Surfacing/Texturing Artists

Description

Position:  Surfacing/Texture Artist

Reports to: Lead Surfacing/Texture Artist

Description and Responsibilities:

• To help establish and/or create the look and feel of characters, props and environments during visual development, pre-production, and production with direction from the Lead Texture Artist, CG Supervisor, Art Director;
• To achieve texture files for production as well as other projects in development per established guidelines and timelines;
• To partner with Lead Texture Artist and Surfacing team (CG Supervisor and Technical Team, if required) to help ensure aesthetic goals are met in the most efficient manner;
• To revise, edit and modify work as indicated by the Lead Texture Artist and/or Art Director;
• To work collaboratively with other departments to support their needs as determined by the Team Lead, Art Director/CG Supervisor;
• To ensure that surfacing files, per aesthetic requirements and technical specs, are complete and ready for lighting;
• To ensure file management and archiving of art work is maintained throughout the course of production;
• To spot, flag, and communicate creative and technical issues as they arise via sharing knowledge with team members;
• To assist troubleshooting initiatives on creative and technical issues as they arise;
• To maintain awareness of the broader show needs as they relate to the Surfacing Department (schedule, complexity of setups, etc.);
• To assist with character grooms/fur needs as required;
• To provide creative input where appropriate;
• To work collaboratively with other departments such as Technology, VFX, Lighting/Composite;
• To work in other asset/shot departments such as Modeling, Stereo, Lighting/Compositing, and assist with studio milestones and targets as considered appropriate via skill set and deemed necessary by production;
• To maintain awareness of the broader show needs as they relate to the Surfacing Department (schedule, complexity of setups, etc.).
• To work in adherence to budget and schedule constraints while maintaining the show’s overall look and mood via organizing and self-managing timelines to ensure texture/surface assignments are completed and submitted on time.
• Additional duties as requested

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3-5 years of high-end production experience; feature film experience an asset
• Strong painting skills and artistic eye for detail
• Detail oriented and the ability to understand the complexity of a 3D pipeline
• Familiarity with Renderman compliant rendering engines would be an asset
• Familiarity with polygonal model texturing using image maps
• Strong uving skills is a must
• Familiarity with construction of render man compliant shaders and utilities
• Experience with hair systems (yeti) would be an asset
• Ability to manipulate complex shaders would be an asset
• Strong Photoshop and 3D painting knowledge
• Experience with mudbox or zBrush
• Some experience with Mel /python scripting would be an asset
• Ability to take initiative and solve problems independently as well as within a team environment
• Track record as a team player

Salary: 
Yearly: min. $42000 max. $60000 for 40.0 hours per week

Benefits
Other Benefits,Medical Benefits,Dental Benefits,Life Insurance Benefits,Group Insurance Benefits,Vision Care Benefit