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INDUSTRY: Animation & VFX / Television / Film
OCCUPATION: Technical Director
(ACTIVE - 7/28/2010 )

Sr. Technical Director

Industrial Light & Magic
San Francisco, California - United States

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Job Duties(s): Animation (FX), Compositing / Lighting / Image Processing, Dynamic Simulation, Lighting, Particle Effect Systems, Shader Writer / Creation
Software Utilized: 3D Studio Max, XSI, MAYA, C++, Python, MELScript, Houdini, Linux
Required Spoken Language(s): English
Required Work Auth.: United States
Start Date: Immediately
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking Sr. Technical Directors that are available within the next 6-8 weeks for project work at our facility in San Francisco. Interviews are currently being scheduled, so apply to this posting to be considered. Qualified applicants will be contacted by an ILM recruiter with more details.

Technical Directors are responsible for the lighting, rendering and basic compositing of fairly complex shots and generating FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems for feature film visual effects.

Designs and creates lighting and the look of computer generated objects and scenes. Creates images, effects and programs for digitally composited sequences.

Responsible for compiling the various elements of a shot and seeing it through to completion.
Also Designs and creates FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, XSI, 3DS Max or other software, and ability to write expressions or authoring of shaders are required.

Linux and scripting ability in Python preferred, and experience in MEL highly desired; C++ skills also applicable.

3-5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work preferred.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or computer graphics.

Demo reel required.

Apply now and make sure your CreativeHeads.net profile includes a link to your online reel.