Workflow TD - Houdini (VFX)

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid). Candidates are required to be based in British Columbia and eligible to work in Canada.

Salary: CAD 124,800–137,800 per year for a 40-hour work week. One-year project contract.

Company

hirify.global is a Vancouver-based VFX studio creating visual effects for feature films and television, with services spanning concept design, pre-visualization, CG animation, compositing, and volumetric digital effects.

What you will do

• Provide workflow support, troubleshooting, education, and guidance to Houdini artists, technical directors, supervisors, and production staff.
• Translate show-specific creative and technical requirements into reusable facility tools and standardized workflows.
• Design and maintain Houdini HDAs and templates focused on intuitive artist experiences, efficient processes, and reliable data flow.
• Support Houdini workflows across FX, CFX, Grooming, Modelling, and Environment departments.
• Triage production issues and coordinate with IT, Development, and third-party vendors when required.
• Contribute to pipeline improvements through requirements gathering, cross-department communication, training, and documentation.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing tools for VFX feature films.
• Experience developing and supporting Houdini tools, with strong Python skills.
• Advanced knowledge of procedural scene assembly tools such as Gaffer, Katana, or Houdini Solaris.
• Working knowledge of Maya, Nuke or equivalent DCCs, Arnold or an equivalent offline renderer, Shotgun, RV, and production asset management systems.
• Strong understanding of CG shot production workflows and the ability to troubleshoot competing priorities.
• Must be based in British Columbia and eligible to work in Canada.

Nice to have

• Degree or equivalent education and experience in Computer Graphics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience across multiple VFX production and software development areas, such as asset management, support, colour science, lighting, or FX.
• Prior production experience or experience as an FX artist or lead.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in Vancouver within a collaborative team of developers and technical directors.
• Extended healthcare coverage from the first day, with premiums fully covered by hirify.global.
• Up to eight paid Health and Wellness days per year.
• A workplace focused on diversity, teamwork, support, respect, and continuous pipeline innovation.