Senior Houdini FX Technical Director

Houdini FX leadership meets cinematic production at Image Engine in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a three-month contract starting September.

As a Senior FX TD, you will deliver realistic effects for feature films and television. You will mentor junior and mid-level artists, apply supervisor notes, and develop technical and creative solutions. The work includes rigid body, particle, fluid, and cloth simulations.

• Create realistic effects using Houdini pipeline tools
• Build and maintain FX tools, setups, and best practices
• Create shaders, render passes, slap comps, and FX comps
• Address notes and improve shots with FX Leads
• Mentor artists and explain cross-department workflows

• Minimum three years’ feature film or television FX experience
• Excellent Houdini knowledge and demonstrated production experience
• Strong VEX, Hscript, compositing, and asset management knowledge
• Working knowledge of Nuke and common data formats
• Based in British Columbia and eligible to work in Canada

Bring Houdini expertise, FX mentorship, and production problem-solving to Image Engine’s Vancouver visual effects projects.