Senior Houdini FX Artist

Red Star 3D is looking for a SENIOR HOUDINI FX ARTIST to join us on Terry Pratchett movie THE AMAZING MAURICE 2. 

This is a remote role, but you’ll need to be based in the UK or EU.

The role:

• Building and running FX in Houdini (water, fire, smoke, destruction, magical stuff… the usual mix).
• Taking shots from setup through to final, with minimal hand-holding.
• Working closely with Supes to get things looking right while keeping things efficient.
• Keeping your setups clean, readable and production-friendly.
• Troubleshooting when things break (they will) and finding solid solutions.

Must have:

• 4+ years’ experience in production.
• Strong Houdini skills across the usual FX toolsets (Pyro, FLIP, RBD, particles, etc.).
• Comfortable owning your work and managing your time.
• A good eye for what makes FX feel right in feature animation, not just technically correct.

Nice to have:

• VEX and/or Python knowledge.
• Familiarity with Maya.
• Feature or high-end episodic experience.

Details:

• Level: Senior
• Contract: May 26 – Feb 27
• Salary: Negotiable
• Whilst these are fully remote positions, due to the way this project is funded candidates MUST be physically based in the UK or EU to be eligible and a strong preference will be given to UK-based candidates.
• Please note that due to the extremely high number of applications we receive we are not able to reply to unsuccessful candidates.