Jobs at Rodeo FX

Performs high-quality digital compositing for visual effects productions using Nuke. Integrates 2D and 3D elements, creates masks, tracks and keys footage, manages grain and color, removes rigging, resolves technical issues, and ensures photorealistic, technically sound final shots. Collaborates with supervisors, production teams, and artists across studios, responds to feedback, meets deadlines, participates in reviews, and shares compositing knowledge.

Creates complex visual effects simulations including fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, and abstract effects using Houdini. Delivers optimized, photorealistic shots while collaborating with FX, CG, pipeline, production, and other departments. Responsibilities include managing simulations from setup through rendering, optimizing caches, troubleshooting technical issues, integrating feedback, communicating progress and risks, and contributing to tools, documentation, and department workflows.

Leads the creative and technical quality of compositing work for feature film and episodic VFX productions. Supervises compositing artists, reviews shots, provides artistic and technical direction, resolves complex 2D/3D integration challenges, manages workflows and delivery planning, mentors team members, and collaborates with VFX, CG, Production, and Art Direction teams to maintain quality and schedule adherence.

Creates high-end, realistic or stylized animation for creatures, characters, and objects in VFX and animated productions. Delivers polished, technically clean shots while applying strong principles of timing, weight, posing, body mechanics, facial animation, and performance. Collaborates with leads, supervisors, production, and technical teams; troubleshoots rig and scene issues; communicates estimates and roadblocks; participates in reviews; and shares knowledge with peers. The role is fully on-site in Bengaluru.

Leads the artistic and technical direction of the FX department on high-end film and episodic projects. Supervises FX artists, validates simulations, defines technical standards, manages workloads and schedules, and collaborates with VFX, CG, lighting, compositing, production, and pipeline teams. Develops efficient workflows, supports complex shots, contributes to pipeline and tool improvements, and promotes knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Leads the creative and technical direction of animation for VFX productions. Supervises artists, guides performances, reviews work, manages shot assignments and schedules, resolves pipeline challenges, collaborates with Rigging, CFX and Layout, and contributes to complex shots. Supports hiring, mentoring, workflow optimization, pipeline R&D, documentation, and training while ensuring high-quality, client-aligned delivery.

Designs, maintains, and optimizes advanced character, creature, vehicle, and object rigs for VFX production. Leads and supports rigging artists, ensures technical and artistic quality, troubleshoots deformation issues, documents workflows, trains team members, and collaborates with supervision, production, animation, and partner departments. Develops Python and PySide tools to automate workflows and improve rig performance while remaining hands-on in production.

Designs, maintains, and optimizes advanced rigs for characters, creatures, vehicles, and objects in VFX production. Leads rigging artists, provides technical and artistic guidance, troubleshoots deformation issues, supports pipeline integration, documents workflows, and develops Python/PySide tools. Collaborates with CG supervision, animation, production, and partner departments while mentoring team members and improving rigging standards and efficiency.

Agit comme partenaire RH principal auprès des gestionnaires et employés des fonctions corporatives. Conseille sur les relations employé, la performance, les changements organisationnels, la planification de la main-d’œuvre, les talents, le recrutement et les conditions d’emploi. Coordonne les processus de performance, soutient le développement des employés et contribue aux politiques, programmes et initiatives d’amélioration RH dans un environnement multisite et en évolution.

Creates complex photorealistic visual effects simulations including fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, and abstract effects using Houdini. Collaborates with FX, CG supervision, pipeline, production, lighting, layout, and compositing teams to deliver technically stable, optimized shots. Responsibilities include artistic problem-solving, cache and file quality control, technical troubleshooting, estimating, communication, knowledge sharing, and integrating feedback throughout the VFX production process.

Develop and operate the software platform supporting a large-scale VFX pipeline. Responsibilities include software lifecycle management, upgrades and migrations, containerization, reproducible environments, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and Rez package and dependency management. The role partners with pipeline developers and IT teams to deliver reliable, configurable, and scalable tools to artists while reducing deployment risks and manual effort.

Build and operate the technical platform supporting Rodeo FX’s VFX pipeline. Responsibilities include managing software lifecycles and upgrades, containerizing pipeline software and services, creating reproducible and configurable environments, maintaining Rez packages and dependencies, and improving CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, validation, release, and rollback workflows. The role collaborates with pipeline developers and IT to deliver dependable, scalable platform changes across production teams.

Conduct UX research, workflow studies, interviews, observational research, and usability testing for VFX artists and technical users. Identify workflow friction and translate findings into intuitive tools, interfaces, and pipeline improvements. Establish telemetry, UX metrics, dashboards, and reporting to measure adoption and efficiency. Collaborate with Pipeline, Systems, Production, Creative, and executive teams to define requirements and promote user-centered design across internal technology development.

Conduct UX research, workflow analysis, interviews, observational studies, usability testing, and telemetry analysis for internal VFX tools and pipelines. Translate artist feedback and quantitative data into intuitive interfaces, simplified workflows, measurable UX improvements, and software requirements. Collaborate with artists, production, Pipeline, IT, developers, and technical directors; facilitate workshops, prototype solutions, define UX metrics, and communicate recommendations to stakeholders.

Coordinates business development operations by preparing bidding packages, tracking bid follow-ups, maintaining CRM databases and dashboards, scheduling meetings, organizing documents, updating showreels and presentations, and supporting finance and production teams with project closures. The role requires strong organization, attention to detail, communication, proofreading, discretion, and advanced proficiency with Excel, Google Sheets, Google Workspace, and CRM tools.

Create polished, high-end animation for creatures, characters, and objects in VFX productions. Responsibilities include developing expressive performances, applying animation principles, ensuring technical and pipeline quality, troubleshooting rigging or scene issues, collaborating with production and adjacent teams, participating in reviews, meeting deadlines, and sharing knowledge. The role requires strong Maya proficiency, body mechanics and facial animation expertise, and at least 10 years of VFX studio experience.

Crée des animations hyperréalistes et stylisées pour des créatures, personnages et objets dans des productions d’effets visuels. Développe des performances convaincantes, assure la qualité technique dans les pipelines, collabore avec les équipes d’animation, de rigging et de production, respecte les délais et contribue à l’amélioration des techniques. Partage ses connaissances et encadre les animateurs débutants.

Leads global technology resource management across compute, storage, networking, cloud, rendering, and archival environments. Establishes capacity forecasts, allocation strategies, utilization monitoring, dashboards, KPIs, and cost models. Partners with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, and executive technology leaders to align infrastructure investments with production demands, optimize performance and costs, and mitigate capacity constraints across affiliated VFX studios.

Leads global technology resource management across VFX studios, overseeing capacity planning, forecasting, infrastructure allocation, performance optimization, cloud and on-premises resources, and technology cost management. Builds forecasting models, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting for compute, storage, networking, rendering, and archival infrastructure. Partners with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, technology leaders, and global clients to align infrastructure investments with production priorities, performance, availability, and budget requirements.

Create and assemble 3D shot and sequence layouts in Maya based on previs and supervisor direction. Set up cameras, organize scenes, resolve blocking and technical issues, and prepare optimized setups for downstream VFX departments. Refine composition and camera movement to support visual storytelling, collaborate through dailies and reviews, incorporate LiDAR and photogrammetry data, document workflows, and support onboarding and continuous improvement.