Groom Supervisor (Game VFX)

TL;DR

Groom Supervisor (Game VFX): Creating hair, fur, and feather grooms for characters and creatures for high-end VFX projects, providing supervision and direction for a team of artists. Focus on driving groom technology and workflows, fostering a collaborative team environment, and producing high-quality imagery.

Location: Hybrid, employee will work 2-3 days onsite in Vancouver, Canada, and occasionally from home.

Salary: C$142,200 to C$181,900 per year

Company

hirify.global (ILM) is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries.

What you will do

• Create fur/feather/hair grooms for characters, creatures and props using off-the-shelf and ILM proprietary tools.
• Supervise the quality and delivery of grooms for CG assets, ensuring they satisfy the style and quality of the production.
• Drive the overall groom schedule, balancing artistic and productivity requirements with production management and other department Supervisors.
• Guide artists’ professional development, providing performance feedback and maintaining positive morale.
• Train and mentor new artists and provide technical assistance to the show Supervisors.
• Drive the quality bar for groom work across productions and bring new ideas and solutions to raise the department's quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within a high-end VFX facility.
• 3+ years of proven leadership experience on multiple projects, leading groom for the full project lifecycle and mentoring teams of artists.
• Great knowledge and proven experience of developing tool sets, templates and defining workflows.
• Expertise in Houdini, including strong ability with Vex and/or Python.
• Proven groom skills within a high-end VFX production environment.
• Must be a skilled decision-maker, problem solver, and an exceptional communicator.

Nice to have

• Fantastic organizational skills.
• Proficient in Maya, Mari, zBrush, Photoshop.
• Ability to liaise with various parts of the Computer Graphics pipeline.
• Ability to navigate complex Computer Graphics pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Fostering a great team energy and environment for others to progress and succeed.