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Rodeo FX

Award-winning visual effects studio for film

Generative AI Artist

Animation & VFXConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A portfolio demonstrating artistic taste and a strong visual sense, including composition, lighting, style, and storytelling.
  • An artistic background in illustration, photography, concept art, compositing, motion design, or cinematography.
  • Proficiency with ComfyUI and the ability to build custom graphs.
  • Experience training LoRA models and preparing datasets.
  • Proficiency with at least two video models and several image models, and a good understanding of their respective strengths.
  • Understanding of visual effects workflows and the constraints of advertising projects, including tight timelines, feedback rounds, version management, and budgets.
  • Proficiency with Photoshop.
  • Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written.
  • Knowledge of Python, Nuke, Houdini, Blender, or Unreal is an asset.
  • Experience developing custom ComfyUI nodes or contributing to open source is an asset.
  • Experience delivering advertising work or working in post-production is an asset.
  • Knowledge of on-set capture for generative workflows is an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain personal ComfyUI workflows, combining multiple models according to the needs of each shot.
  • Train LoRA models on image and video models, and prepare datasets by selecting and balancing poses and lighting.
  • Test new models methodically and select tools based on quality, control, turnaround time, and cost.
  • Deliver professional-quality visuals quickly and in line with studio standards.
  • Generate visual directions, look frames, key visuals, animatics, and final shots for advertising and intellectual-property development.
  • Use cinematic language, including framing, lens choice, lighting, camera movement, and editing rhythm.
  • Use AI to explore, iterate, and propose ideas while preserving human artistic intent.
  • Ensure each image supports the narrative, intended aesthetic, and overall consistency of the project.
  • Maintain consistency of characters, products, or worlds from shot to shot.
  • Ensure work is reproducible by saving workflows, recording model versions, and retaining reproducible results.
  • Deliver files in formats usable by compositing, 3D, and finishing teams, including appropriate color space, resolution, frame rate, and passes.
  • Use a live-action plate, on-set footage, or motion-capture data to guide generation.
  • Explore generative 3D techniques, including Gaussian Splatting and image-to-3D, for environments and previsualization.
  • Track and report credit and computing usage on projects.
  • Collaborate closely with art directors, supervisors, producers, and artists in other departments.
  • Explain clearly to producers and clients what AI can and cannot do and what it costs.
  • State honestly when AI is not the right solution for a shot.
  • Respect copyright, consent related to people's likenesses, and commercial licensing terms for each tool.
  • Protect client confidentiality by not uploading client material to platforms not approved by the studio.
  • Stay current with the rapidly changing field of generative tools.
  • Document methods and contribute workflows, LoRA models, style references, and test results to the internal library.
  • Train artists in other departments and contribute to a creative, rigorous, and collaborative AI culture.

Desired Qualifications

  • A strong desire to explore emerging generative AI tools across image, video, 3D, and audio, and the ability to test, evaluate, and move between tools as needed.
  • A strong foundation in compositing is highly desirable.

About the Company

Rodeo FX

Award-winning visual effects studio for film

Rodeo FX is a full-service visual effects studio with teams in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Los Angeles, Paris and Bengaluru. It creates moving image work for film and television by handling the entire VFX pipeline—from concept and design through animation, simulation, and compositing to final rendering. The company emphasizes craftsmanship and technological creativity to deliver high-quality visual effects that resonate with audiences. It differentiates itself through its global, multi-location production capability, award-winning track record, and end-to-end services that allow projects to move from initial concept to finished, seamless visuals within one studio. Its goal is to produce compelling, believable visual effects that enhance storytelling and connect with viewers.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
2006

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