SideFX Looking for Houdini Education Intern at Toronto, ON Full Time

The Houdini Education Intern will report to the Education & Training Lead and work alongside the entire Education Department. This job includes producing tutorials, training materials and supporting content for the Education Department and requires someone with strong problem solving skills and the ability to work independently. Throughout the internship you will improve your Houdini skills and strengthen your industry network.

Please note that a valid proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination series is an employment requirement.

Note: In order to keep all of our employees and candidates safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, SideFX is hiring and onboarding remotely. Candidates must be eligible and willing to work in Toronto, Canada once pandemic restrictions are lifted and SideFX deems it’s safe to return to the office. In the meantime, remote locations permitted for this role include Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec in Canada – and California, Oklahoma, Texas, New York, Kansas, Arizona and Florida in the United States.

Key Duties and Responsibilities*

Providing assets for Houdini Insight -our learning management system for educators:

Recording and producing educational videos for use in courses on Houdini Insight

Development of curriculum guides for training events and classroom sessions

Creating detailed and annotated Houdini files demonstrating course concepts

Developing visual guides and reference documents (Job Aids)

Testing workflows and reporting areas that need improvement to inform the creation of video-based training materials

Providing general and technical support to the Education team

Occasionally present work online for example in webinars

Assist in troubleshooting customer issues as it relates to Houdini workflow and content creation for training facilities and educational institutions

Help with general office duties

Other duties as assigned

• Adjustments will be made to enable duties & responsibilities to be met working remotely considering the current Covid-19 pandemic situation.

Required Skills and Experience

General understanding of Houdini’s interface, workflows, and concepts

Strong examples of personal work using Houdini with visual breakdowns

Intermediate skills designing in Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator

Experience with editing video and audio in Adobe Premiere and Audition

Encoding and publishing content with Adobe Media Encoder

Bonus Skills

Experience teaching online or in person

Comfort recording your own voice for training purposes

Experience with Adobe Captivate Prime Learning Management System

A demoreel or URL to online portfolio along with your resume must be provided when applying in order to be considered for this role.

Company Profile

For over thirty years, SideFX has been providing artists with procedural 3D animation and visual effects tools designed to produce the highest-quality cinematic results. We are passionate about what our customers do because our roots are in production, both as artists and as pioneering technical innovators. SideFX has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Science several times for its flagship software product Houdini and its seminal procedural-based technology.

Houdini is used by the world’s top film, TV, and game studios to create blockbuster movies such as Black Panther and Moana, captivating TV shows like American Gods and Games of Thrones, and hit video games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Mafia III. Our customers include Disney Feature Animation, Pixar, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Weta Digital, Blue Sky, Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios, and many more.

What We Value Most:
Decency: We treat everyone with honesty, kindness and empathy. We give generously of our time and knowledge

Relationships: We build collaborative bonds—with our co-workers and clients—based on trust and respect. Our diverse team gives us broader perspectives

Dedication: We take pride and ownership in our work, always trying to do our best. We are devoted to the well-being and success of each other and our clients

Excellence: We continually improve ourselves, our work and our company, striving towards excellence in all that we do

SideFX is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Accommodation will be provided to candidates with disabilities, upon request.