Senior Crowds Technical Artist

Skydance
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Technical problem-solving","Troubleshooting","Independent problem resolution","Collaboration","Guidance"]

Assist the Crowds Supervisor with technical and creative approaches for assigned sequences, creating master crowd rigs and deploying them for production shots. Work within the existing Houdini pipeline to set up crowd assets and HDAs, test new procedures and workflows, and build crowd agent ranges for efficient simulation. Apply crowd behaviors to shots to the highest quality standards while troubleshooting pipeline issues and resolving shot-specific challenges.

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Skydance
Skydance
2 months ago

Senior Crowds Technical Artist

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Job Summary

Assist the Crowds Supervisor with technical and creative approaches for assigned sequences, creating master crowd rigs and deploying them for production shots. Work within the existing Houdini pipeline to set up crowd assets and HDAs, test new procedures and workflows, and build crowd agent ranges for efficient simulation. Apply crowd behaviors to shots to the highest quality standards while troubleshooting pipeline issues and resolving shot-specific challenges.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assist the Crowds Supervisor with technical and creative approaches to an assigned sequence.
  • •Create master crowd rigs and deploy them to crowd artists for production shots.
  • •Set up crowd assets and HDAs within the existing Houdini pipeline and test new procedures and workflows.
  • •Create a range of crowd agents (bipeds/quadrupeds and vehicles) for efficient simulation.
  • •Apply crowd behaviors on shots and troubleshoot pipeline and shot-specific technical challenges.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
  • •3+ years in the animation industry.
  • •Excellent knowledge of Houdini Crowd system.
  • •Working knowledge of Maya and Houdini in production environments.
  • •Knowledge of procedural rendering in Renderman.
Experience:5+ yearsVFXAnimation
Skills:Technical problem-solvingTroubleshootingIndependent problem resolutionCollaborationGuidance
Languages:EnglishSpanish
Tech Stack:HoudiniHoudini CrowdMayaRendermanProcedural rendering

Company Brief

Skydance
Skydance is a diversified media company producing and financing feature films, television series, and interactive entertainment. It partners with major studios and talent to develop global franchises and original content across multiple platforms.
Industry: Film & Television
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States
Founded: 2010
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