Lead Houdini grooming for WildBrain Studios’ feature team, shaping creature, character, fur, feather, and hair work for Little Santa.As Groom Supervisor, you will establish WildBrain’s Groom discipline for high-quality productions. Reporting to the Line Producer under the VFX Supervisor, you will define workflows, build standards, support pipeline development, and mentor artists. The work includes Houdini templates, USD-related grooming pipelines, scalable groom rigs, and Groom libraries.

You will also collaborate with production, pipeline, Groom and Asset TDs, and department heads to improve tools and processes.Key Responsibilities:





Build Houdini templates that streamline grooming workflowsReview artists’ work daily and provide feature-quality feedbackCreate creature and character grooms using fur, feather, and hairDefine workflows, training materials, and process documentationLead mentoring, recruitment, and Groom department developmentRequirements:

Five-plus years leading Groom teams in feature or episodic productionsAbility to build scalable groom rigs and Groom librariesModern Houdini grooming knowledge and complex-problem solvingKnowledge of USD and computer graphics pipelinesGood knowledge of Flow Production TrackingBring Houdini, USD, grooming, and leadership expertise to build WildBrain’s feature animation Groom discipline.

📌 Groom Supervisor Houdini Feature Animation (Winnipeg)
🏢 Wilbrain Studios
📍 Winnipeg