Posted 1 month ago
Only considering candidates eligible to work in Montreal, Canada ⚠️
Company description: Founded in 1991, Hybride is Quebec's first digital visual effects studio. For over 30 years, Hybride's team has reinvented the visual effects industry, one project at a time.
Position description: Design and create realistic simulations of various visual effects such as fire, smoke, water, hair, cloth, fur, muscles, destruction, etc.
What you'll do:
- Oversee complex simulations from initial design and timing to final cache and/or render
- Find the best approach for a shot in collaboration with your lead or supervisor
- Depending on the task, collaborate closely with other departments (modeling, animation, rigging, etc.)
- Use particle systems and dynamics, expressions, soft and rigid bodies, and cloth dynamics
- Participate in tool and script development to improve productivity
- Learn and apply the studio's FX standards and tools while becoming familiar with the pipeline workflow
- Adopt a procedural approach whenever possible
- Knowledge of crowds (agents, simulation, etc.) is an important asset
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the film and visual effects (VFX) industry
- Creative mindset and ability to design complex FX scenes for feature films
- Strong experience with fluid simulations, soft and rigid bodies, hair, cloth, fur and muscles
- Excellent mastery of Houdini
- Experience with Machine Learning is an asset
- Knowledge of Arnold is an asset
- Good programming skills (Python, etc.) are an important asset
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously and proactively
Additional information: Our passion for innovation and the creativity of our team are recognized across the industry and remain the cornerstone of our work philosophy. Our team is made up of over 200 highly skilled creators spread across two creative spaces located in Piedmont, in the Laurentians, and in the Mile-End neighborhood of Montreal.
Our credits include prestigious titles such as 300, Avatar, Hunger Games and Jurassic World, as well as the last 6 episodes of the Star Wars franchise and the new high-end Disney+ television series: The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor.
We are, above all, good human beings who value strong human values, well-being and solidarity.
At Hybride, you are welcome as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment for all differences.
