Company Description

Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation creative studio. Providing filmmakers with top-tier animation and CGI services through a complete range of front and back-end creative services to bring unforgettable and stylized stories to life in every format, for every platform.

We provide end-to-end animation services, uniting industry-leading talent across our global network of creative studios located in Montreal and Paris.

We help filmmakers define and develop their vision from script to screen, making every project truly unique.

Job Description

The Senior FX Artist is both a technical and artistic expert, capable of handling complex, hero-level FX shots. In addition to contributing directly to the creative vision, this role helps define best practices, improves workflows, and supports the rest of the FX team through mentorship and collaboration.

Responsibilities

Production

• Execute complex FX tasks, including hero shots and large-scale simulations.
• Customize and optimize FX setups for performance and reusability.
• Balance visual quality with efficiency in heavy simulations.
• Proactively solve creative and technical challenges.
• Suggest improvements to tools, workflows, and documentation.
• Follow artistic direction closely and integrate feedback accurately.
• Demonstrate motivation to learn and grow within a production environment.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with supervisors and leads on look development.
• Mentor and support mid-level and junior FX artists.
• Participate actively in reviews, dailies, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with other departments.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Houdini (SOPs, DOPs, VEX, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving abilities and artistic sensibility.
• Experience with FX rendering workflows and optimization techniques.
• Good eye for detail, motion, and visual storytelling.
• Team-oriented, autonomous, and proactive mindset.
• Basic knowledge of Nuke or FX compositing fundamentals.
• Basic English communication skills.

Optional skills (a plus)

• Python or VEX scripting for tool development.
• Familiarity with fluid solvers, grains, pyro, vellum, or related FX systems.
• Knowledge of ShotGrid or similar production tracking tools.
• Understanding of FX lighting and integration into the 3D pipeline.

Additional Information

The person in this role will work closely with our Paris studio in a bilingual environment, as well as with international partners, talent, and clients. They will regularly interact with non-French-speaking stakeholders across various productions and strategic communications, in order to present and promote the creative and technical strengths of Mikros Animation on a global scale.

MIKROS ANIMATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Mikros Animation complies and prohibits against discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, medical condition (including genetic characteristics), mental and/or physical disability or handicap, marital status, sex, age, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, familial status, registered domestic partner status, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and any other characteristic or activity protected by federal, state/provincial or local law.