VFX Crowd Technical Specialist

6 days ago


Hillsboro, United States LAIKA, Inc. Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled VFX Crowd Technical Specialist to join our team at LAIKA, Inc. in Hillsboro, OR.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing tools and workflows that address production needs, working closely with the CG Supervisors and leads to support a team of VFX artists.

This position will involve triaging and fixing technical problems as artists encounter them, supporting the implementation of refinements and updates to workflows and toolsets.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop scripts to optimize various tasks for production, diagnose technical issues, and debug problematic scenes in Maya and Houdini.
  • Liaise with other VFX departments involved in the crowd pipeline including Modeling, Rigging, Animation, and Lighting.
  • Develop crowd tools and techniques and monitor bug reports filed by artists in the department.
  • Help deliver simulations by assembling 3D assets coming from Animation using Houdini and Maya.
  • Develop solutions and techniques that meet artistic and technical direction.
  • Communicate with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines.
  • Help the Crowd FX department produce complex crowd shots using different techniques such as sprites, vignettes, or simulations.

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