Senior FX Artist — Hybrid (Sydney) • Mentor & Create FX

FIN VFX; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fin VFX is seeking a Senior FX Artist for a full-time, hybrid position based in Sydney, NSW, with optional work-from-home days. You will design, create, and refine complex visual effects for film, television, and high-end content, collaborating closely with supervisors, CG leads, and compositors to deliver top-quality FX shots.

You will optimize FX setups, troubleshoot issues, and mentor junior artists, upholding consistent standards across sequences while contributing to workflow and tool

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Houdini and Maya for FX creation and scene management.
• Strong lighting and compositing to integrate FX with CG and live-action plates.
• Solid animation principles to drive realistic motion in simulations.
• Experience with game development workflows or real-time engines is advantageous.
• Familiarity with popular FX tools (Phoenix, RealFlow, FumeFX) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and refine complex visual effects for film, TV, and high-end content.
• Collaborate with supervisors, CG leads, and compositors to translate briefs into FX shots.
• Optimize FX setups for efficient rendering and iteration; troubleshoot technical issues.
• Mentor junior artists and contribute to workflow and pipeline improvements.

Skills

Houdini

Autodesk Maya for FX

Lighting

Compositing

Animation principles

Game development workflows

Real-time engines

FX pipelines

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Visual effects qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Phoenix

RealFlow

FumeFX

Job description

Fin VFX is seeking a Senior FX Artist for a full-time, hybrid position based in Sydney, NSW, with optional work-from-home days. You will design, create, and refine complex visual effects for film, television, and high-end content, collaborating closely with supervisors, CG leads, and compositors to deliver top-quality FX shots.

You will optimize FX setups, troubleshoot issues, and mentor junior artists, upholding consistent standards across sequences while contributing to workflow and tool