Senior Grooming CFX TD

Job Description

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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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-j6593w-3-134-105-118-42 in your application.