Senior Creature Technical Director Ilm

This is a Full Time Job


We are looking for a Senior Creature Technical Director who reflects the innovative spirit, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.

Position Summary

The Senior Creature TD will be responsible for rigging and enveloping hero to background creatures, vehicles and props. Able to wrangle rigging and creature pipeline issues proficiently under the direction and guidance of their supervisors.

Ability to run flesh-surface, hair, rigid sim, crowd, and/or cloth simulations.

What You'll Do
• Simulating shots or sequences
• Creating simulation setups for cloth, hair and muscle
• Creating and maintaining animation rigs
• Collaborating with the rest of the department, R&D and pipeline in pioneering new workflows
• Documenting and mentoring the department's artists on these workflows
• Debugging and troubleshooting rigs and simulations

What We're Looking For
• Experience working on high end VFX or animated feature film productions
• Ability to communicate cross-discipline and provide innovative solutions to pipeline issues
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality output
• Expert knowledge of Houdini and proficient in VEX and python
• Strong understating of Houdini input/output pipeline
• Demonstrable experience in creating complex character simulation setups in Houdini
• Strong understating of VFX asset/creature pipelines
• Experience with cloth/hair simulation
• Nice to have: Experience with realistic muscle/flesh simulation

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