Technical Director PaFX (Houdini)

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$120K-$180K not verified - source not recorded; timestamp not recorded

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

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Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Technical Director PaFX (Houdini) Vancouver,Canada Netflix Animation Studios is on a mission to entertain the world with bold, immersive animated films that are timeless and impactful. We are paving the way for the future of animation by building a community of amazing artists and talent across three vibrant locations globally. Come join us! Job Summary: The Procedural Asset and FX Technical Director is a Houdini TD responsible for supporting all teams that use Sidefx Houdini. They work with the front-end assets team, such as Surfacing and Modelling, and also back end shot-based teams: Fx, Character-fx, Crowds, and Matte Painting. They assist creative and visual objectives through pipeline troubleshooting, user support, technical direction, and tool development. The TD will participate in the development of artist workflows and tools for projects and debug problematic workflow steps to support global studio productions in that area. The TD will work closely with their craft groups and show leadership, the Solutions Engineering and R&D teams to enable high-quality technical outcomes and a standardized approach. What You'll Do: Provide technical expertise and guidance for Houdini and USD technology for the departments they support. Understand the visual requirements for productions and propose new technologies, or design procedures, techniques, and tools to ensure those needs are met. Provide technical expertise and guidance for technology within the PAFX department. Participate in or lead the direction, evolution & maintenance of technology within the PAFX department. Design, develop, review and write well-maintainable, production level and consistently high-quality code. Track, debug, and

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