Junior Effects Technical Director (Project Hire) - ILM San Francisco

The Walt Disney Company • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Junior FX TDs work as part of a team under an FX Lead and/or FX Supervisor on shows. They will be working on basic FX shotwork involving simulation, rendering, and compositing. They will be required to use existing setups and adapt them to their shots when necessary. They will be expected to collaborate with the team to solve problems and communicate with production and artists across other departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer graphics or related 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
• Experience with Nuke (preferred) or other compositing software
• Basic understanding of the physics of simulation

Nice To Haves

• Feature film/games/TV experience
• Linux, Python, and Houdini Vex scripting preferred
• Basic effects and simulation
• Nuke

Responsibilities

• Perform 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 render 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level