CG FX Lead

Flying Bark Productions is a dynamic and innovative animation studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of character animation and storytelling. We are working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series and Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan. We are seeking a CG FX Lead to work closely with the creative Supervisors to establish and drive the look and animation of the visual FX for the series.

Requirements

• Work closely with the creative Supervisors to establish and drive the look and animation of the visual FX for the series
• Lead and produce scene specific and/or reusable 3D effects for the Program/s
• Direct, inspire and mentor all crew assigned to the effects department
• Review work daily and provide clear feedback to the crew
• Maintain an effects library to set the style and benchmark of the series
• Clearly understand the creative requirements of the Program and help develop workflows and techniques
• Work to deadlines as briefed by the Production crew
• Establish shots ready for Animation Supervisor/s review
• Lookdev of effects to explore and establish new effects
• Generation of compatible caches to export into various software
• Rendering effects as show compatible image format elements
• Establishment of successful working relationships with key members of production and crew

Benefits

• Breakfast is served daily
• Cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a culture club
• Mental health resources and free counselling
• Flexible work from home days on offer
• Career development and training opportunities
• Paws for a Cause fundraising arm
• Equal Opportunity Employer