Crowds Supervisor – Netflix Animation Studios

Job Position(s): Crowds Supervisor - Netflix Animation Studios

Netflix is hiring a Crowds Supervisor for its Animation Studios based in Vancouver, British Columbia. This role sits within the character effects and simulation pipeline, responsible for leading crowds work across a feature film production, from background performance and staging to large-scale simulation sequences that hold up through lighting and compositing. It is a natural fit for a senior crowds or CFX artist who has already been in the room when the big crowd shots land and wants ownership of that department on a feature.

About the Role

The Crowds Supervisor works directly inside Netflix Animation Studios on a specific feature film, coordinating with VFX, Character Animation, Effects, Layout, and Lighting to make sure crowd work reads clearly on screen and moves cleanly through the pipeline. Day to day this means running dailies with a team of crowds artists and TDs, building out cycles and simulation setups, and being the person who troubleshoots when a sequence is not landing technically or artistically. The position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the Vancouver studio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of crowds artists and TDs across a feature film production, assigning shots, running dailies, and setting the quality bar for crowd simulation and performance.
• Collaborate with the VFX Supervisor, Head of Character Effects, and Animation Supervisor to define visual and technical standards for crowds across the show.
• Supervise crowds work through the full VFX pipeline, ensuring integration with Assets, Environments, CFX, Lighting, and Compositing departments.
• Build or refine hero crowd setups, simulation cycles, and reference shots that establish the approach the rest of the team follows.
• Partner with Technical Supervisors and pipeline teams to define crowd tools, workflows, and libraries suited to the production.
• Provide production management with accurate reads on crowds complexity and scheduling to support realistic planning across the show.

What You Bring

• Significant experience in crowds or character effects work for feature animation, VFX, or high-end series, with time in a Lead or Supervisory role.
• A strong reel showing high-quality crowds systems, simulations, and their integration into complex sequences.
• Proficiency in Houdini and/or proprietary crowds systems, with familiarity in Maya, Golaem, or Massive considered a plus.
• Solid understanding of how crowd work interacts with animation, layout, effects, and compositing within a feature film production pipeline.

Why This Role

Netflix Animation Studios is building a feature animation pipeline across three global locations, with Vancouver as one of its primary production hubs, and this Crowds Supervisor position puts you at the center of that build. The overall market range for this role is $188,000 to $228,000 CAD, reflecting total compensation with no stock options. For a crowds specialist looking to supervise at the feature animation studio level, the scope of work and the seniority of the collaborators here are worth noting.

Apply now for the Crowds Supervisor role at Netflix Animation Studios and take the lead on crowds work for a major feature film production.