FX Supervisor

Glow Production; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading production company in Malaysia is seeking an experienced FX Supervisor to manage their FX team. The role involves overseeing FX development for cinematic projects, ensuring quality and creative standards, and collaborating with various departments. A background of 7+ years in FX within the cinematic or gaming industry is essential, alongside strong expertise in Houdini and Unreal Engine.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in FX for cinematic, film, or game trailers.
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Strong artistic eye for timing, realism, and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise FX artists across cinematic trailer projects.
• Oversee creation of realistic and stylized FX.
• Collaborate closely with Directors and team leads.
• Define and maintain FX workflows for various pipelines.

Skills

FX artistic skills

Leadership

Houdini expertise

Unreal Engine knowledge

Compositing understanding

Problem-solving for optimization

Tools

Houdini

Unreal Engine

Arnold

Redshift

ShotGrid

Job description

We are seeking an experienced FX Supervisor to lead our FX team across both prerendered and real-time pipelines, ensuring creative excellence, technical accuracy, and smooth collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise FX artists across cinematic trailer projects.
• Oversee creation of realistic and stylized FX: fire, smoke, water, destruction, magic, dust, storms, clouds, etc.
• Ensure FX quality meets client expectations and project standards.
• Collaborate closely with Directors, CG Supervisors, Art Directors, Department Leads, Producers, Coordinators and Pipeline teams.
• Define and maintain FX workflows for both offline (Houdini/Mantra/Arnold/Redshift) and real-time (Unreal Engine/Niagara) pipelines.
• Ensure proper integration of FX with lighting and compositing.
• Troubleshoot simulations and optimize performance for rendering and real-time playback.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in FX for cinematic, film, or game trailers, with 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Expert in Houdini and strong knowledge of Unreal Engine (Niagara, shaders, real-time workflows).
• Experience with Arnold, Redshift, Mantra, or Karma renderers.
• Strong understanding of compositing, lighting integration, and cross-department pipelines.
• Strong artistic eye for timing, realism, stylization, and visual storytelling.
• Familiar with ShotGrid/production trackers and version control (Perforce/Git).