Overview

Role summary:
Od’s FX supervisor will participate in the supervision and direction of the effects team on our projects as well as being a key player in designing and producing world class imagery. This position serves as a role model and mentor to the effects team and is instrumental in helping to build an amazing environment and world class skills among the effects artists.

Role details:
Designs and creates complicated FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems, and rigid body simulations.
Light and render FX elements and produce composites to showcase ideas
Develops and implements new techniques quickly and debugs complicated problems
Sets the standard by continually improving the efficiency, speed, and the quality of the team’s output
Provide constructive and consistent creative and technical oversight and feedback on a shot and sequence level to the team
Partners with other discipline leadership in determining various cross department solutions, improvements and collaboration.
Coaches and guides the team of Effects artists to execute quality performance for the project.
Works with Production to bid, schedule, and cast shotwork.
Attends all relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team.
Basic skills and talents:
Expert in Houdini software, and knowledge and experience in Python.
5+ year’s production experience, also with experience in a leadership role in film visual effects
Proficiency with Linux.
Demonstrable experience of mentoring and developing artists
Strong communication skills to present to supervisors and mentor the artist team
Can develop small scale, show specific tools for non-FX TDs and other FX TDs

Please send your resume, cover letter, and reel to apply@theodstudios.com