FX Supervisor

1 Hour ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The FX Supervisor oversees the FX team's work, collaborating with Production and Heads of Departments to ensure top-quality results and meet client needs and deadlines. Responsibilities include developing and producing realistic visual effects (destruction, smoke, fire, water, supernatural); reviewing simulations; participating in recruitment; collaborating on department roadmap expansion; improving pipelines; exploring new enhancement methods; managing schedules and expectations; and showcasing show and people management skills. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, minimum five years in live-action FX with supervisory experience, and proficiency in Houdini and/or 3ds Max. Strong simulation skills, technical abilities, and a collaborative spirit are essential.
Must have:
  • 5+ years live-action FX experience
  • Supervisory/lead role experience
  • Houdini/3ds Max proficiency
  • Strong simulation skills
  • Excellent communication
Good to have:
  • Compositing experience
  • Scripting experience

Job Details

The FX Supervisor oversees the work delivered by the FX team, working alongside Production and Heads of Departments to ensure then highest quality and that client requirements and deadlines are met. They will act as mentor and help develop their team by assessing the strengths, weaknesses, and interests of each member and delegate tasks accordingly.


Key Responsibilities

    • Develops and produces a wide variety of realistic visual effects, including but not limited to destruction, smoke, fire, water and the supernatural
    • Be responsive to the needs of the FX department, identifies and defines them, communicates them and follows up with the Development team
    • Reviews simulations based on client requirements and offer feedback in a timely and positive manner
    • Participates in the FX department’s recruitment effort by reviewing and interviewing candidates
    • Works with the Director of CG and Department Manager on expanding the department's roadmap
    • Works within the established pipeline and offers constructive suggestions to improve the process
    • Helps develop and explore new ways to enhance results and FX team

Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 
    • Minimum five (5) years of experience in live action FX work and previous experience in a supervision and/or lead role
    • Creative ability and artistic talent, demonstrated by previous work
    • Knowledge of Houdini and/or 3ds Max (required)
    • Strong experience in creating a wide variety of simulations (destruction, atmospheric, fluid, supernatural, etc.)
    • Understanding of physics, realistic motion, and assorted natural phenomena at different scales
    • Exceptional technical skills, the ability to learn new software quickly, and a hunger to stay on the leading edge
    • Strong willingness to grow, learn new methods and share knowledge with others
    • Ability to manage schedule and expectations alongside with production team
    • Ability to showcase show management and people management skills while supervising a show
    • Excellent communication skills and an open mind
    • Team player able to work in a cooperative, fast-paced environment
    • Compositing and scripting experience a plus



    • FX 수퍼바이저는 프로덕션 및 디파트먼트 헤드들과 함께 FX팀이 주어진 시간안에 최고의 품질의 작업을 할 수 있도록 총괄합니다. FX 수퍼바이저는 멘토 역할을 하고 각 팀원들의 강점, 약점 및 관심사를 분석하여 팀원들의 능력을 개발시키고 그에 따른 업무 배정도 관리합니다.
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in Seoul or surroundings, or those willing to relocate.

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Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.

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