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Senior Effects Technical Director (2D/3D Dev) for Feature Animation – ILM Vancouver

Senior Effects Technical Director (2D/3D Dev) for Feature Animation – ILM Vancouver

Notodoanimacion • Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
30+ days ago
Job description

Resumen del puesto


El Senior Effects Technical Director se responsabiliza de generar una amplia gama de elementos de FX que coincidan con la estética del proyecto, abarcando desde animación 2D dibujada a mano hasta configuraciones procedurales estilizadas en 3D. Trabaja de forma independiente en simulaciones dinámicas altamente realistas y en montajes procedurales para proyectos de animación de largometrajes y visual effects. Además completa tareas de iluminación, rendering y compositing de nivel moderado bajo la dirección de sus supervisores.


Responsabilidades



  • Crear FX 2D dibujados a mano como sprite sequences utilizables en pipelines 2D/3D.

  • Realizar paint overs conceptuales para el diseño de FX y paint overs finales para integrar estética 2D en producción 3D.

  • Contribuir al diseño conceptual de efectos y definir la dirección visual de los shots.

  • Diseñar y crear animación FX, configuraciones procedurales, simulaciones dinámicas, sistemas de partículas y fluidos.

  • Proporcionar estimaciones temporales precisas para el trabajo de shots.

  • Transferir elementos a otros departamentos (por ejemplo, comp y rendering) y gestionar el flujo de trabajo entre equipos.

  • Presentar trabajo en dailies y participar en reuniones interdepartamentales.

  • Mentorar a Junior Effects Artists y apoyar su crecimiento técnico y artístico.

  • Gestionar datos de shots, incluida la limpieza y organización de archivos.

  • Desarrollar enfoques novedosos para configuraciones complejas o estilizadas de FX.

  • Contribuir al look development, tanto estilizado como fotorealista, en Mantra / Karma.


Requisitos



  • Mínimo de 5 años de experiencia profesional relevante en VFX; título universitario en computer graphics, fine arts, design o fotografía, o bien al menos 7 años de experiencia en lugar de educación formal.

  • Portafolio contundente que demuestre fluidez en animación 2D tradicional dibujada a mano y trabajos estilizados en 3D.

  • Excelentes capacidades estéticas y sentido del storytelling visual, incluyendo timing, luz, color, composición, silueta y appeal.

  • Experiencia en pipelines de producción y trabajo bajo presión y con plazos ajustados.

  • Experiencia experta con Houdini y capacidad para aprender rápidamente otros DCC y herramientas.

  • Habilidades en técnicas de animación variadas: procedural animation, keyframing y simulaciones (rigid bodies, soft bodies, fluids, particle dynamics, etc.).

  • Conocimientos básicos de Nuke para compositing.

  • Buena comprensión de física y fenómenos naturales aplicables a FX.

  • Familiaridad con Linux y scripting en Python.

  • Habilidades de comunicación y seguimiento, y capacidad para trabajar en equipo multidisciplinar.

  • Valorable: habilidades de concept design, sketching rápido o paintovers para FX, iluminación y dirección de shot.

  • Como parte del proceso de selección, el candidato debe presentar una demo reel, shot breakdown o material equivalente que muestre su trabajo, además de un currículum actualizado.


Beneficios



  • Rango completo de beneficios médicos y financieros, además de posibles incentivos variables dependiendo del nivel y puesto.

  • Oportunidad de trabajar en proyectos de animación de alto perfil y desarrollar soluciones técnicas y artísticas innovadoras.

  • Entorno colaborativo con posibilidades de mentoría y crecimiento profesional.

  • Posición considerada híbrida, con expectativa de trabajo 2-3 días in situ y ocasionalmente desde casa.

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