Skydance Animation
Senior FX Artist
Archived
MADRIDFull Time
Description
As the FX Senior Artist, you will help develop effects, pipelines and digital assets in Houdini.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.
- VEX/Python scripting abilities are a big plus.
- Advanced English.
Responsibilities
- Ability to work in different artistic styles.
- Generate pre-comps of the effects to integrate them into the environment.
- Strong artistic skills to add dramatic flair to environments, characters, etc, through the creative use of effects.
- Creativity and innovation.
- Strong sense for timing in animation.
- Deep knowledge of CG effects with Houdini, knowledge of Maya and Arnold a big plus.
- Help develop complex effects, Houdini Digital Assets, and pipelines to be used by the FX team.
- Work together with the FX Lead to contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
- Follow supervisor and lead guidance.
- 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.
Benefits
- FRIDAY AFTERNOON OFF: Work schedule from 9am to 3:30pm on Fridays(38.5h work week).
- HOLIDAYS: 23 days of paid vacation - Christmas studio closure for 2 weeks.
- HYBRID MODEL OF REMOTE WORK: Work from home two days per week (Mondays and Fridays).
- COFFEE CORNER: Free coffee, snacks, and drinks at the studio.
- REMOTE COMPENSATION: Monthly payment to partially cover remote working costs.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS (TAX FREE): Private health insurance, meal/restaurante vouchers, public transportation vouchers and childcare vouchers.
- 100% SOCIAL SECURITY COMPENSATION: In case of sick leave, you will receive 100% of your salary.
- NEW OFFICE IN MADRID: New location in the heart of the city from summer 2023. Connected to main train and subway stations.
- WELLBEING PROGRAMS: Access to coaches & therapists, workshops, Headspace app, sports activities, among others.
- TRAINING PROGRAMS: Masterclasses from relevant people in the industry, workshops, etc.
- CORPORATE EVENTS & INITIATIVES: Premiere parties, family & friends screenings, social hours, contests, teambuilding activities.
- LANGUAGE PLATFORM: Learn Spanish, English, French & many more languages online.