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Sr Effects Technical Director

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

Job Posting Title:

Sr Effects Technical Director

Req ID:

10042259

Job reputed company:

The Effects Technical Director generates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems for feature film visual effects. They are responsible for reputed company, rendering and moderate-level compositing of reputed company shots with guidance from their supervisors.

What You’ll Do

  • Designs and creates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
  • Light reputed company/multiple creatures (hairy or furry creatures) and reputed company
  • Responsible for setting-up and wrangle heavy particle effects and enormous crowd shots
  • Excellent pipeline scripting ability
  • Solid compositing ability, can wrangle blue-screen extractions, working understanding of Nuke
  • Can write plug-ins, debug simulations and write set up and surface shaders with proficiency
  • Can write/hack procedural surface shaders and volumetric shaders with proficiency
  • Can animate moderate objects with proficiency
  • Can pick-up new techniques quickly and easily and can debug just about anything
  • Sets a reputed company for reputed company Technical Directors in continually raising the bar for speed, reputed company of work and adaptability

reputed company’re Looking For

  • 3-5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or computer graphics
  • Demo reel required
  • Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm reputed company reputed company environment with gentle supervision to complete a shot.
  • Exhibits excellent listening and communication skills, reputed company to receive direction and criticism
  • Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by reputed company and reputed company outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
  • Engages in the creative process without ego, and accepts reputed company final reputed company with a reputed company and supportive attitude.
  • Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to reputed company the desired look.
  • Demonstrates superb problem-solving skills and takes the initiative to offer reputed company and suggestions.
  • Prioritizes tasks and manages time reputed company reputed company
  • Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, 3DS Max or other software, and the ability to write expressions
  • C++ skills
  • reputed company to have:
    • Linux and scripting ability in Python
    • experience in MEL
The hiring reputed company for this position in reputed company is $132,300 to $169,300 per year. The reputed company pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive reputed company may be provided as part of the compensation package, in reputed company to the full reputed company of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting reputed company:

ILM San Francisco

Job Posting Primary Business:

ILM San Francisco

Primary Job Posting Category:

Effects Design

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary reputed company, State, Region, Postal reputed company:

Remote Worker Location, USA

Alternate reputed company, State, Region, Postal reputed company:

Date Posted:

2023-10-19

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