Company Description:
Anima Vitae Point creates international animated films and series with passion and a unique approach. As a company, we strive to be innovative, nurture fresh ideas, and employ artists and technical personnel side by side. As the home of other super-talented artists and technicians, Anima is a place where you truly can make an impact on your work, ideas, and craftsmanship.
We are currently looking for a FX Artist to join our quest.
Job Summary:
FX Artist is responsible for creating computerized animations and special effects, fixing up details for film media, and following instructions to complete a project. You will be working closely with a team to help refine the FX pipeline and processes. They will be tasked with applying the FX setups across a variety of different shots.
Key Responsibilities:
- Works with the FX TDs and FX Lead to complete more complex shots
- Is able to understand and implement subtle feedback notes from FX Lead/FX Supervisor. Has an ability to continuously improve to gain final approval as efficiently as possible
- Is familiar with the FX pipeline, can find and apply all necessary upstream data
- Is familiar with proprietary tools and scripts within the department
- Working with other people to develop and create superior special effects and obeying the work rules and regulations in compliance with the execution of the standardized projects
- Execute FX tasks using Houdini
- Design and create FX animation, procedural simulations, dynamic simulations, particle and fluid systems
- Light and render FX elements and produce composites to showcase ideas and concepts
- A great artistic eye for details, with an excellent sense of timing and scale
- Maintain and contribute to the department’s best working practice in FX
- Create tools and code to facilitate automated workflows
- Explore and recommend new FX techniques and software
- Shares artistic knowledge with team, and supports them when needed
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in graphic design, animation, multimedia design, fine art, film studies or CGI and 3D
- A solid understanding of the Animation/VFX production pipeline
- Proven and demonstrable experience in high-end CG/VFX
- Good generalist knowledge of CG software such as Maya, Houdini, Nuke and etc
- Good working knowledge of FX techniques, workflow and software
- Some understanding of most CG techniques and technologies
- Proactive in picking up proprietary tools
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organizational and management skills
- Experience in scripting and tool development using MEL, Python is a plus
- A Good Team player
Remark:
This position will require the successful applicant to relocate and work on-site at our studio in Malaysia.