FX Lead

Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in an FX Lead role in a VFX environment.

Advanced proficiency in Houdini (Pyro, Flip, RBD, Vellum, SOPs).

Good proficiency in USD and Solaris.

Functional knowledge of Nuke, Arnold, Karma, and Python scripting.

Knowledge of Flow Production Tracking for task management.

Ability to deliver complex simulations while technically supporting a team.

Proven experience as a FX Lead.

Must be based in Montreal.

Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or open work permit is required.

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The FX Lead plays a key role in the execution and supervision of visual effects for the project. They create dynamic and photorealistic simulations (smoke, fire, fluids, particles, abstract effects) while supporting the team's FX artists with leadership, rigor, and kindness. A true artistic and technical anchor point, they ensure the visual consistency of deliverables, support the vision of the FX Supervisor, and collaborate closely with the CG, compositing, and production teams. While mentoring colleagues, they remain an expert practitioner, capable of producing exemplary work and directly intervening on complex shots.

Key Responsibilities:

Creative Quality

Actively participate in dailies and internal reviews, proposing effective and creative solutions consistent with the project's vision.

Help FX artists translate visual concepts into clear, dynamic, and expressive simulations.

Collaborate with FX, CG, and compositing supervisors to ensure fluid visual continuity across departments.

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2, and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 900 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC, and Apple. Current projects include Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Love, Death and Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.