Senior FX artist - Temporary contract

Rodeo FX; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Rodeo FX seeks a senior Houdini FX artist to craft photoreal FX for feature work in Paris. The role excludes feature animation work but demands mastery across Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, and SOPs. You will collaborate with the Pipeline team and production to deliver high-quality simulations.

We value autonomy, rigorous quality control, and the ability to adapt effects to narrative pace, with strong communication across disciplines. Join a standing team at Rodeo FX, contributing to top-tier projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years FX experience in a VFX studio.
• Excellent command of Houdini (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs).
• Knowledge of USD and Solaris; basic Nuke compositing and Arnold/Karma rendering.
• Rigour, autonomy, attention to detail, and strong team spirit.
• Experience developing Houdini tools, Python or VEX scripts.

Responsabilités

• Produce complex simulations (smoke, fire, explosions, liquids, destruction, magical or abstract effects).
• Use Houdini effectively to generate optimized effects.
• Maintain autonomy in FX task management from setup to rendering.
• Ensure rigorous quality control of files and caches.
• Propose simple artistic solutions aligned with project vision.
• Collaborate with Pipeline and other departments to integrate tools.
• Provide realistic estimates and communicate risks to production.

Connaissances

8+ years FX experience

Houdini mastery

Artistic quality

Autonomy

Team spirit

Outils

Houdini

Nuke

Arnold

Karma

USD

Solaris

Python

VEX

Description du poste

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.

Job Description

Please note: We are looking for a senior‑level Houdini artist with strong experience across a wide variety of photorealistic FX. Feature animation work will not be considered for this specific role.

Main responsibilities

Mastery of his craft

• Produce complex simulations (smoke, fire, explosions, liquids, destruction, magical or abstract effects) while respecting artistic and technical guidelines.
• Use Houdini effectively (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs) to generate optimized and adaptable effects.
• Maintain a high level of autonomy in the management of assigned FX tasks, from initial setup to final rendering.
• Ensure rigorous quality control of its files, caches and workfiles before any submission.

Creative quality

• Propose simple, effective artistic solutions aligned with the vision of the project.
• Actively participate in dailies and integrate feedback constructively.
• Adapt the effects to the narrative needs, visual style and pace of the scene.
• Improve shooting by adding creative value to simulations.

Technical quality

• Ensure cache optimization, setup stability and compliance with internal technical conventions.
• Quickly identify technical problems and provide functional solutions.
• Collaborate with the Pipeline team to integrate or test new tools as needed by the project.
• Check the compatibility of effects with other departments (layout, lighting, comp).

Communication

• Provide realistic estimates, communicate quickly if there are difficulties or risks of delay, and collaborate with production to adjust priorities if necessary.
• Maintain a fluid and respectful exchange with production, leads and artists from other disciplines.
• Communicate clearly about issues, deadlines, needs or technical limitations.
• Actively participate in turnovers, briefings or progress monitoring with the project team.

Learn, transmit and evolve

• Stay up to date with the latest practices, techniques and references in visual effects.
• Share your knowledge, tools or techniques with your colleagues.
• Participate in documenting or improving the working methods of the FX department.
• Welcome feedback with openness with a view to continuous progress.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in FX in a VFX studio (8 years minimum recommended).
• Excellent command of Houdini (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs).
• Basic knowledge of compositing (Nuke) and rendering (Arnold and Karma).
• Knowledge of USD and Solaris.
• Good sense of movement, physics and visual rhythm.
• Rigor, autonomy, attention to detail, team spirit.
• Asset: knowledge of Flow Production Tracking, experience in developing Houdini tools, Python or VEX scripts.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Rodeo FX, diversity is a core value. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity, challenges our thinking, and helps us deliver better work.

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