VFX Innovation Generalist
Scanline VFX
Full-time
On-site
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Eyeline Studios
At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.
The Applied Innovations Group is a nimble, high-impact unit operating at the frontier of film technology and storytelling. We are seeking a VFX Innovation Generalist to join our core team. This role is for a rare type of individual — someone equally technical and creative, who moves seamlessly between set and code, between tools and people.
This is not a position with rigid boundaries. You’ll be tasked with solving complex, often undefined problems — prototyping solutions, bridging departments, and working across disciplines. You’ll be expected to lead when needed, follow when required, and always bring a sharp, collaborative mindset to the table.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and execution of advanced workflows across VFX, virtual production, and real-time pipelines
- Prototype and deploy tools using Python, C++, and VEX within Houdini, Nuke, and Unreal Engine
- Apply deep knowledge of color science to identify, troubleshoot, and communicate issues in color pipelines and color space handling — without owning their maintenance
- Interface directly with on-set technologies and camera systems, including playback, data wrangling, and virtual production toolchains
- Engage in on-set roles as needed, including VFX set supervision, and provide technical oversight and support across shoot days
- Manage and prioritize tasks in coordination with broader project goals and timelines
- Collaborate fluidly with artists, engineers, and production leads to push forward high-stakes initiatives in a fast-moving environment
- Flex between lead and support roles as projects evolve
- Operate with strong situational awareness and adapt quickly to changes in scope or direction
Qualifications
- Python, C/C++
- Houdini (PDG, procedural modelling and scripting including VEX)
- Nuke (including Python NDK)
- Unreal Engine (including real-time pipelines)
- Film production, on-set protocols, and the practical flow of a live shoot
- VFX pipelines and cross-discipline collaboration
- VFX set supervision, including camera data wrangling, witness cam setup, and on-set continuity
- Film cameras, lenses, sensor metadata, and camera tracking workflows
- Set playback technologies and virtual production setups
- Color pipelines, ACES, OCIO, LUTs, and color space conversions (conceptual and diagnostic knowledge)
- Project management, agile scheduling, and task prioritizationCommunicating clearly and effectively across departments and disciplines
- Think like a generalist but execute like a specialist
- Are confident switching between R&D and production contexts
- Can walk onto a stage, spot a problem, and offer a solution — or know who to ask
- Are just as comfortable prototyping solo as you are collaborating across teams
- Lead with initiative, but follow with humility
- Believe in working smart, staying curious, and never being the bottleneck
- A role inside a small, forward-thinking team with real impact
- Access to bleeding-edge tools, tech, and production workflows
- A collaborative environment built on trust, experimentation, and adaptability
- Opportunities to shape the future of production through hands-on innovation
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What We Offer:
$160,000 - $230,000 a year
This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Los Angeles, California. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location.
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Seoul, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.
We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.
Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.