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The China Post

Publication Date : 18-03-2013

The US-based company behind the stunning visual effects in Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Life of Pi is offering 200 job openings in Taiwan, an executive said yesterday.

Rhythm & Hues (R&H) is looking for special effects engineers, 3D animation artists and creative personnel to join its workshop in Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan, the executive was cited as saying by the Central News Agency.

R&H, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, set up the Kaohsiung operation in 2011.

The US-based firm was among 65 companies running booths at a job fair at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung.

A NCHU information technology student, surnamed Wang, said he was impressed by the visual effects in Life of Pi and was interested in joining the company. He said he expects a starting monthly salary of NT$30,000 (US$1,006).

More than 6,000 openings were offered by these companies, and 4,000 of them were from 25 local and foreign high-tech electronics firms, such as chip-maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), lens maker Largan and glass maker Corning.

*US$1=NT$29.7