Jobs at Rodeo FX

Creates polished, high-end animation performances for creatures, characters, and animated objects in VFX productions. Applies animation principles, acting, body mechanics, facial animation, and reference-based performance while meeting creative, technical, and deadline requirements. Collaborates with leads, supervisors, production, rigging, and adjacent departments; troubleshoots scene issues; maintains pipeline standards; participates in reviews; and contributes tools, knowledge, and mentorship.

Creates photorealistic looks for 3D assets by combining textures, shaders, surface properties, and validation lighting. Produces optimized, lighting-ready assets and resolves technical issues across texturing, shading, lighting, and compositing workflows. Collaborates with production teams, participates in dailies, incorporates feedback, improves pipelines, and shares expertise in materials and rendering techniques.

L’artiste de développement visuel crée des looks 3D hyperréalistes en combinant textures, shaders et lighting de validation. Il ou elle développe, ajuste et optimise les textures, shaders et assets pour les rendre prêts pour le lighting et conformes aux standards de production. Le rôle implique une collaboration étroite avec les équipes de texturing, lighting, compositing, supervision et production, ainsi que la participation aux dailies, à l’amélioration des workflows et au partage de connaissances.

Creates high-quality, hyper-realistic animation for creatures, characters, and objects in visual effects projects. Develops convincing performances using strong knowledge of movement, body mechanics, facial animation, acting, and storytelling. Collaborates with animation leadership, supervisors, technical and rigging teams, and production to meet creative and technical requirements. Refines animation quality, communicates progress, contributes to pipeline improvements, shares knowledge, and mentors junior animators.

Senior FX Artist produces complex simulations (fire, smoke, fluids, destructions, abstract effects) using Houdini, ensures technical quality and optimization, collaborates with CG, lighting, comp and pipeline teams, participates in dailies and reviews, communicates with production, and shares knowledge and tools to improve departmental workflows.

Create complex photorealistic simulations (fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, abstract effects) using Houdini. Collaborate with FX, CG, pipeline, layout, lighting and comp teams to deliver optimized, stable caches and renders, participate in dailies, integrate feedback, and document and share techniques to improve department workflows.

Creates high-quality Nuke composites and motion-design assets for advertising, branded content, and experiential projects. Responsibilities include compositing live action, CG, photography, and graphics; keying, tracking, cleanup, paint, rotoscoping, and color correction; animating titles and graphic elements; adapting work across formats; collaborating with creative and VFX teams; managing production files, feedback, deadlines, and delivery specifications.

Creates and refines photorealistic looks for 3D assets by combining textures, shaders, surface properties, and validation lighting. Produces production-ready, lighting-ready assets, resolves technical issues, collaborates with texturing, lighting, compositing, supervision, and production teams, participates in dailies, and contributes to workflow improvements, tools, templates, and knowledge sharing.

Create complex visual simulations (fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, magical effects) using Houdini. Ensure artistic fidelity and technical robustness, optimize caches and pipelines, collaborate with leads and other departments, provide estimates, integrate feedback, and share knowledge with the FX team.

Design and produce complex simulations (fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, magical/abstract effects) using Houdini. Collaborate with FX/CG leads and other departments to deliver optimized, photorealistic shots, ensure technical quality and cache optimization, participate in dailies, integrate feedback, and share knowledge to improve pipeline and workflows.

Create and assemble 3D shot layouts in Maya, set up cameras, and prepare robust scene setups for downstream VFX pipeline. Collaborate with layout, environment, animation, and supervision teams; ensure technical cleanliness, integrate capture data (LiDAR, photogrammetry, HDRI), attend dailies, and contribute to workflow improvements and documentation.

Create and assemble 3D shot layouts in Maya, set up cameras, and prepare organized, optimized scenes for downstream departments. Collaborate with previs, environment, animation teams, ensure technical quality, incorporate on-set capture data, participate in reviews, and help improve layout workflows.

Animate high-quality 3D character performances for feature/TV production from storyboard, deliver keyframes, meet production deadlines, participate in reviews, and contribute to shared animation assets and rigs while collaborating with directors and international studios.

Create feature-quality keyframe character animations (body and facial), collaborate with leads/director, meet production deadlines, integrate feedback, and contribute to animation libraries and rig improvements.

Senior lighting artist responsible for designing and executing lighting and shading solutions in Houdini for high-end VFX. Deliver optimized renders for compositing, collaborate with supervisors and departments, perform QC, document workflows, and share technical improvements. Contribute to artistic direction while meeting production constraints and deadlines.

Lead global marketing and communications strategy for Rodeo FX, driving brand positioning, PR, digital and content strategy, events, business support, and employer brand. Manage a multidisciplinary team, set priorities, KPIs, budgets, and processes, and ensure consistent messaging across markets while supporting commercial and recruitment goals of an international creative studio.

Diriger la stratégie globale de marque, marketing et communications externes pour positionner Rodeo FX à l'international. Piloter l'équipe marketing multidisciplinaire, relations publiques, contenu numérique, événements et soutien commercial. Mesurer la performance, gérer budget, partenaires et outils, et professionnaliser le service tout en favorisant cohérence de marque et innovation.

Rodeo FX is building a freelance talent pool of experienced VFX artists. They seek skilled freelancers (FX, animation, modeling, surfacing, rigging, grooming, lighting, compositing, etc.) with strong artistic ability, industry-standard software mastery, autonomy, collaboration skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Join Rodeo FX's Freelancer Community to work on high-end VFX for film, TV, advertising and experiential projects. Must have 8+ years in VFX/computer graphics, deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines, know industry-standard tools, collaborate effectively, work independently, be legally authorized as a freelancer, and manage priorities to meet production timelines.

Lead VFX production for projects, managing budgets, schedules and client communications. Coordinate with supervisors to plan milestones, assign talent, track progress in Shotgun, and forecast issues. Oversee bidding, budget reports, staffing, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.