Lead Artist (Houdini)
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Job Title: Lead Houdini Artist (Motion Design / VFX)
UAE
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Role Overview
We are seeking a Lead Houdini Artist to join a high-performing, agile creative team in the UAE.
This role is positioned as a senior, hands-on specialist, focused on delivering exceptional Houdini-based work across motion design, VFX, and real-time pipelines.
This is not a traditional team management role.
Instead, the Lead will act as a right hand to leadership, bringing strong ownership, technical depth, and the ability to drive projects end-to-end.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working directly with clients, guiding internal teams, and executing complex Houdini work themselves.
Creative & Technical Execution
- Lead the creation of high-quality Houdini-based simulations, procedural systems, and visual effects
- Deliver hands-on work across motion design, VFX, and real-time environments
- Ensure creative output aligns with client expectations and project briefs
- Troubleshoot and optimize complex scenes, simulations, and workflows
Project Ownership & Delivery
- Take full ownership of projects from brief through to final delivery
- Manage feedback loops between clients and internal teams, ensuring clarity and efficiency
- Oversee project flow using task management systems and production pipelines
- Ensure deadlines, quality standards, and deliverables are consistently met
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a confident, client-facing representative during key stages of delivery
- Translate client requirements into actionable creative and technical direction
- Bridge the gap between
- creative output and client expectations
Team Collaboration & Guidance
- Brief, guide, and support team members to ensure strong execution
- Provide mentorship and technical input without formal line management responsibility
- Step in to support operational delivery when needed, ensuring continuity across projects
Target Background / Ideal Experience
- We are particularly interested in candidates coming from:
- Motion design studios with strong use of
Houdini
- in their pipelines
- VFX houses, particularly within
- commercial and advertising environments
- Select game development studios where
- Houdini is embedded in the production pipeline
- Candidates should be experienced in
- fast-paced, client-driven environments
- with a strong balance of creativity and technical skill.
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Key Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working with
Houdini
- in motion design, VFX, or related fields
- Strong portfolio demonstrating procedural workflows, simulations, and high-end visual output
- Proven ability to work in
- client-facing roles
- and manage feedback effectively
- Experience with production pipelines, task management systems, and collaborative workflows
- Strong understanding of rendering workflows (Redshift, Arnold, Karma, or similar)
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