Senior FX Artist

El Ranchito is seeking a Senior Houdini FX artist to help us on a fantastic project from now till mid-August approximately (2/3 months). This is an on-site job for our office from Madrid, Spain. Remote work won’t be possible this time.

Primary responsibilities:

• Working closely with the FX Supervisor to creatively solve effects challenges and develop final shot look.
• Deliver all elements in a structured way that allows efficient integration into the pipeline.
• Working with other TD’s and artists to create photo-real effects and physically accurate simulations
• Working with production management to prioritize tasks.
• Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot.
• Anticipate, communicate and troubleshoot any creative and/or technical problems

Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years experience in the feature movie and/or television industry
• Expert working knowledge of Houdini Software
• Experience with rigid body and particle dynamics, volume modelling and rendering, procedural geometry generation and fluid dynamics
• Proficient knowledge of FX techniques and workflows
• Familiarity with one or more coding /scripting languages (VEX/Python/etc…)
• Good knowledge of NUKE and/or other compositing package
• Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills
• Eligible to work in Spain