Senior Grooming/CFX TD

3 Months ago • 4 Years + • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

Skydance Animation seeks a Senior Grooming/CFX TD to create high-quality grooms and surfacing for animated characters. Responsibilities include creating artistically appealing hairstyles and simulations for various characters and elements; executing CFX work in shot production, including character simulation and correctives; collaborating with art direction and production teams; and staying current with industry methodologies and technologies. The role involves developing departmental tools and providing team support and guidance. The ideal candidate will possess at least 4 years of experience in animation grooming/VFX, expertise in Houdini, and knowledge of various grooming, surfacing, and simulation tools.
Must have:
  • 4+ years experience in animation grooming/VFX
  • High-quality groom creation
  • Houdini expertise
  • Knowledge of grooming, surfacing, simulation tools
  • Collaboration with art direction and production
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of Python or C/C++
  • VEX and Houdini HDA creation
  • Spanish language skills

Job Details

Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.
 
While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.

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As a Senior Grooming/ CFX TD t you will Create the highest quality grooms, including hair surfacing lookdev for animated characters in pre-production. 
Also, you will be responsible for execute CFX work in shot production (This includes character simulation, geometry correctives and groom correctives.)

Responsibilities

    • Work within art direction guidelines 
    • Creating complex, artistically appealing hairstyles, grooms & surfacing for human characters , furry creatures ,feathered characters ,props and elements 
    • Creating high quality cloth, hair and skin simulations & correctives for shot work in production. 
    • Keep up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company, in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment 
    • Involvement in the development of departmental tools and techniques 
    • Work within the established pipeline 
    • Works together with the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth. 
    • Follows supervisor’s and lead's guidance to deliver the highest quality work, matching the picture style 
    • Work closely with production to ensure the desired work is delivered and that deadlines are met 
    • Ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities and problem solve 

Requirements

    • At least 4 years of experience in Grooming in Animation or VFX; 
    • Must have a good understanding of the processes of grooming, surfacing, rendering, simulation. 
    • Ability to consistently produce high quality grooms and delivering on schedule. 
    • Strong knowledge of Houdini 
    • Depth of knowledge in groom & surfacing tools, renderers (Houdini, Maya, xGen, Yeti, Shave and Haircut, Mari, Substance, Arnold or Renderman) 
    • Knowledge of CFX and simulation tools a plus (nhair, carbon, vellum) 
    • Knowledge of Python or C/C++ programming, VEX and Houdini HDA creation a plus. 
    • High English level desirable 
    • Spanish knowledge is a plus 
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.

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