Senior FX Artist - Remote Lead for High-End VFX

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pitch Black in Toronto is seeking a Senior FX Artist to join our global FX team. You will lead complex simulations across episodic and feature projects, collaborating with FX, Lighting, CFX, Animation, and Production to deliver high-end visuals.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical problem-solving with mentorship, develops reusable Houdini workflows, and supports global teams across time zones while upholding quality benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a professional VFX production environment with a strong focus on FX.
• Strong understanding of particle systems, destruction, volumetrics, and fluid simulations
• Strong scripting skills in VEX, Python, and MEL
• Advanced Maya knowledge
• Experience working within fast-paced production environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and time zones

Responsibilities

• Create advanced FX simulations including fire, explosions, destruction, volumetrics, fluids, oceans, lava, and environmental effects
• Deliver hero-level FX work across complex multi-element sequences
• Develop reusable Houdini templates and procedural workflows for production teams
• Build and maintain tools that improve simulation efficiency and artist workflows
• Collaborate with Supervisors, HoDs, and global teams to solve technical and creative challenges
• Help establish quality benchmarks and maintain consistency across sequences
• Support workflow improvements through scripting and technical problem-solving
• Participate in dailies, communicate progress clearly, and respond constructively to feedback
• Mentor and support other artists through knowledge sharing and technical guidance

Skills

FX simulations

Scripting: VEX/Python/MEL

Particle systems

Collaboration across disciplines

Tools

Maya

Katana

Unreal Engine

Job description

Pitch Black in Toronto is seeking a Senior FX Artist to join our global FX team. You will lead complex simulations across episodic and feature projects, collaborating with FX, Lighting, CFX, Animation, and Production to deliver high-end visuals.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical problem-solving with mentorship, develops reusable Houdini workflows, and supports global teams across time zones while upholding quality benchmarks.