FX Supervisor

RodeoFX; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rodeo FX is seeking an experienced FX Supervisor to oversee artistic vision, technical rigor, and performance of the FX department on a project. You will lead FX artists, support supervision, and collaborate with CG, comp, and production teams while contributing to pipeline development and knowledge transfer.

You will guide the team through dailies, set technical standards, and help optimize tools and workflows to ensure timely, high-quality visual effects that meet client expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in an FX Supervisor role within a VFX environment.
• Experience in team supervision or project management.
• Advanced Houdini experience (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs).
• Knowledge of Nuke, Arnold, Karma and Python scripting.
• Proficiency with USD and Solaris; strong VFX pipeline understanding.

Responsibilities

• Translate artistic vision into FX directives and guide artists.
• Lead dailies and ensure high creative value on shots.
• Validate effects against client vision and constraints.
• Define technical standards and validate tools/methods.
• Supervise teams, run meetings, and maintain a positive work environment.
• Monitor workload and ensure on-time deliverables.
• Collaborate with FX, CG, comp, and production teams; contribute to pipeline.
• Identify issues and drive improvements with the pipeline team.

Skills

Team supervision

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Education

Experience-based senior level

Tools

Houdini

Nuke

Arnold

Karma

Python scripting

USD

Solaris

Flow Production Tracking

Job description

The FX Supervisor is responsible for the artistic vision, technical rigor, and overall performance of their department on a given project. They ensure the consistency of visual effects (smoke, fire, particles, destructions, fluids, abstract effects), ensuring their seamless integration into the CG pipeline. A committed leader, they guide FX artists, support VFX supervision, collaborate with CG, comp, and production teams, and participate in strategic project planning. In parallel, in collaboration with the Head of FX Department, they actively contribute to pipeline development, method optimization, and knowledge transfer.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Quality

• Translate the artistic vision of the project into concrete directives for FX artists.
• Participate in dailies and guide the team in executing shots with high creative value.
• Validate delivered effects based on the client's visual intentions and shot constraints.
• Collaborate with VFX and CG supervisors to ensure consistent aesthetic continuity.
• Intervene personally on the most complex shots if necessary.

Technical Quality

• Define the technical standards to be met for all delivered effects.
• Propose or validate the tools, templates, or methods to be used for the show.
• Document project best practices, support artists in case of technical blocking.
• Identify recurring problems and collaborate with the pipeline team to resolve them.
• Ensure the optimization of caches, workfiles, and setups produced by the team.

Leadership & Communication

• Supervise, motivate, and support FX artists with rigor and kindness.
• Lead FX turnovers, technical meetings, and follow-up sessions with clarity.
• Delegate shots strategically, according to the artists' level and specialty.
• Maintain a healthy, respectful, and conducive work environment for collective performance.
• Report critical issues to supervision or the department without delay.
• In close collaboration with the Head of FX Department, participate in the improvement of the FX department with experience gained through projects.

Project Management

• Evaluate workload with production, anticipate staffing needs.
• Participate in FX casting and recommend the right profiles based on the shots to be delivered.
• Assist in defining time estimates and prioritizing sequences.
• Closely monitor project progress, ensuring deliverables are met on time.
• Support production in strategic submissions or validations if required.

Workflow Strategies

• Design FX methodologies adapted to the project's style, budget, and schedule.
• Detect inefficiencies in processes and recommend adjustments.
• Participate in the development or implementation of innovative tools for the team.
• Contribute to the overall pipeline consistency between FX, CG, and comp departments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an FX Supervisor role in visual effects in a VFX environment.
• Confirmed experience in team supervision or project management.
• Advanced proficiency in Houdini (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs).
• Functional knowledge of Nuke, Arnold, Karma, and Python scripting.
• Good command of USD and Solaris.
• Good command of Flow Production Tracking and a keen understanding of the VFX pipeline.
• Strong artistic and technical skills, ability to arbitrate quickly.
• Positive leadership, strategic mind, composure, and clarity in communication.
• Assets: FX tool development, participation in pipeline innovation initiatives, client presentations.

Additional Information

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