FX Supervisor

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The FX Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of FX Artists and managing the day-to-day production needs. The FX Supervisor will supervise the FX team in the technical and artistic aspects of the visual effects production to ensure the highest-quality photorealistic simulations of fx are produced. You will be working closely with Producer, VFX Supervisor, Head of FX and other departmental supervisors.

Must Have

Must have a minimum of 10 years as FX TD and previous experience as an FX Supervisor

Extensive knowledge of Houdini

Proven experience in producing effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam and explosions, plus experience with particle and voxel based rendering

An eye for details, good sense of timing, and thorough understanding of techniques and technologies relating to physical simulation in computer graphics

Familiarity with pipeline issues and problem solving

Experienced in project management, balancing quality with time constraints

High level feature film experience in live action VFX Films

Good experience in leading and training teams of FX Artists

Excellent in artistic and technical skills

Able to provide artistic and technical solutions to Effects Team

Nice to Have

Knowledge of Python, Hscript or Mel knowledge

Experience in live action FX work preferred

Maya and/or equivalent 3D software knowledge

About You

Organised, pro-active and a self-starter

A team player and clear communicator, and a keenness for collaboration

A team leader, approachable and personable, with strong motivational qualities

Adaptable and with a willingness to learn new skills and techniques - including proprietary software

Calm under pressure and committed to meet production deadlines

A positive, can-do attitude

Full time