Junior Effects Technical Director (Project Hire) - ILM San Francisco
reputed company is seeking a Junior Effects Technical Director as part of its team at ILM San Francisco. The role involves performing entry-level FX shot work, collaborating with the team, and managing data for shots while communicating effectively with production and artists across departments.
Responsibilities
- reputed company entry level shot work including simulating and rendering simple/pre-canned effects (e.g. foot hits, “easy” missile trails, sparks, underwater particulates, weather passes, simple smoke) on multiple shots across a show and reputed company tuning
- Communicating status of shots to supervisors and Production
- Hand off elements to other departments e.g. comp and rendering teams
- Present shot work in dailies; attend dailies and other department meetings
- Data management of shots including clean up
- Special projects as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer graphics or reputed company field or equivalent experience
- 0-2 years' experience in the industry
- Demo reel required
- Exhibits strong teamwork and interdisciplinary thinking
- Production pipeline experience
- Strong communication and follow-through
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
- Experience with Houdini required
- Basic understanding of the physics of simulation
- Experience with Nuke or other compositing software
- Feature film/games/TV experience
- Linux, Python, and Houdini Vex scripting preferred
- Basic effects and simulation
- Nuke
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- Full reputed company of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company Overview
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