Jobs at Crafty Apes

Manage VFX production projects from bidding through final delivery, overseeing schedules, budgets, resources, artist assignments, shot flow, reviews, and cross-studio coordination. Maintain ShotGrid tracking, prepare status reports, identify risks, and facilitate communication among supervisors, producers, coordinators, artists, and global leadership. The role requires strong knowledge of end-to-end VFX workflows, production management experience in high-end film or episodic projects, and exceptional organizational and communication skills.

Create and refine character simulations for cloth, hair, fur, feathers, muscle, soft bodies, and dynamic props. Build and optimize CFX rigs and templates, perform post-simulation cleanup and deformation fixes, and collaborate with animation, rigging, lighting, compositing, and production teams. Troubleshoot pipeline issues, implement creative direction, and deliver technically accurate, high-quality work on schedule.

Supervise compositing teams and deliver high-quality photoreal visual effects for feature, episodic, and commercial projects. Responsibilities include delegating work, developing workflows and pipeline strategies, operating Nuke, ensuring color continuity, mentoring artists, monitoring shots and resources, coordinating deliverables with production management, and meeting demanding deadlines. The role requires strong artistic, technical, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.

Create, texture, groom, and look-develop high-quality 3D assets such as characters, props, and environments for VFX projects. Ensure optimized topology, UVs, shading, and pipeline compliance while maintaining artistic consistency. Troubleshoot technical issues, improve asset workflows, manage versions, and collaborate with art directors, supervisors, and production leads to deliver work on schedule.

Create, simulate, and manage large-scale crowd sequences for high-end film, episodic, and commercial VFX. Collaborate with Layout, Animation, and FX teams; optimize simulations and rendering performance; troubleshoot crowd, animation, and asset integration issues; respond to creative feedback; and maintain organized files according to pipeline standards.

Create photorealistic visual effects composites for film, episodic content, and commercials. Responsibilities include integrating live-action and CG elements, roto, tracking, paint, animation, blue/green-screen keying, matte extraction, color and lighting matching, script organization, and communication with production teams. Candidates need episodic or feature VFX compositing experience, strong Nuke and keying skills, attention to detail, communication abilities, and the capacity to manage high-pressure deadlines.

Composite live-action and CG elements for photorealistic film, episodic, and commercial VFX. Responsibilities include roto, tracking, paint, animation, blue/green-screen keying, matte extraction, multi-pass CG compositing, shot completion, script organization, and communication with production teams. Requires strong visual judgment, compositing expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to meet demanding deadlines.

Crafty Apes Australia is accepting expressions of interest from professionals across visual effects, CG and 2D production, technology and pipeline, and production management. Applicants should submit a portfolio or reel, CV, filmography or project list, and a cover letter describing their career goals, curiosity, and alignment with the company’s values. Profiles will be considered for future opportunities as projects and roles emerge.

Create photorealistic VFX composites by integrating live-action, CG, and other visual elements. Responsibilities include roto, tracking, paint, animation, blue/green-screen keying, matte extraction, color and lighting matching, multi-pass compositing, script organization, and progress communication with production teams. The role requires strong Nuke skills, VFX compositing experience, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.

Create photorealistic visual effects composites for film, episodic content, and commercials. Responsibilities include integrating live-action and CG elements, roto, tracking, paint, animation, blue/green screen keying, matte extraction, color and lighting work, script organization, and communicating progress with production teams.

The Senior Bidding Producer creates detailed VFX shot breakdowns, estimates complex sequences, develops bid proposals, and manages client-facing bidding for films, episodic content, and commercials. Responsibilities include collaborating with production and creative leaders, presenting budgets and schedules, tracking revisions, maintaining ShotGrid bidding data, issuing change orders, and facilitating project handoffs. The role requires extensive VFX workflow knowledge, strong studio relationships, analytical ability, negotiation skills, and global time-zone coverage.

Build and deploy machine-learning tools for visual effects production, writing Python and PyTorch utilities, training and fine-tuning models, validating workflows on production shots, and supporting global artists. The role combines ML development with advanced Nuke compositing, artist training, documentation, troubleshooting, and collaboration across R&D, pipeline, and production teams.