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 workflows

Review artists’ work daily and provide feature-quality feedback

Create creature and character grooms using fur,



feather, and hair

Define workflows, training materials, and process documentation

Lead mentoring, recruitment, and Groom department development

Requirements

Five-plus years leading Groom teams in feature or episodic productions

Ability to build scalable groom rigs and Groom libraries

Modern Houdini grooming knowledge and complex-problem solving

Knowledge of USD and computer graphics pipelines

Valuable knowledge of Flow Production Tracking

Bring Houdini, USD, grooming, and leadership expertise to build WildBrain’s feature animation Groom discipline.

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