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Freelance senior animation artist creating high-quality, realistic and stylized creature and character animations (especially flying creatures). Collaborate with animation leads and technical teams, mentor juniors, ensure technical pipeline compatibility, and iterate to meet creative and production deadlines.

Freelance Animation Artist delivers high-end, hyper-realistic creature, character, and object performances. Interpret direction, produce polished animation meeting technical and pipeline standards, troubleshoot rig/scene issues, communicate timelines, participate in reviews, and share knowledge to improve studio practices.

Concevoir et réaliser simulations FX photoréalistes (feu, fumée, liquides, destructions, effets abstraits) avec Houdini, collaborer au pipeline 3D, optimiser caches, intégrer feedbacks, assurer qualité technique et artistique.

Create photorealistic FX (fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, abstract effects) using Houdini. Deliver optimized caches and renders, collaborate with leads and other departments, integrate feedback, ensure technical stability and pipeline compatibility, and contribute tools and documentation. Immediate start; multiple temporary freelance positions.

Concevoir et réaliser simulations FX photoréalistes (feu, fumée, fluides, destructions, effets abstraits) avec Houdini, collaborer aux dailies, assurer optimisation, qualité technique et communication avec leads, pipeline et production.

Create complex, photoreal simulations (fire, smoke, fluids, destruction, magical/abstract effects) using Houdini. Collaborate with FX/CG leads and other departments, optimize caches and pipelines, integrate feedback, ensure technical and artistic quality, and contribute to tooling and documentation.

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.

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.

Lead creative and technical strategy for high-end VFX projects; oversee teams, schedules and budgets; mentor artists and supervisors; maintain client relationships; attend set when needed; drive quality, workflow and studio culture from the Toronto studio.

Lead Mikros Animation's finance function: manage accounting, reporting, budgets, forecasts, cash and project profitability; support bids, advise studio leadership, improve processes, and lead the finance team. Requires strong business partnering, governance, and bilingual communication in a fast, project-driven creative environment.