FX Supervisor

Exciting opportunities await in Australia! We're expanding our talent pool and inviting VFX professionals seeking their next career move or new opportunities to join us.

Please note that employment may be offered on a temporary (6-12 month contract) or permanent basis, depending on project requirements.

At MPC, we strive to grow a little more every day. We’re creative, passionate, and full of imaginative ideas. We foster a supportive studio environment where team members look out for each other, prioritize well-being, and act with responsibility, honesty, and integrity. 

We celebrate diversity and the strength it brings to us and our creative process, ensuring we deliver the most exceptional work on time. True collaboration and open communication are core values at every level of our organization, as they enable us to learn, grow and create outstanding moments for our clients.  

Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values mutual support, creativity, and excellence. 

An FX Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and directing the overall execution of complex and demanding visual effects projects. Working with FX Leads, technical directors, VFX producers, and department heads across multiple sites; they coordinate tasks such as defining the creative and technical direction, managing resources, budgeting, and ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards to deliver exceptional visual effects that meet client expectations and project goals. 

FX Supervisors help lead and inspire the FX team, foster collaboration across departments, resolve technical challenges, and innovate new approaches to achieve groundbreaking visual effects that elevate the production's visual narrative and impact.

Lead and supervise the execution of visual effects projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to creative and technical requirements. 

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, presenting visual effects progress, addressing feedback, and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Oversee and coordinate FX production across multiple sites or teams, ensuring consistent communication, workflow integration, and quality control measures. 
• Stay abreast of industry trends, technologies, and techniques, and implement best practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of FX production. 
• Conduct thorough reviews of FX work to ensure it meets artistic and technical requirements, providing constructive feedback and overseeing revisions as needed. 
• Continuously improve FX pipelines and tools to streamline production processes, optimize workflow efficiency, and enhance creative capabilities. 
• Maintain clear documentation of workflows used in FX development. 
• Perform any other duties as assigned by your manager or a Key Business Relationship. 

Measure of Success:

• Consistently meeting project deadlines while maintaining a high standard of visual quality and technical execution. 
• Demonstrate alignment with our company values such as creativity, teamwork, innovation, and commitment to excellence in every aspect of your work. 

Technical & Soft Skills: 

• Good understanding of physics, motion, and natural phenomena to create realistic effects. 
• Previous experience in a VFX environment is required
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Vex, C#) for tool development and automation. 
• Required knowledge of shader programming and other technical aspects of FX development 

Preferred Software knowledge :

• Good knowledge of applications used in FX(Houdini) 
• Good knowledge of applications used in lighting (Katana and Houdini) 
• Good knowledge of applications used in Compositing (Nuke)