GenFX Lead

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The GenFX Lead is a senior technical and creative artist who bridges the role between shot-level execution and department-level supervision. The Lead is responsible for the day-to-day creative and technical quality of a group of GenFX Artists, ensuring work meets production standards while also personally tackling the most complex and technically demanding shots. This role requires deep proficiency across both generative AI and traditional VFX disciplines, with strong problem-solving, mentorship and workflow design capabilities.

Key Responsibilities
Creative & Technical Leadership

Set the visual quality bar for assigned sequences or shot groups, interpreting Supervisor direction into actionable artist briefs

Take ownership of hero shots and technically complex work requiring advanced setups, complex in painting/out painting or novel generative approaches

Troubleshoot and solve complex integration challenges across AI-generated and traditional CG/2D elements

Review artist work in dailies preparation, provide constructive technical and artistic feedback and ensure notes are addressed efficiently

Workflow Architecture & Optimization

Design and maintain reusable ComfyUI and other workflows for team use in conjunction with Visual Pioneering (VPi) Workflow specialists.

Optimize GenAI and compositing workflows for speed and consistency, identifying bottlenecks in the hybrid-VFX pipeline

Ensure seamless handoffs between GenFX outputs and downstream Compositing, CG, and Lighting departments

Prototype and evaluate new generative tools and techniques, providing recommendations to Supervision on production readiness

Mentorship & Team Development

Mentor GenFX Artists on both generative technique and traditional VFX fundamentals

Identify skill gaps within the team and recommend and initiate targeted training or knowledge-sharing sessions

Contribute to onboarding documentation and training materials for new GenFX team members

Production Coordination

Manage shot assignments and priorities within assigned groups, coordinating with production on scheduling and capacity

Communicate technical risks, timeline impacts and creative trade-offs to Supervision and production teams

Participate in sequence-level planning and bidding, providing time and effort estimates for AI-augmented workflows

Quality Control

Enforce technical standards for color space compliance (ACES/OCIO), resolution, fidelity and integration quality

Perform QC across the team's output, catching logical errors (lighting and shadow direction, physics, anatomy) before Supervisor review

Ensure temporal consistency and spatial accuracy across multi-shot beats and sequences

Qualifications

5 years in high-end VFX (Film/Episodic), with at least 1 year in a Lead or equivalent elevated-responsibility role within a relevant discipline

Advanced compositing skills in Nuke; camera projections, 3D compositing, deep compositing, template setup and sequence management

Proven experience designing and executing complex generative workflows in production, including Control Net stacking, style LoRA application and temporal coherence management

Strong working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, or Blender for blocking, depth map generation, and hybrid 3D/AI workflows. Understanding of USD/Alembic pipelines preferred

Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering GenAI-augmented shots at a professional, photorealistic standard

Proven ability to mentor artists, provide clear and constructive feedback, and manage shot-group…