Creatures Assistant Technical Director

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Weta Digital Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic artist interested in pursuing a career in character rigging and simulation as a Creatures ATD.


A Creatures Assistant Technical Director provides support to the Creatures team and aids in the process of getting work through the production pipeline.

The ATD supports multiple shows at a time and serves to ensure animation and creature work is flowing smoothly from one department to the next.

They are required to troubleshoot and solve issues and direct questions and problems to the appropriate TD where necessary.


While this is an entry-level position, ATDs are critical to keeping the workflow of the department running efficiently and need to be highly organized and able to communicate with different types of artists across departments.

An ability and interest to learn quickly and understand technical issues is helpful.

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Experience with Maya, rigging and animation
  • Experience with simulation of cloth and hair
  • Solid problemsolving skills
  • The ability to multitask and prioritize across multiple projects
  • Basic working knowledge of Linux

Desirable / Additional skills -

  • Python scripting and coding knowledge
  • VFX or equivalent degree
  • Houdini experience


This contracted position is well suited to an individual looking to advance their career in the VFX industry and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.

Wētā FX offers a dynamic working environment. The Creatures ATD role will provide you with diversity of work, and exciting development opportunities.


At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated.

We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we're striving to build a workplace experience that's second to none.

Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Location:
Wellington, New Zealand

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