Studio: Crate & Barrel
Job Opening: CGI Artist
Location: Northbrook, Illinois, US State
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create and gather necessary material specific to project requirements and scope
- Create both high-poly and optimized low-poly models
- Create proper UV unwraps of mesh models
Assist in creating and maintaining assets for our CGI texture library such as:- Create shaders and textures based on physical samples, scans or photography
- Assemble and test shaders using new material scans provided by vendor(s)
- Place texture maps in the appropriate folder, link the maps to a Vray shader, and enter tiling information
- Create test renders of scanned materials onto shader balls or template models
- Assemble Vrscene Zip packages for moving shaders and scenes into a content-management system
- Assist with 3D scene setup in Autodesk 3dsMax for rendering tests:
- Collect necessary 3D assets, shaders, and textures into a scene file for Senior CGI Artists
- Provide technical quality reviews for 3D models and other assets provided by third-party vendors
- Track and report progress on a daily basis
Qualifications & Skills:
- Intermediate level at 3D modeling (polygonal mesh) and computer-generated image post-production (Autodesk 3dsMax, V-Ray, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Photoshop)
- Knowledge of MAXScript for 3dsMax is a plus
- Familiar with product (CAD) drawings or solid-model conversion pipelines to high poly/low poly models and scalability
- Intermediate level at texture creation (PBR using Substance, Photoshop)
- Familiarity with AR/VR technologies, modeling processes, and workflows
- High attention to detail and project specifications
- Positive and solution-oriented attitude
- Self-motivated and proactive with a high multi-tasking ability
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
- Effective time-management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven ability to work successfully within and across teams and external vendors
- Must provide a link to Photorealistic 3D rendering portfolio (including password) on a resume or provide PDF samples
- 5 years experience in 3D modeling and rendering
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Art with a background in 3D/CGI
- Architectural or product visualization is a plus
- Standard software experience required: Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray
- Additional software experience: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Web-conferencing
