Senior FX Artist

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior FX Artist at Scanline VFX creates high-caliber, dynamic 3D visual effects, troubleshooting technical and artistic issues to meet client needs and deadlines. Responsibilities include creating realistic effects (destruction, smoke, fire, water), collaborating with supervisors and leads to achieve aesthetic quality and technical accuracy, revising simulations based on feedback, coordinating with lighting, improving pipelines, and exploring new techniques. This role requires strong live-action VFX experience for feature films or high-level television, expertise in various simulations, positive collaboration skills, and effective communication.
Must have:
  • Create realistic VFX (destruction, smoke, fire, water)
  • Collaborate with supervisors & leads
  • Revise simulations based on feedback
  • Coordinate with lighting department
  • Improve pipelines and explore new techniques
  • Strong live-action VFX experience
  • Expertise in various simulations

Job Details

Reporting to the FX Supervisor, the FX Artist creates high-caliber dynamic and riveting visual 3D effects. They troubleshoot and solve technical and artistic issues to meet client requirements and production deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

    • Create a wide variety of realistic effects, including but not limited to destruction, smoke, fire, and water
    • Work under the guidance of multiple supervisors to achieve the desired level of aesthetic quality and technical accuracy, often exploring different approaches and looks
    • Work with the FX leads to produce various elements using presets and templates, and to expand and improve upon these templates
    • Revise simulations based on client and supervisor feedback in a timely manner
    • Coordinate with the lighting department to ensure seamless integration of FX elements
    • Work within the established pipeline and offer constructive suggestions to improve the process
    • Help develop and explore new ways to enhance results
    • Help team debug issues and learn new methods

Qualifications

    • Previous experience in live action visual effects for feature films or high level television
    • Strong experience in creating a wide variety of simulations (destruction, atmospheric, fluid, supernatural, etc.)
    • Ability to take direction positively, work well within a team and thrives under the pressure of tight deadlines
    • Team player able to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
    • Excellent communication skills and an open mind
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 British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.

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