🏢 Company: Commersive Solutions
🇨🇦 Location: Canada
🌎 Work Model: On-Site
Job Title
Freelance Senior Environmental FX Artist
Project Type
Short-Term Project
Company
Commersive Solutions
Role Description
Seeking a highly skilled and creative Freelance Environmental FX Artist to join our team for a short-term project. In this role, you will be responsible for crafting high-quality, physics-based environmental effects in Houdini, including natural elements like trees, water, real-world weather systems, and possible animation. Reporting to our CCO, you work with our internal team to determine the best technical and artistic approaches required for this project. Generalist skills are highly desirable.
Responsibilities
Design and develop stunning environmental FX using Houdini. Create natural environments using procedural techniques for trees, water, terrain, clouds, and weather systems. Work collaboratively with the team while managing your own schedule, workflow, and technical resources. Communicate daily with the team to ensure alignment on project goals and technical requirements. Utilize aesthetic sensibility and technical expertise to deliver high-quality, visually striking effects.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience in high-end visual effects and/or animation. Strong background in both large-scale and boutique studio pipelines. Experience as a self-managed freelancer is a plus. Expert proficiency in Houdini, including VEX, HScript, Python, and Qt. Experience with Nuke, Maya, and/or After Effects. Ability to create custom Houdini tools (OTLs/HDAs) for: procedural layout, scattering, and set dressing of natural environments; terrain generation and rock/cliff formation; fluid effects, including shorelines and breaking waves; photogrammetry and volumetric effects (e.g., clouds); procedural texturing and shading.
Ideal Candidate Traits
Creatively driven with a strong sense of aesthetics and attention to detail. Independent and proactive, with excellent time and resource management. Strategic thinker who can anticipate challenges while staying focused on project needs. Highly organized and self-disciplined. Strong communicator, capable of working closely with the team while maintaining creative independence.
Call to Action
If you’re a passionate Environmental FX Artist looking to bring immersive worlds to life, we’d love the opportunity to work with you!