FX Artist - Expression of interest

Rodeo FX; Montreal; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented FX Artist to create stunning visual effects and simulations. This role emphasizes creativity and technical skills, allowing you to produce photorealistic effects for high-profile projects. You will work closely with a team of skilled artists, ensuring that every detail meets the highest standards. With a flexible work environment and a commitment to diversity, this company offers a vibrant culture where your contributions will be valued. If you're passionate about visual storytelling and have the expertise to bring concepts to life, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in VFX industry required.
• Strong knowledge of Houdini and good physics understanding.

Responsibilities

• Produce photorealistic simulations of smoke, explosions, and water.
• Collaborate with supervisors to enhance shots and meet deadlines.

Skills

Proceduralism

Understanding of physics

Prioritization skills

Deadline management

Tools

SideFX Houdini

Nuke

Arnold

Job description

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2, and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar-winning company boasts close to 900 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC, and Apple. Current projects include Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Love, Death and Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.

Work arrangements:
As a company founded and led by an artist, creativity above all guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. While we require employees to be present in the studio at least three days a week, we maintain flexible work arrangements for the remaining days. This balance ensures that we foster collaboration, maintain our vibrant culture, and encourage in-person interaction and teamwork.

Job Description

Please note: We do not have an open position at the moment, but this posting allows you, if you wish, to express your interest in future opportunities.

The FX Artist will produce various abstract, photorealistic effects and physically accurate simulations, ensuring to meet the high quality standards of Rodeo FX.

Main responsibilities:

• Produce various photorealistic simulations of smoke, clouds, dust, explosions, fires, and water;
• Create organic and rigid body simulations, particles, and fluids;
• Create abstract visual effects using various methods to match a concept;
• Work closely with the CG and FX Supervisors to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that enhance shots while meeting project specifications and deadlines;
• May participate in the development of tools and techniques for the department;
• Perform quality control on shots before they are submitted for review/approval, ensuring all technical and creative standards are met, and promptly apply notes received;
• Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered, and recommend potential solutions;
• Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience in a similar position within the VFX industry;
• Excellent understanding of proceduralism and SideFX Houdini knowledge (sop, flip, pyro, rbd, vellum);
• Good knowledge of Nuke and Arnold;
• Good sense of physics and timing;
• Excellent sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines.

Additional Information

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Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.