FX TD - Houdini Pro for Feature VFX (Hybrid)

One of Us; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Hybrid working

Company pension

Life insurance

Medicash healthcare cover

Wrap parties and social events

Job summary

One of Us in Paris is seeking an experienced FX TD to design and execute FX animation, procedural and dynamic simulations, and particle and fluid systems for feature film and episodic visual effects. You will light, render and perform moderate compositing under supervision.

The role requires advanced Houdini skills, Python scripting, and strong collaboration with the team to deliver film-quality results in a hybrid Paris-based studio.

Qualifications

• Proven production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work.
• Advanced Houdini experience and ability to write expressions.
• Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with minimal supervision to complete a shot
• Exhibiting excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism
• Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
• Engaging in the creative process without ego and accepting all final decisions with a positive and supportive attitude
• Demonstrating an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look
• Demonstrating superb problem-solving skills and taking the initiative to offer ideas and suggestions
• Prioritising tasks and managing time very well
• Linux and scripting ability in Python desirable

Responsibilities

• Designing and creating FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
• Light complex/multiple creatures and elements
• Setting up and wrangling heavy particle effects shots
• Excellent pipeline scripting ability
• Solid compositing ability, wrangling blue-screen extractions, working knowledge of Nuke
• Writing plug-ins, debugging simulations and writing set up and surface shaders with proficiency
• Writing and hacking procedural surface shaders and volumetric shaders with proficiency
• Animating moderate objects with proficiency
• Picking up new techniques quickly and easily and have the ability to debug just about anything
• Setting a standard for all Technical Directors in continually raising the bar for speed, quality of work and adaptability
• Creating feature film quality effects using Houdini

Skills

FX animation

Procedural simulation

Dynamic simulation

Particle and fluid systems

Houdini

Nuke

Python scripting

Pipeline scripting

Lighting and rendering

Tools

Houdini

Nuke

Python

Job description

One of Us in Paris is seeking an experienced FX TD to design and execute FX animation, procedural and dynamic simulations, and particle and fluid systems for feature film and episodic visual effects. You will light, render and perform moderate compositing under supervision.

The role requires advanced Houdini skills, Python scripting, and strong collaboration with the team to deliver film-quality results in a hybrid Paris-based studio.