Crowd Artist

Location: Vancouver, Canada
Employment Type: Fixed Term
Role Type: Onsite

About the Role

Eyeline is a global team of risk takers, innovators, and perfectionists who achieve creative visions and have fun doing it. As a Lead Crowd Artist, you will be responsible for leading a team of crowd artists in producing advanced VFX crowd setup and shots for a variety of scenarios. We are looking for those seeking to take risks with us, those driven by passion for their craft.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Crowd artists, providing guidance, feedback, and technical support.
• Collaborate closely with Crowd department Supervisor/s and show Supervisor/s to maintain a high standard of quality and consistency across all crowd work in the project.
• Establish ongoing communication with production and supervisors regarding project schedules, deadlines, and shot/sequence feedback.
• Troubleshoot and problem-solve complex crowd issues.
• Attend all relevant meetings on shots, sequence, production, and internal team development.
• Create digital crowd behaviors and simulations to achieve the look, movement, and style envisioned.

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of crowd experience in live-action visual effects for feature films, episodic, or similar production environments.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of crowd setup and shot work.
• Expert knowledge of Houdini crowd is required.
• Experience with Golaem is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in a leadership or supervisory role for crowd teams preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and an artistic eye to crowd behaviors.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience with mocap retargeting in Maya or MotionBuilder is a plus.
• Experience working with a USD based pipeline is a plus.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python/VEX) is a plus.

Compensation

• 140,000 - 160,000 CAD per year.
• This salary range is specific to applicants in Vancouver, BC. Base salary is determined by qualifications, skills, and experience.

About Eyeline

Eyeline is a global creative studio partnering with storytellers to turn their ambitions into stunning reality. By blending the time-honored craft of filmmaking with breakthrough technologies, we unlock bold, cinematic visions at scale. Our three pillars—VFX, Studios, and Labs—form the creative spine of Eyeline. We believe technology serves artistry and our people are the soul behind everything we do, deepening creative connection rather than replacing it. We build worlds with exceptional craft and precision, working hand in hand with our creative partners from concept to final pixel. With the support of Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in visual effects and virtual production technology.