FX Artist - Mid Level

Job Description

Stuttgart, Germany, Contracted

We're excited to share a new opportunity for European based FX Artist join our PXO team.

About PXO:

PXO delivers industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects expertise and solutions for premium Film and Episodic content. Technology and innovation is forefront, partnering with clients on solutions to deliver on their creative expectations for film and episodic content.

We have received over 20 industry award wins and nominations and are a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners to create iconic, visually stunning work worldwide. This includes work on Martin Scorses's Academy Award winning film Hugo, HBO's BAFTA winning House of the Dragon and Emmy winning Game of Thrones, through to Amazon's The Boys and Netflix's upcoming movie The Pale Blue Eye. (Moonfall, See, The Orville, Winning Time, Matilda).

Minimum Requirements:
• 3+ years of FX Artist experience in a production environment
• Creative ability & artistic talent
• Strong experience creating a wide variety of FX simulations (water, smoke, fire, destruction, supernatural)
• Good understanding of generic simulation engines
• Understanding of physics, realistic motion, and various natural phenomena at different scales
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently, proactively solving technical issues as needed
• Experienced in Houdini & Maya
• Compositing, shading, scripting and programming experience are all assets
• Well-developed organization and communication skills (fluent in English and/or German)
• Ability to manage time and priorities tasks to succeed under tight deadlines
• Enjoy being part of a team to collaborate, assist others and be willing to share techniques and skills

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Design and create a wide variety of realistic visual effects, including but not limited to destruction, smoke, fire, water and the supernatural
• Revise simulations based on client and supervisor feedback in a timely manner
• Work in coordination with the Lighting team to ensure smooth integration of FX elements
• Work with FX Supervisor and Leads to achieve the desired level of aesthetic quality and technical accuracy

Additional Requirements:
• Only EU applicants can be considered for this position
• Relocation costs not covered for these positions
• Include your current resume, reel breakdown and a link to your demo reel

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7wnz9-52-14-126-74-42 in your application.