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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/or 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
  • 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 driven by creativity and inspired by the future, and we are committed to employing extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, and sexual preferences.