Senior Crowd Artist

Outpost VFX; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Outpost is hiring a Senior Crowd Artist to join our London-based team. You will generate digital crowds for film and television, ensuring they integrate seamlessly with live-action sequences while maintaining top-tier visual quality.

You will contribute to creating believable, dynamic crowd scenes that enhance storytelling and audience immersion in high-end productions.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create photoreal crowd simulations.
• Experience with high-end VFX workflows and pipelines.
• Strong artistic eye for integration of crowds into live-action sequences.

Responsibilities

• Generate digital crowds for film/TV projects.
• Ensure seamless integration of crowds into live-action footage.
• Maintain high-quality visual effects and storytelling clarity.

Skills

Houdini

Photo-realistic effects

High-end VFX

Job description

What makes Outpost different?

At Outpost, we believe that people matter. We want to build a creative environment where everyone feels valued, treated with respect, and able to make a positive difference every day. We’re ambitious and growing fast, but our focus remains on fostering personal connections, supporting one another, and taking the time to celebrate our collective successes. We’re always looking for ways to improve our practices to enhance the experience of our team, our clients, and the world around us.

What’s in it for you?

At Outpost, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution—not only to the high-quality film and episodic productions you’ll work on, but also to the development of the positive culture we aim to spread throughout the VFX community.

You’ll have access to training through online platforms as well as our own internal learning and development resources. And as a growing team, there are always opportunities to advance your career or explore new areas to support your personal growth. We’ll work with you to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be.

You’ll also have the chance to work alongside the incredibly talented, friendly, and genuine people who make up Outpost!

Job Description

We’re looking for a talented and motivated Senior Crowd Artist to join our dynamic team and help create highly realistic, engaging, and dynamic crowd simulations for film and television.

As a Senior Crowd Artist, you’ll be responsible for generating digital crowds, ensuring their seamless integration into live-action sequences, and maintaining high-quality visual effects that enhance storytelling and the viewer’s experience.

Key Skills

• Experience with Houdini
• Strong artistic sense for photo-realistic effects involving environments, characters, and magic
• Previous experience on high-end VFX projects

What happens next?

If you think Outpost could be a great fit for you—or if you’d just like to chat about the role and our culture—get in touch with us today!

Equal opportunities

At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary talent and potential. No candidate will receive any less favourable treatment based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual preference, or any other factor that does not bear on an individual’s ability to perform their job.