Teams at Framestore

Freelance Houdini Lighting and Look Development TD responsible for assembling CG scenes, lighting shots, developing physically plausible surfaces, troubleshooting Arnold renders, and delivering high-quality imagery on schedule. Collaborates with supervisors, production, and VFX departments while applying Houdini Solaris, LOPs, and SOPs workflows, color-space knowledge, Nuke compositing, and CG pipeline expertise. The role requires strong technical, artistic, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Create and execute creature FX simulations for cloth, hair, and muscle using Houdini and proprietary tools. Deliver finished assets to Lighting, collaborate with Modeling, Rigging, Animation, and Production, and contribute to departmental tools and workflow development. Meet deadlines while maintaining high-quality technical and aesthetic standards across episodic, advertising, and immersive projects.

Leads the integration of generative AI, real-time 3D, and emerging technologies into advertising and VFX workflows. Collaborates with creative and production leaders to develop ambitious, cost-effective campaigns, bespoke workflows, visualizations, and prototypes. Bridges traditional VFX with next-generation tools, evaluates emerging platforms, mentors cross-functional teams, supports AI strategy, and attends shoots to guide data capture and VFX integration.