[Hiring] FX Houdini Artist @Cosa Vfx Inc

Role Description

CoSA VFX Vancouver, Inc. has remote opportunities in its Canada-based studio with preference given to British Columbia and Ontario based artists. Reporting to the Global Head of CG, this position requires top-level FX skills, collaboration within a team, and creative problem-solving. CoSA is an award-winning, fast-paced and highly collaborative studio focused on providing the highest levels of photo-real visual effects to feature, streaming and network television projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with VFX, CG, and department supervisors to deliver FX that meet creative vision, technical requirements, and production deadlines.
• Create a wide range of FX in Houdini, including fire, smoke, fluids, electricity, explosions, supernatural/magical effects, and large-scale destruction.
• Develop and refine procedural FX setups that are efficient, scalable, and adaptable by other artists.
• Work from scratch or enhance existing setups, optimizing for performance, caching, and rendering.
• Maintain consistency with established art styles while adapting to the creative needs of individual projects.
• Participate in reviews and critiques, providing solutions to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Research and collect reference material to guide look development.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical and artistic challenges, collaborating across departments for seamless integration of FX into shots.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in film, streaming episodics, cinematics, or high-end commercials.
• Proven experience producing FX such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, magical effects, and destruction.
• Strong understanding of simulation techniques, procedural workflows, and FX optimization.
• Proficiency with one or more industry-standard renderers (e.g., Karma XPU, Redshift, V-Ray, Mantra).
• Working knowledge of production tracking tools such as Ftrack, ShotGrid, or equivalent.
• Ability to adapt to various art styles and quickly learn new tools and pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• Python and HOM scripting; VEX experience a plus.
• Procedural shader creation and USD-based FX workflows.
• FX concept art skills for pitches and look development.
• Compositing experience in Nuke.