
Lead Houdini FX Artist at One Of Us. The Lead Houdini FX Artist is responsible for leading the FX team across sequences or shows. This includes task distribution, hands-on work, and cross-department collaboration to ensure high-quality, consistent FX delivery.. Duties:. . Collaboration: Work closely with the VFX and CG supervisor to understand the FX requirements for the show and contribute a strategy and workflow to fulfil them. Ensure the consistent delivery of scalable, high-quality FX. Coordinate FX with layout, lighting, CFX, and comp.. . Team Management: Guide day to day work of the team supporting task breakdowns, assignment, priorities. Act as the go-to contact for FX team progress and troubleshooting. Balancing hands-on work with oversight responsibilities. . Team mentorship: Foster a supportive, productive, and communicative team culture. Coaching and providing feedback and development opportunities. . Quality Control: Review FX setups and renders to ensure visual and technical consistency. Help plan, troubleshoot, and improve cross-show FX efficiency.. . Hero FX: Create key FX setups and FX elements where needed for assets, shots or sequences. . . Pipeline Alignment: Liaise with pipeline and dev teams to improve toolsets and caching.. . Scheduling Support: Work with production to track task progress and resolve blockers. . . Workflow Development: Help define and refine FX workflow standards and templates for clean networks, naming conventions, version control, and caching standards. . . Feedback: Respond to notes from supervisors quickly and effectively. Be open to feedback and work iteratively to reach final quality.. . Communication: Keep the team updated on progress and flag blockers early.. . Skills, attributes and experience:. . Expert-level Houdini artist with broad simulation experience.. . Strong understanding of FX integration into lighting and comp.. . Able to balance creative vision with technical constraints.. . Experience working in USD-based FX pipelines.. . Ability to scope, test, and spec new tools with pipeline.. . Familiarity with ShotGrid or other task-tracking tools.. . 7+ years in VFX or a related field. . Company Location: India.