Studio: Zoic Studios
Job Opening: 3D Senior Environment Lead
Location: Culver City, California, USA
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Senior technical artist in Houdini for generalist needs (minimal FX)
- Senior TD experience with python/Mel/vex coding
- R&D on new techniques and approaches to building tasks
- Mentor and instruct on the proper use of Houdini and procedural techniques.
- Expert knowledge in procedural builds
- Tool creation for dept, example; vine generators, building generators, scatter systems
- The simple crowd and flocking sim knowledge
- Ability to conceptualize, create, and handoff complex environment builds with simple controls for downstream depts
- Unreal experience/Interest, Senior Houdini experience, Senior Maya experience
- Experience using MapBox in Houdini and height fields
- On the box majority of the time
- Ability to cleanly transfer builds across different DCCs for downstream depts.
- Enthusiasm to assist junior and mid-level artists in dept and lighting to debug complex scenes and simplify problems
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a VFX, live-action studio
- Minimum 5 years in creating digital environments for TV and/or film
- Proven artistic ability across multiple CG disciplines including modeling, texturing, lighting, shading / look development, or compositing.
- Ability to purchase items as well as create new assets when needed
- Proficient in environment scene layout and composition
- Prior experience using Houdini for world generation
- Fluent in Maya
- Fluent in Houdini
- Working knowledge of Vray and Substance Painter
- Experience in Photoshop, MARI
- Ability to self-prioritize
- Strong communicator that requires minimal guidance in the execution of VFX Tasks.
- Must showcase an up-to-date reel with relevant work experience
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://zoicstudios.applytojob.com/apply/SM0te87dta/