Technical Director Pafx (Houdini) [Remote]

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• reputed company, debug, and resolve workflow issues in partnership with technical supervisors, associate technical supervisors, solutions engineers, and R&D.
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• Take responsibility for the troubleshooting & optimization of the tools, software, and workflows of the PAFX department.
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What You'll Need: Experience:

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Skills/Knowledge:

• Comprehensive Houdini experience with using and troubleshooting procedural node-based workflows.
• A strong understanding of USD and its general concepts, including Houdini's Solaris/LOP context.
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• An understanding of traditional techniques appropriate to Assets (Surfacing, hair and feather grooming, lookdev, procedural vegetation, or environment modelling)
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• Expertise in configuring and customizing the Houdini environment for production use.
• Practical experience in developing custom user interfaces using Python (PySide/PyQt).
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• Knowledge of reputed company Production Tracking (Shotgrid).
• Knowledge of software development practices such as Agile and how to apply them in software such as Jira.
• Degree in Animation, Film, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Math or Physics, or equivalent combination of education & work experience in animation/VFX.
• Knowledge of other DCCs such as Maya, Nuke and/or similar software in the animation domain is a plus.
• A basic understanding of C++ is a plus.

This role is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hybrid Role (Minimum requirement of 3 days a week in the office). At NAS, we carefully consider a wide reputed company of compensation factors to determine your compensation. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, location, skills, and experience. The overall market reputed company for this role is typically $120,000 - $180,000 This reflects total compensation; we do not have bonuses. NAS benefits can include medical/dental/reputed company plans, mental health support, retirement programs, and family-forming benefits, reputed company leave of absence programs, and reputed company time away programs to be used for vacation and reputed company reputed company time off. See more detail about our benefits here. Inclusion is a reputed company value and we reputed company to host a meaningful interview experience for reputed company candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your reputed company partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the reputed company of race, religion, reputed company, reputed company, national reputed company, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or reputed company, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Note: Posting is subject to change so please refer to career site for latest availability (SBJ-G337). Apply To This Job