Senior Houdini VFX Artist — Photoreal Explosions

Supaglu Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship (408)

Job summary

Supaglu is seeking an experienced Houdini VFX Artist for an on-site role in Sydney, starting in October. The contract runs up to 12 months with visa support and relocation assistance for eligible candidates. You will work within a team delivering photoreal FX for feature films and television, taking shots from setup to final delivery.

You will create high-end simulations, including explosions and gore, collaborating with FX, CG, lighting and compositing teams to meet production standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional VFX experience required.
• Strong Houdini expertise and photoreal FX.
• Proven ability to create explosions, blood, gore, destruction.
• Experience with procedural workflows and simulations.
• Experience on feature film/TV high-end productions.
• Ability to manage complex shots end-to-end.
• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• Showreel demonstrating Houdini FX work.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality photorealistic FX and simulations using Houdini.
• Develop explosions, blood, gore and destruction effects.
• Build procedural and simulation-based solutions for complex shots.
• Refine simulations for believable scale and motion.
• Troubleshoot and optimize FX setups.
• Collaborate across FX, CG, Lighting and Compositing.
• Deliver complex shots to production deadlines.

Skills

VFX experience

Houdini

Photoreal FX

Complex simulations

Procedural workflows

Feature film/TV

Shot lead

Communication

Showreel

Tools

Houdini

Job description

Supaglu is seeking an experienced Houdini VFX Artist for an on-site role in Sydney, starting in October. The contract runs up to 12 months with visa support and relocation assistance for eligible candidates. You will work within a team delivering photoreal FX for feature films and television, taking shots from setup to final delivery.

You will create high-end simulations, including explosions and gore, collaborating with FX, CG, lighting and compositing teams to meet production standards.