Mid-Senior FX Artist

Sydney, Australia| Hybrid | Full-time | 1 year contract | 408 visa support

House of Echo is supporting an independent boutique VFX studio in Sydney who is looking for a talented Mid-Senior FX Artist.

This is an on-site role in Sydney to start in October, with a contract available for up to one year. International candidates are welcome, with 408 visa support and up to AUD $5,000 in relocation assistance available for eligible candidates.

About the Studio
The client is an independent VFX and animation studio specializing in design-led visual effects for film and television.
 
Based within one of Sydney's major film production locations, the team brings together experienced artists, filmmakers and supervisors with backgrounds across leading international VFX studios. They work across Australian and international productions, collaborating with major studios, streamers and independent filmmakers.
 
Their capabilities span the full VFX pipeline, including concept development, on-set supervision, FX, animation, lighting and compositing.

We're looking for candidates with:

• 5+ years of professional VFX experience
• Strong professional expertise in Houdini
• Proven experience creating photorealistic FX and simulations
• Experience with explosions, blood, gore, destruction or similarly complex effects
• Strong understanding of procedural workflows and physically based simulation
• Experience across feature film, television or comparable high-end VFX productions
• Ability to independently manage complex shots through final delivery
• Strong communication and collaborative skills
• A high-quality reel demonstrating relevant Houdini FX work

What You'll Do

• Create high-quality photorealistic FX and simulations using Houdini
• Develop effects including explosions, blood, gore and destruction
• Build procedural and simulation-based solutions for complex shots
• Refine simulations to achieve believable scale, movement and physical behavior
• Troubleshoot and optimize FX setups and simulations
• Collaborate across FX, CG, Lighting and Compositing
• Deliver complex shots to production deadlines and quality standards