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TRIXTER is currently looking for Mid/Senior Animators with Motion capture experience to join our team as soon as possible. Project: German feature film project. Location: Berlin, Germany Type of contract: freelance Requirements: Experience in Motion Capture. Strong artistic and technical background Maya user Great communication and problem solving skills Ability to work well within a team Good English language skills EU citizenship or an existing German work permit Please send your application with CV, link to your demoreel and earliest commencement by email to jobs@trixter.de

TRIXTER Munich is currently looking to hire experienced Character FX TDs. Booking time: From As soon As Possible. Duration of the contract will depend on the project. Location: Munich Description: Under the supervision of the CG Supervisor, the Creature FX TD is responsible for providing a wide variety of dynamic simulations and rigs for photo-realistic creatures; including clothing, fur, hair, muscle and skin. Responsibilities: · Creation of fur, feathers and grooming for photo-realistic creatures · Develop simulation setups for photo-realistic creatures; including clothing, fur, hair, muscle and skin. · Involvement in the development of departmental tools and techniques · Regularly communicating with Production and Leads regarding schedules and deadlines · To be able to work with the visual effects supervisor, and the lead CG artist to determine the best creative approaches and techniques for all the different steps in a 3D production pipeline. · Be able to deliver work within established project targets and the high quality standards of the company. Requirements: · Minimum 5 years of experience in a CFX/FX role in a VFX studio · Previous experience on CG creature projects · Excellent knowledge of Maya · Excellent knowledge of Houdini · Experience in the following dynamic simulation: cloth, hair/fur, feathers, skin and muscle · Programming experience with Python, PySide, PyQt, VEX · Programming experience with C++ for Maya and Houdini plug-ins, an asset · Knowledge of 3D-related mathematics, an asset · Experience in creating rig simulations · Rigging skills and experience · Self-driven, good communicator, and a great-team player · Excellent organizational and communication skills · Work ethic focused on the dynamism and collaboration · Ability to perform multiple tasks set priorities and problem solving · Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. · English language skills If your experience matches above description we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please send your CV and demo reel by email to jobs@trixter.de.

TRIXTER Munich is currently looking to hire experienced Lead Houdini FX TD. The ideal candidate will show strong attention to detail backed up with excellent technical understanding and ability to achieve optimum results. Location: Munich Type of contract: Full-time, Long-term. Responsibilities: · Execute FX technique tasks using Houdini software. · Deliver all elements in a structured way that allows efficient integration into the pipeline. · Produce the final looks of FX sequences, including integration with other CG elements. · Work with production management to prioritize tasks. · Take responsibility, lead and support junior Artists. · Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot. · Troubleshoot and solve problems independently. Requirements: · Minimum 4+ years’ experiencein developing Special Effects in future film industry. · Expert knowledge of Houdini Software. · Proficient knowledge of FX techniques, workflow and software (FumeFX, RealFlow, Maya Particles, Studio Max) and/or 3D software package. · Proficiency with liquid simulations,destructions, explosions, trails, smoke and dust. · Strong understanding of motion, forces, fluid behaviours and particle dynamics. · Experience with live action/photo real a major plus. · Good knowledge of Photoshop and After Effects. · Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. · English language skills Please send your CV, link to your daily rate and your earliest commencement date by email to jobs@trixter.de We are very much looking forward to meeting you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER Berlin is currently looking to hire experienced Unreal Engine Artists. Booking time: ASAP - end of September Location: Trixter Berlin Description: The product we're creating is not a game - we are creating fictional in-game scenes for a live-action film, and we are using Unreal as the Game-Engine. The shots created will not require live-rendering. We are not striving for Photo-Realism – the look of the shots will be comparable to late PS3-generation games, or early PS4-generation games. Responsibilities: Importing rigged and animated characters from Maya into an existing Game world running in Unreal Engine. Staging the characters and placing cameras. Optimizing the shots within the context of a given scene. Tweaking textures/materials and the existing lighting. Minor simulations. Exporting the shots as image sequences. Comfortable in working with deadlines. Ability to work in a collaborative environment. Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine and Maya. Knowledge of CG and Game industry is a major plus. Self-driven, good communicator, and a great-team player. Excellent organizational and communication skills Ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities and problem solving Able to organise own workflow in a meticulous manner. Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. German and English language skills. Valid EU-working permit. If your experience matches above description, we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please send your CV, demo reel and earliest commencement date by email to jobs@trixter.de. Trixter | Recruitment Team

TRIXTER is currently looking for a Senior Hair & Fur Groomer for our next feature film project to start as soon as possible. Location: Trixter Berlin or Munich, Germany Groom TD's are responsible for delivering high quality hair, fur, feathers and organic elements for our 3D characters and environments. Description: Grooming Hair/Fur styles for CG characters in Yeti to a photorealistic level of finish. Ability to light hair/fur assets in Arnold a major plus. Organic Modeling skills a major plus Requirements: Minimum of 3 years feature film or equivalent high-res (2K) experience Extensive production experience using Yeti for grooming Strong artistic and technical background Great communication and problem solving skills Ability to work well within a team Good English language skills EU citizenship or an existing German work permit. Please send your application with CV, link to your demoreel and earliest commencement by email to jobs@trixter.de We are very much looking forward to meeting you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER is seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced Senior Pipeline Engineer to support and develop workflow in our Munich studio. The ideal candidate will have a passion for attention to detail in diverse areas of engineering and pipeline development, also who is self-driven problem solver with a passion for enabling others to succeed. Location: Munich or Berlin Type of contract: Full-time. Long-term. Primary responsibilities: • Collaborate in the design, development and support of our production pipeline • Applies principles of computer science, engineering and mathematics to maintain and troubleshoot new and existing tools, software and systems • Performs code reviews and maintains coding standards. • Manage installed software and git source code repositories • Mentors and motivates new and existing engineers and Department TDs • Maintains documentation workflow. Refactor existing pipeline tools Requirements: • Excellent 3D math skills (linear algebra, vector math) • 5 years’ experience in vfx pipeline programming or in the role of Graphics Engineer • Must have a good knowledge and understanding of the VFX pipeline and workflow • Excellent working knowledge of Python, Qt, C/C++. • Clear working knowledge VFX software Api's and data-formats (Maya, Nuke, Katana, Arnold, Alembic, OpenVDB, etc.) • Proficiency in developing under Linux • Outstanding problem-solving skills under pressure • Good English language skills • EU citizenship or an existing German work permit Please send your CV and your earliest commencement date by email to jobs@trixter.de We are very much looking forward to meeting you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER Munich is currently looking to hire an experienced Character FX TD Booking time: From As soon As Possible. 6-12 months contract. Location: Munich Description: Under the supervision of the CG Supervisor, the Creature FX TD is responsible for providing a wide variety of dynamic simulations and rigs for photo-realistic creatures; including clothing, fur, hair, muscle and skin. Responsibilities: · Creation of fur, feathers and grooming for photo-realistic creatures · Develop simulation setups for photo-realistic creatures; including clothing, fur, hair, muscle and skin. · Involvement in the development of departmental tools and techniques · Regularly communicating with Production and Leads regarding schedules and deadlines · To be able to work with the visual effects supervisor, and the lead CG artist to determine the best creative approaches and techniques for all the different steps in a 3D production pipeline. · Be able to deliver work within established project targets and the high quality standards of the company. Requirements: · Minimum 5 years of experience in a CFX/FX role in a VFX studio · Previous experience on CG creature projects · Excellent knowledge of Maya · Excellent knowledge of Houdini · Experience in the following dynamic simulation: cloth, hair/fur, feathers, skin and muscle · Programming experience with Python, PySide, PyQt, VEX · Programming experience with C++ for Maya and Houdini plug-ins, an asset · Knowledge of 3D-related mathematics, an asset · Experience in creating rig simulations · Rigging skills and experience · Self-driven, good communicator, and a great-team player · Excellent organizational and communication skills · Work ethic focused on the dynamism and collaboration · Ability to perform multiple tasks set priorities and problem solving · Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. · English language skills If your experience matches above description we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please send your CV and demo reel by email to jobs@trixter.de. Trixter | Recruitment Team

TRIXTER Munich & Berlin are currently looking to hire experienced Senior Houdini FX TDs to start as soon as possible. Location: Munich or Berlin, Germany Responsibilities: Working closely with VFX Supervisors to creatively solve effects challenges and develop final shot look Deliver all elements in a structured way that allows efficient integration into the pipeline. Working with other TD's and artists to create photo-real effects and physically accurate simulations Working with production management to prioritize tasks. Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot. Anticipate, communicate and troubleshoot any creative and/or technical problems Requirements: Minimum 4+ years experience in the feature movie and/or television industry. Expert working knowledge of Houdini Software. Experience with rigid body and particle dynamics, volume modelling and rendering, procedural geometry generation and fluid dynamics Proficient knowledge of FX techniques and workflows. Understanding of Linux/Unix based operating systems. Familiarity with one or more coding /scripting languages (Python/Mel/etc) Good knowledge of NUKE and/or other compositing package. Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. English language skills If your experience matches above description we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please send your CV, link to your demo reel and availability by email to laila.sleiman@trixter.de and/or jobs@trixter.de. Trixter | Recruitment Team www.trixter.de

TRIXTER is one of Germany’s leading animation projects and visual effects studios, offering a wide range of high quality services in digital production for motion pictures and TV. We are proud to have worked on international feature films and series such as Marvel’s The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America, Ant-Man, White House Down, Cloud Atlas and Wolfblood. We are currently looking for a Hair & Fur Groomer for our next feature film project to start as soon as possible. Location: Munich, Germany Groom TD's are responsible for delivering high quality hair, fur, feathers and organic elements for our 3D characters and environments. Description: Grooming Hair/Fur styles for CG characters in Yeti to a photorealistic level of finish. Ability to light hair/fur assets in Arnold a major plus. Organic Modeling skills a major plus Requirements: Minimum of 3 years feature film or equivalent high-res (2K) experience Extensive production experience using Yeti for grooming Strong artistic and technical background Great communication and problem solving skills Ability to work well within a team Good English language skills EU citizenship or an existing German work permit. Please send your application by email to jobs@trixter.de We are very much looking forward to meeting you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER is currently looking for a Render Wrangler. Description: The After Hours Render Wrangler & IT Support position is a part-time but mission critical role to offer both after hours IT support and assist in the effective use of the computing resources (renderfarm) utilized in rendering computer generated images for our active projects. To start as soon as possible. Long-term contract. Primary Responsibilities: - Monitor, manage and keep the renderfarm running at maximum capacity - Monitor jobs on the “Pixar Tractor” render manager: identify stalling jobs, follow up and report failed jobs to artists/Production. - Check and re-start failed render tasks. - Update and maintain Render Manager job priorities according to instructions from Production. - Monitor disk space usage and flag high disk or network usage over-night. - Restart unreliable blades and report them to the IT as necessary for later diagnosis. - Provide first level technical support to artists and production team members working after - Provide additional information to, and where required, liaise with the IT team to assist in trouble-shooting larger technical issues. Required Skills & Experience: - A focus in Computer Science/Engineering as an undergraduate is a major plus. - Experience with Linux/UNIX, in particular the shell environment and navigating through the file system is a requirement. - Experience and/or interests in any of thefollowing IT technologies is a benefit: ZFS, Layer 2 Networking, esxi, vsphere, pfsense, RHEL, iSCSI, git, rpm, Bacula, NFS, SMB, python, Asterisk, Ansible, Graphite, Nagios, Observium, Cacti, Solaris, bash, csh. - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written - Good organizational skills and attention to detail - Ability to handle a fast paced, occasionally high pressure environment - Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team - Willingness to work very flexible hours, including weekends and/or evenings. Please send your CV and your earliest commencement date by email to Laila.sleiman@trixter.de and/or jobs@trixter.de We are very much looking forward to meeting you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER is currently looking for a Junior Pipeline TD to complete our Pipeline team. Long-term contract. Location: Berlin/Munich, Germany. Responsibilities: · Respond to incoming support issues and clearly document solutions · Maintain and support custom tools across the whole Visual Effects process · Troubleshoot and analyze software/process failures · Design and implement solutions for on-going production needs Requirements: · EU Citizenship or valid German work visa · Proficiency in Python · Understanding of Linux operating system · Experience with version control systems like Git, Subversion, Mercurial. · Exposure to VFX software like Maya, Houdini, Nuke or Katana is a must. · Good English language skills. Desirable Skills: · Capable in other languages; C/C++, TCL, Javascript · Experience with GUI programming (Qt, Tk, wxWidgets) · Strong math skills (mostly linear algebra and trigonometry) · Understanding of computer graphics languages; (OpenGL, Cuda, WebGL, …) To apply please send you CV, availability and salary requirements to jobs@trixter.de

Please apply at laila.sleiman@trixter.de and/or jobs@trixter.de Thank you! www.trixter.de

TRIXTER Munich is currently looking for experienced Lighting & Look Dev artists. Location: Trixter Munich or Berlin Project: various projects -> feature film, tv series, etc Type of contract: Freelance (on-site) Responsibilities - Lighting and rendering a broad range of high-class shots, from photo realistic visual effects to full CG animation - Look Development of CG characters, props, sets and VFX elements - Additional tasks include preparation of on-set captured data (HDRIs) and creating pre-comps in Nuke - Develop visual solutions for specific effects - Realizing the artistic vision of the VFX Supervisor with possible guidance from the CG Supervisor and Lighting Lead - Consistently delivering shots that are creatively and technically excellent Requirements - Strong Artistic background - Minimum of 3 years feature film or equivalent high-res (2K) experience - Expert knowledge in Katana, Maya and Arnold - Proven in-depth experience in lighting, shading and rendering within a physically based renderer - Basic Nuke knowledge - Solid Linux / Terminal knowledge - Great communication and problem solving skills - Ability to work well within a team - Good English language skills Due to the immediate need of our current project, we are only able to consider applicants who are already eligible to work in Europe. We are very much looking forward to receiving your application! Please send us your CV, the earliest commencement date , demo reel and daily rate to laila.sleiman@trixter.de.

TRIXTER Munich is currently looking for experienced Mid & Senior Houdini FX TDs. Location: Munich Project: "Thor: Ragnarok" Type of contract: Freelance. From as soon as possible until end of September with option to extend in other projects. Responsibilities: Working closely with VFX Supervisors to creatively solve effects challenges and develop final shot look Deliver all elements in a structured way that allows efficient integration into the pipeline. Working with other TD's and artists to create photo-real effects and physically accurate simulations Working with production management to prioritize tasks. Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot. Anticipate, communicate and troubleshoot any creative and/or technical problems Requirements: Minimum 3+ years experience in the feature movie and/or television industry. Expert working knowledge of Houdini Software. Experience with rigid body and particle dynamics, volume modelling and rendering, procedural geometry generation and fluid dynamics Proficient knowledge of FX techniques and workflows. Understanding of Linux/Unix based operating systems. Familiarity with one or more coding /scripting languages (Python/Mel/etc) Good communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. English language skills Due to the immediate need of our current project, we are only able to consider applicants who are already eligible to work in Europe. We are very much looking forward to receiving your application! Please send us your CV, the earliest commencement date and daily rate to laila.sleiman@trixter.de Thank you so much!

TRIXTER Film is currently looking for a Senior Houdini FX TD, to start as soon as possible. Project: Feature film from Marvel Location: Munich, Germany Duration of the contract: Long-term contract Primary responsibilities:
 • Create convincing, realistic FX solutions and simulations (particles, cloth, fur)
 • Deliver all elements in a structured way that allows efficient integration into the pipeline • Work with other departments (animation, rendering and compositing) to find feasible concepts for the challenges at hand 
 Requirements: • Minimum of 2 years feature film experience • Detailed knowledge of Houdini • Good communication skills and team orientation required to make and incorporate suggestions to and from other members of the VFX team • Good English language skills • EU citizenship or an existing German work permit If your experience match above description we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please send your demo reel, resume and your availability by email to jobs@trixter.de Trixter | Recruitment Team www.trixter.de