The Senior Character FX Artist applies a number of techniques—including but not limited to sculpting, grooming, and simulations of cloth and hair—to clean up and enhance character animation on a computer-generated feature.

• Collaborate in the design, development and implementation of techniques and systems that simulate cloth and hair, and integrate them into the production pipeline.

• Create permanent pose space deformers that allow animation to achieve specific target shapes.
• Fix undesirable shapes and artifacts in shots coming out of animation.
• Simulate cloth animation in shots.
• Groom and simulate hair/fur animation in shots.
• Troubleshoot technical issues as they arise.

• Meet project deadlines and milestones, as set by the Production department and the Supervisors
• Maintain positive, supportive and collaborative team dynamics

• 3+ years of experience at features level CFX & Cloth Sim experience
• Experience with Maya and Blender is an asset

• Good artistic skills and an eye for natural motion in humans and animals
• Advanced knowledge of cloth and hair strongly preferred / required
• Experience creating and using pose space deformers
• Experience in rigging, modeling, and animation are pluses
• A good generalist. Solid understanding of and experience with the entire animation production process from layout to compositing is a plus

• Able to take direction and adapt to change.
• Shotgun experience or the equivalent essential

Benefits

• Great company culture, with a team that is very technically proficient, highly motivated & excited to work on projects that will change the industry
• Competitive health and dental benefits

• Casual dress-code
• Interested candidates to share the link to their demo reels, along with their resume.
• Tangent Animation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process.