Job Description

Job Posting Title: Senior Creature Technical Director - ILM London

Req ID: 10064428

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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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99s artists on these workflows

Debugging and troubleshooting rigs and simulations

What We\xe2\x80\x99re 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

Join ILM

Job Posting Segment: ILM London

Job Posting Primary Business: ILM London

Primary Job Posting Category: Character Simulations

Employment Type: Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: London, United Kingdom

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted: 2023-09-22

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