setting up and maintaining complex simulations for our hero and secondary characters and creatures.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement...

  • Creature FX Lead

    2 months ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Lead Creature FX TD OpportunityFramestore is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Creature FX TD to join our Melbourne studio.The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for setting up and maintaining complex simulations for hero and secondary characters and creatures. Key responsibilities include:Key ResponsibilitiesLead and mentor a team...

  • Senior Visual Effects Artist

    4 days ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    We are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore.About the RoleAs a Senior FX Technical Director, you will be responsible for creating high-end visual effects in film and television productions. You will work closely with directors, producers, and other artists to bring their vision to life.Key...

  • Lead Creature FX TD

    2 months ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Job SummaryFramestore is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Creature FX TD to join our Melbourne studio. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading a team of Creature FX TDs and overseeing the setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of skin, muscle, cloth, and hair simulations for our hero and secondary characters and...

  • FX Artist Assistant

    1 month ago

    South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jumbla Full time

    Jumbla Animation Studios: Junior FX Artist OpportunityWe are seeking a talented Junior FX Artist to join our team and support our mid and senior FX Artists in building FX assets and producing naturalistic physical or magical phenomena, such as fire, water, clouds, smoke, physical destruction, and particle set-ups and simulations on 3D projects.No prior...

  • Lead Creature FX TD

    1 month ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time

    Lead Creature FX TDFramestore is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Creature FX TD to join our Melbourne studio.The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for setting up skin, muscle, cloth, and hair simulations for our hero and secondary characters and creatures. Key responsibilities include:Key ResponsibilitiesLead, train, and mentor...

  • FX Artist

    3 weeks ago

    South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jumbla Full time

    Job Summary: We are seeking a talented Junior FX Artist to join our team at Jumbla Animation Studios. As a Junior FX Artist, you will support mid and senior FX Artists in building FX assets and producing naturalistic physical or magical phenomena.Key Responsibilities:Collaborate with mid and senior FX Artists to create FX assets and simulations.Develop and...

Senior FX Technical Director

2 months ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Framestore Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior FX Technical Director to join our team at Framestore. As a key member of our visual effects department, you will be responsible for creating stunning CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur, and hair simulations or animations
  • Apply lighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or pass the simulation on to a Lighting Technical Director
  • Utilize commercial and proprietary FX tools, including Maya and Houdini
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure high-quality shot delivery
  • Work with the team to determine design solutions for complex effects
  • Develop and implement images, elements, effects, pipelines, tools, and techniques
  • Contribute to the development of procedural approaches for creating effects
  • Produce reviewable composites of all FX elements for a shot, and sometimes final renders
Requirements
  • Excellent knowledge of Maya and Houdini (or experience in other simulation software)
  • Thorough understanding of FX simulation and procedural animation techniques and technologies
  • Previous experience producing effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, and explosions, as well as simulation techniques for rigid-bodies, cloth, and hair
  • Good understanding of animation and motion
  • Good understanding of the entire visual effects process
  • Familiarity with pipeline issues, especially working between multiple packages
  • Working knowledge of at least one compositing application (e.g. Nuke) and a solid understanding of the compositing process
  • Strong Python and/or Vex, Mel scripting skills
Desirable Skills
  • Knowledge in other simulation packages such as Naiad and realflow
  • Experience with Arnold or other render packages
  • Programming skills with C/C++ along with knowledge of the Houdini HDK and/or Maya API
  • Unix shell scripting
About Framestore

Framestore is a creative studio that combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. We are proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, and sexual preferences. We aim to encourage and support all of our current and future employees to achieve their potential.