Job description

Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as the recently announced Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, Marvel Studios’ What If…?, Disney Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Flying Bark’s own 200% Wolf movie, and many others.

*Please note that an FX focused Demo Reel is a requirement for this position, without it we will not be able to move forward with your application. We prefer links to YouTube or Vimeo, as we're not able to access links via Google Drive.*

Applicants within Australia preferred, with visa and/or relocation available for the right candidate (sorry, no remote opportunities at this time).

What do we do?

Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our full-service 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series such as 100% Wolf, Maya: The Bee and Blinky Bill: The Movie.

With over 400 artists at our studios in Sydney and Los Angeles, and partner studios around the world, Flying Bark is one of the largest studios in Australia. Flying Bark is wholly owned by Studio 100: a vertically integrated entertainment powerhouse based in Europe, with theme parks, theatrical productions, and live action and animation studios in Belgium, Germany, France and the USA.

Flying Bark also provides world-class animation services for global clients including Paramount (Avatar: The Last Airbender) Nickelodeon (Glitch Techs, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Marvel (What If...?), LEGO (Monkie Kid) and Disney+ (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur).

Why work with us?

We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
We have an industry leading studio space in the heart of Sydney’s creative inner-west, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities.
Breakfast is served daily - on us!
We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a Kulture Klub dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
The Barkers have big hearts too, with out Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council.
If you love dogs as much as we do, you can bring them to work!
Work from anywhere with our flexible remote working policy.
We have a full slate and plans for international expansion so there is always plenty of opportunity for career development.
Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!
You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistant Provider, Support Act.

Job Description

The CG FX Artist participates in the creation of the film's various FX under the direction of the CG FX Supervisor and the CG Supervisor. The artist relies on both strong technical skills and a developed aesthetic sense to produce high quality FX, true to the style of the film. The artist will be responsible for the creation of setups and the propagation of simulations such as fire, smoke, water, particles, etc., in the shots. The manufacturing of these FX will be done in accordance with the internal technical workflow and the artistic vision established on the project.

Here's what we're looking for:

Mid/Senior level candidates with production experience in CG animated features / animated episodic; (5+ yrs) (NOT live action);
Portfolios with mature, graphic stylization of reality preferred. Somewhat in the vein of Spiderverse, Entergalactic, Arcane and The Witness [Love, Death, Robots] ;
Demo Reel focused on FX in CG animated films / animated episodic;
Excellent knowledge of Houdini, Katana and Arnold with knowledge of Maya and Nuke an advantage;
Efficiently execute lookdev and high quality 3D effects including a full range of customary CG effects such as particles, fluids and destruction;
Assist in setting up or maintaining the library of effects presets which can be loaded and applied to multiple shots;
Generate compatible caches to export into various software, rendering the effects in show compatible image format elements as needed;
Assist with training and provide ongoing support for junior crew members if required.