Effects Supervisor

Job Description

Description

Position at Industrial Light & Magic

Position Summary

The Effects Supervisor is primarily responsible for leading a team of Effects Artists and Leads. This role works as a hands-on collaborator with the VFX and CG Supervisor to ensure that all delivered shots maintain ILM's rigorous standards and support the creative vision of the show.

What you'll do:
• Designs and creates complicated FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems, and rigid body simulations.
• Light and render FX elements and produce composites to showcase ideas
• Develops and implements new techniques quickly and debugs complicated problems
• Sets the standard by continually improving the efficiency, speed, and the quality of the team's output
• Provide constructive and consistent creative and technical oversight and feedback on a shot and sequence level to the team
• Partners with other discipline leadership in determining various cross department solutions, improvements and collaboration.
• Coaches and guides the team of Effects artists to execute quality performance for the project.
• Works with Production to bid, schedule, and cast shotwork.
• Responsible for guiding the overall effects and simulations are on delivered schedule and budget.
• Partners with Talent Management to provide artists with performance feedback, guidance, mentoring, resolving performance issues and maintaining positive morale amongst the crew.
• Attends all relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team.

What we're looking for:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Graphics or equivalent work experience.
• Expert in Houdini software, and knowledge and experience in Python, Hscript or Mel
• 10+ year's production experience, also with experience in a leadership role in film visual effects
• Proficiency with Linux, Unix,
• Produced effects smoke, fire, explosions, water, clouds, steam, particle
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring and developing artists
• Strong communication skills to present to supervisors and mentor the artist team
• Can develop small scale, show specific tools for non-FX TDs and other FX TDs

**FOR US BASED NEW HIRES ONLY:** We are taking a responsible approach to creating environments that allow us to do what we do best - entertain and inform millions around the world. As part of our commitment to health and safety, COVID-19 vaccines are required for current US salaried and non-union hourly employees, as well as all newly hired US employees.
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This position is with Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Industrial Light & Magic.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gm40q3-3-141-244-201-42 in your application.