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The Gen FX Lead is a senior technical and creative artist who bridges the role between shot-level execution and department-level supervision. The Lead is responsible for the day-to-day creative and technical quality of a group of Gen FX Artists, ensuring work meets production standards while also personally tackling the most complex and technically demanding shots. This role requires deep proficiency across both generative AI and traditional VFX disciplines, with strong problem-solving, mentorship and workflow design capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Creative & Technical Leadership
Set the visual quality bar for assigned sequences or shot groups, interpreting Supervisor direction into actionable artist briefs
Take ownership of hero shots and technically complex work requiring advanced setups, complex inpainting/outpainting or novel generative approaches
Troubleshoot and solve complex integration challenges across AI-generated and traditional CG/2 D elements
Review artist work in dailies preparation, provide constructive technical and artistic feedback and ensure notes are addressed efficiently
Workflow Architecture & Optimization
Design and maintain reusable Comfy UI and other workflows for team use in conjunction with Visual Pioneering (VPi) Workflow specialists.
Optimize Gen AI and compositing workflows for speed and consistency, identifying bottlenecks in the hybrid-VFX pipeline
Ensure seamless handoffs between Gen FX outputs and downstream Compositing, CG, and Lighting departments




Prototype and evaluate new generative tools and techniques, providing recommendations to Supervision on production readiness
Mentorship & Team Development
Mentor Gen FX Artists on both generative technique and traditional VFX fundamentals
Identify skill gaps within the team and recommend and initiate targeted training or knowledge-sharing sessions
Contribute to onboarding documentation and training materials for new Gen FX team members
Production Coordination
Manage shot assignments and priorities within assigned groups, coordinating with production on scheduling and capacity
Communicate technical risks, timeline impacts and creative trade-offs to Supervision and production teams
Participate in sequence-level planning and bidding, providing time and effort estimates for AI-augmented workflows
Quality Control
Enforce technical standards for color space compliance (ACES/OCIO), resolution, fidelity and integration quality
Perform QC across the team's output, catching logical errors (lighting and shadow direction, physics, anatomy) before Supervisor review
Ensure temporal consistency and spatial accuracy across multi-shot beats and sequences
Qualifications
5 years in high-end VFX (Film/Episodic), with at least 1 year in a Lead or equivalent elevated-responsibility role within a relevant discipline
Advanced compositing skills in Nuke; camera projections, 3 D compositing, deep compositing,



template setup and sequence management
Proven experience designing and executing complex generative workflows in production, including Control Net stacking, style Lo RA application and temporal coherence management
Strong working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, or Blender for blocking, depth map generation, and hybrid 3 D/AI workflows. Understanding of USD/Alembic pipelines preferred
Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering Gen AI-augmented shots at a professional, photorealistic standard
Proven ability to mentor artists, provide transparent and constructive feedback, and manage shot-group workloads
Python proficiency for automating Comfy UI workflows, writing Nuke gizmos or bridging tool APIs (preferred)
Experience with Lo RA training and dataset curation for production use (preferred)
Hands-on experience with Gaussian Splatting or emerging 3 D-from-AI workflows (preferred)
Background or studies in film cinematography, photography or matte painting (preferred)
$132,000 - $170,000 CAD a year
This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Vancouver, Canada. 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
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, guiding how we think, work, and show up in every frame.
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📌 Genfx lead (Vancouver)
🏢 Eyeline
📍 Vancouver