EFX Artist

Description

Walt Disney Animation Studios combines the very best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters to the big screen for audiences around the world. Constantly challenged to create innovative new technologies for animated features, theme park productions and special projects for the Walt Disney Company, Disney Animation is home to some of the most talented artists working in the film industry today.

Our teams are hard at work on our next films, Bolt, directed by Chris Williams, and The Princess and the Frog, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and Rapunzel, directed by Glen Keane and Dean Wellins.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an EFX Artist to join the team at our Burbank, CA studio.

Responsibilities:
•Applies procedural animation techniques to a variety of effects to simulate physical phenomenon.
•Responsible for designing and creating the look and development of computer generated FX animation (fire, crowds/flocking, fluids, smoke, etc.), simulations of natural phenomena, particle systems, procedural modeling, procedural animation, hard and soft body dynamics and other similar effects.
•Work with EFX Lead in designing technical approaches to projects or sequences.
•Participates as a team member in determining various design and technical solutions.