Creatures ATD - Vancouver Hub

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic artist interested in pursuing a career in character rigging and simulation as a Creatures ATD, based at our Vancouver Hub.

A Creatures Assistant Technical Director provides support to the Creatures team and aids in the process of getting work through the production pipeline. The ATD supports multiple shows at a time and serves to ensure animation and creature work is flowing smoothly from one department to the next. They are required to troubleshoot and solve issues and direct questions and problems to the appropriate TD where necessary.

While this is an entry-level position, ATDs are critical to keeping the workflow of the department running efficiently and need to be highly organized and able to communicate with different types of artists across departments. An ability and interest to learn quickly and understand technical issues is helpful.

Our successful Creatures ATD candidate will have -

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience with Maya, rigging and animation
• Experience with simulation of cloth and hair
• Solid problem-solving skills
• The ability to multi-task and prioritize across multiple projects
• Basic working knowledge of Linux

Desirable / Additional skills -

• Python scripting and coding knowledge
  
• VFX or equivalent degree
  
• Houdini experience

This fixed term employment opportunity is well suited to an individual looking to advance their career in the VFX industry and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. Wētā FX offers a dynamic working environment. The Creatures ATD role will provide you with diversity of work, and exciting development opportunities.

At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we’re striving to build a workplace experience that’s second to none. Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.

We aim to provide a discrimination-free experience, beginning from the moment you apply for a role with us. If there is anything we can do to make the recruitment process easier, please let us know at recruitment@wetafx.co.nz.

Please note: Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Vancouver - i.e. already holding Canadian PR or Citizenship, to be eligible for consideration.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Location: Vancouver, Canada