Junior Effects Technical Director (Project Hire) - ILM San Francisco

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Junior Effects Technical Director as part of its team at ILM San Francisco. The role involves performing entry-level FX shot work, collaborating with the team, and managing data for shots while communicating effectively with production and artists across departments.

Responsibilities

• Perform entry level shot work including simulating and rendering simple/pre-canned effects (e.g. foot hits, “easy” missile trails, sparks, underwater particulates, weather passes, simple smoke) on multiple shots across a show and render tuning
• Communicating status of shots to supervisors and Production
• Hand off elements to other departments e.g. comp and rendering teams
• Present shot work in dailies; attend dailies and other department meetings
• Data management of shots including clean up
• Special projects as needed

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer graphics or related field or equivalent experience
• 0-2 years' experience in the industry
• Demo reel required
• Exhibits strong teamwork and interdisciplinary thinking
• Production pipeline experience
• Strong communication and follow-through
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
• Experience with Houdini required
• Basic understanding of the physics of simulation
• Experience with Nuke or other compositing software
• Feature film/games/TV experience
• Linux, Python, and Houdini Vex scripting preferred
• Basic effects and simulation
• Nuke

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

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