Senior Houdini FX Artist — Remote Studio

ADP, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

CoSA VFX is seeking California-based FX Artists for fully remote opportunities with a North American footprint. Join a studio delivering high-end visual effects across film and streaming projects.

Responsibilities include creating a range of FX in Houdini, optimizing workflows, and collaborating with VFX supervisors to meet creative visions and tight production deadlines. Remote work and strong technical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional FX experience in film, streaming episodic, cinematics, or high-end commercials.
• Proven FX experience: smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, magical effects, and destruction.
• Strong understanding of simulation techniques, procedural workflows, and FX optimization.
• Proficiency with industry renderers (Karma XPU, Redshift, V-Ray, Mantra).
• Experience with production tracking tools such as Ftrack or ShotGrid.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with VFX, CG, and department supervisors to deliver FX that meet creative vision, technical requirements, and production deadlines.
• Create a wide range of FX in Houdini, including fire, smoke, fluids, electricity, explosions, supernatural/magical effects, and large-scale destruction.
• Develop and refine procedural FX setups that are efficient, scalable, and adaptable by other artists
• Work from scratch or enhance existing setups, optimizing for performance, caching, and rendering
• Maintain consistency with established art styles while adapting to the creative needs of individual projects
• Participate in reviews and critiques, providing solutions to enhance quality and efficiency
• Research and collect reference material to guide look development
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical and artistic challenges, collaborating across departments for seamless integration of FX into shots

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Adaptability

Tools

Houdini

Karma XPU

Redshift

V-Ray

Mantra

Ftrack

ShotGrid

Job description

CoSA VFX is seeking California-based FX Artists for fully remote opportunities with a North American footprint. Join a studio delivering high-end visual effects across film and streaming projects.

Responsibilities include creating a range of FX in Houdini, optimizing workflows, and collaborating with VFX supervisors to meet creative visions and tight production deadlines. Remote work and strong technical skills are essential.