Position Overview
As a Marketing FX Artist Intern, you will create visual content to support marketing initiatives, which could be used in public events like conferences, or online web articles, magazine publications and others. You may also work alongside SideFX R&D where applicable, and other departments where necessary. While this is a role for learning, you will be expected to have an existing background in 3D. Knowledge of Houdini is not a main criteria, but it would be helpful for yourself to be somewhat familiar to it. The length of the internship is 4 months, with the possibility of an extension. This position is on-site in Toronto, at SideFX HQ. During the internship, you will have the opportunity to boost your Houdini skills and potential to strengthen your industry knowledge and exposure.
Please note that the expected start date for this internship is mid-January 2025.
What you will be working on
What you need to be successful
A demoreel or URL to online portfolio along with your resume must be provided when applying in order to be considered for this role.
Company Profile
For over thirty years, SideFX has been providing artists with procedural 3D animation, VFX and World Building tools designed to create the highest-quality results.
We are passionate about what our customers do because our roots are in production, both as artists and as pioneering technical innovators. SideFX has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science several times for our flagship software product Houdini, and our breakthrough procedurally-based technology.
Long used by the world’s top film and TV studios, in recent years Houdini has transformed content creation workflows at hundreds of game studios, from the largest AAA to the smallest Indie. Our customers include CD Projekt Red, Rockstar Games, Electronic Arts and many more. Houdini has played a vital part in hit video games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Spiderman, Control and the Ghost Recon series.
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Why Join SideFX?
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Location
This is an on-site role in our Toronto, Ontario office.
Our transit-friendly head office location, directly adjacent to Union Station in the heart of downtown Toronto, is open-concept with a relaxed style that includes, casual dress, and wraparound views from the 14th floor.
SideFX is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Accommodation will be provided to candidates with disabilities, upon request.
SideFX is a world leader in the development of 3D animation and visual effects software for use in film, commercials and video games. SideFX award-winning Houdini software utilizes a node-based procedural approach which provides digital artists with an unprecedented level of power, flexibility and control.
Houdini’s comprehensive feature set includes modeling, rigging, animation, particle effects, dynamics, compositing, integrated rendering, and more. Houdini is available for the Mac OS X, Linux and Windows operating systems.