Senior FX Tech Director: Prototyping Impactful Simulations

Industrial Light & Magic; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ILM (UK) Ltd. is seeking a Senior Effects Technical Director to lead procedural FX development for feature films and episodic projects.

You will craft rapid prototyping paths and robust look-dev systems, working closely with Directors and VFX Supervisors to shape the creative language across stylized and natural phenomena. The successful candidate will build comprehensive setups, optimize rendering workflows, and mentor artists, while solving complex technical challenges and ensuring

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior Effects Technical Director in feature films and/or episodic TV.
• Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye and has the technical know-how to achieve a desired look.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and proactively contributes ideas and suggestions.
• Advanced proficiency in Houdini.
• Linux and scripting proficiency.
• Please provide a demo reel that showcases your experience and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate briefs into multiple visual directions and develop look-dev tests and comps.
• Design and build procedural FX systems (RBD, fluid, cloth, and particle) for large-scale shots.
• Establish master setups and rendering workflows for efficient handovers and consistency.
• Troubleshoot complex technical problems and debug simulation/rendering issues.
• Collaborate with FX Supervisors and Leads, mentor artists, and document handovers.

Skills

Houdini

Collaboration

Problem solving

Scripting

Job description

ILM (UK) Ltd. is seeking a Senior Effects Technical Director to lead procedural FX development for feature films and episodic projects.

You will craft rapid prototyping paths and robust look-dev systems, working closely with Directors and VFX Supervisors to shape the creative language across stylized and natural phenomena. The successful candidate will build comprehensive setups, optimize rendering workflows, and mentor artists, while solving complex technical challenges and ensuring