Lead FX Artist – Stylised Series
Job Summary
Job Description
This role involves planning and managing FX tasks for a stylised animated series. The Lead FX Artist will break down and prioritize work, assign, brief, and review FX work using Houdini and related tools, ensuring consistency with creative vision and technical requirements. Collaboration with supervisors, production, and other departments is key, along with monitoring project progress and proactively solving issues. The artist will also provide feedback, support, and motivation to the team, and document/communicate key updates. This position requires proven experience as a Lead or Senior FX Artist with strong knowledge of stylised FX workflows, particularly in Houdini, and confident communication, mentoring, and planning skills. Familiarity with Unreal Engine, Maya, Nuke, and FX production pipelines is essential, as is the ability to estimate effort and structure tasks efficiently. The role offers the chance to work on a globally recognized Netflix series with a flexible setup, either remotely within +/-2 hours of CET or hybrid in Budapest, collaborating with an experienced, international, award-winning team and opportunities for mentorship.
Must have:
- Proven experience as Lead or Senior FX Artist
- Strong knowledge of stylised FX workflows (Houdini)
- Confident communicator with mentoring & planning skills
- Familiar with Unreal Engine, Maya, Nuke
- Able to estimate effort and structure tasks efficiently
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Located in Hungary or within ±2 hours of CET
Good to have:
- Experience in project planning or task estimation
- Solid understanding of other 3D production areas
- Experience presenting internally or to clients
Perks:
- Chance to work on a globally recognized Netflix series
- Flexible setup: work remotely (within ±2h CET) or hybrid in Budapest
- Collaboration with an experienced, international award-winning team
- Opportunities to mentor and grow with internal knowledge sharing
5 skills required
Job Details
What you’ll do:
- Plan and manage FX tasks for a stylised animated series
- Break down and prioritise work across a team of artists
- Assign, brief, and review FX work in Houdini (and related tools)
- Ensure consistency with creative vision and technical requirements
- Collaborate with supervisors, production, and other departments
- Monitor project progress and proactively solve issues
- Provide feedback, support, and motivation to your team
- Document and communicate key updates in dProject (our internal tool)
- Proven experience as a Lead or Senior FX Artist
- Strong knowledge of stylised FX workflows (especially in Houdini)
- Confident communicator with mentoring & planning skills
- Familiar with Unreal Engine, Maya, Nuke, and FX production pipelines
- Able to estimate effort and structure tasks efficiently
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Freelancers: must be registered and able to invoice legally under Hungarian law
- Must be located in Hungary or within ±2 hours of CET
- Experience in project planning or task estimation
- Solid understanding of other 3D production areas (asset, lighting, animation)
- Experience presenting internally or to clients
- 🎬 The chance to work on a globally recognized Netflix series
- 🌍 Flexible setup: work remotely (within ±2h CET) or hybrid set-up in Budapest
- 🤝 Collaboration with an experienced, international award-winning team
- 📚 Opportunities to mentor and grow with internal knowledge sharing
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About The Company
A DIGIC a világ élmezőnyébe tartozó animációs stúdió, ahol a díjnyertes Netflixes és Amazonos sorozatokat és világhírű videojátékok trailereit és átvezető filmjeit készítjük. A digitális filmkészítés atmoszférájába itt tudsz betekinteni: https://www.youtu...
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