Technical Director PaFX (Houdini)
Location
vancouver, metro vancouver regional district
Job Type
Full-time
Category
IT & Technology
Posted
June 13, 2026
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 provide technical direction, troubleshoot pipelines, support artists, and develop tools to enable high‑quality technical outcomes across global production.
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 and maintenance of technology within the PAFX department.
- Design,...