Houdini Crowd Supervisor

Full Time Job
The Houdini Crowd Supervisor is responsible for studio wide management of the crowd department, leading teams of artists and coordinating with all levels of production

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborates and communicates with supervisors and producers in order to implement efficient and effective ways to integrate crowd pipeline and problem solve if any issues for feature film development
• Proposes creative approaches and solutions for any specific shots
• On-going communication with artists, leads, production and supervisor regarding schedules, deadlines and shot/sequence feedback; attend all relevant meetings on shots, sequences and production
• Trains of junior artists and Generalists in crowd specific pipeline disciplines
• Supervises motion capture sessions when necessary for show and studio motion libraries
• Develops pipeline tools and workflows for crowds at both show and studio levels
• Collaborates with the departments to and from the crowd department to optimize workflow and pipeline

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum four (4) years of crowd experience in a feature film production setting
• Experience with Golaem is required
• Maya knowledge is required
• Experience with other Maya based crowd simulation tools preferred (Miarmy, Massive, Houdini)
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision; strong troubleshooting/problem solving ability
• Understanding of all parts of post production pipeline with a focus on Animation/rigging
• MotionBuilder and Max knowledge is a plus
• Python / C experience (desired)