Elite Effects TD — Advanced FX Tech Director (Contract)

Festybay; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,400 - 118,700; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Performance incentives

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading visual effects company based in San Francisco is seeking an Effects Technical Director (TD) to join their innovative team. In this role, you will design and create complex FX animations, manage heavy particle effects, and ensure seamless integration with live-action footage. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, proficiency in Houdini, and strong scripting skills. Benefits include competitive pay, performance incentives, and a full range of health benefits.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Houdini is highly preferred.
• Excellent pipeline scripting ability in Python; Linux experience is prioritized.
• Artistic versatility with ability to animate moderate objects.

Responsibilities

• Design and create complex FX animation and simulations.
• Set up and optimize particle effects for renderability.
• Write procedural surface and volumetric shaders.
• Ensure FX elements integrate with live-action plates using Nuke.
• Build and optimize the workflow pipeline with scripting.

Skills

Houdini proficiency

Pipeline scripting

Linux experience

Python programming

C++ familiarity

Artistic eye for animation

Education

Bachelor’s in CS, Engineering, or Computer Graphics

Tools

Maya

3DS Max

Nuke

Job description

A leading visual effects company based in San Francisco is seeking an Effects Technical Director (TD) to join their innovative team. In this role, you will design and create complex FX animations, manage heavy particle effects, and ensure seamless integration with live-action footage. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, proficiency in Houdini, and strong scripting skills. Benefits include competitive pay, performance incentives, and a full range of health benefits.