Studio: Blizzard Studio
Job Opening: Senior Digi Matte Artist
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Type: Full-time
Responsibilities & Skills:
- Create, extend, project, and/or improve environment shots using a combination of 2.5D and 3D Digimatte skills, workflows, and methodologies.
- Possess a critical eye for the development of 3D assets involving Look Dev (modelling, sculpting, texturing, baking LODs, and lighting), to execute the finishing of final rendered shots of various artistic styles.
- Skilled at integrating and compositing 2D photo references and 3D rendered elements together to achieve finished photo-real rendered frames. • Collaborate with other team members in the execution of an element of, or an entire finaled shot.
- Robust understanding of cameras, lenses and how they affect your shot composition. • Effectively communicate with artists, supervisors, and production to highlight any concerns while offering solutions to achieve our collective vision and goals.
- Comfortable managing complex scenes and optimizing them for maximum render efficiencies.
- Talent for filtering and evaluating constructive criticism on a professional level. Able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism, initiative, autonomy, and self-sufficiency.
- 5+ years’ experience working within AAA game cinematics and/or the VFX/Animation Industry
- Experience leading projects, representing the team in dailies, and working with creative leadership teams across multiple IPs to help execute the show vision within scope and budget. • Familiarity with the Blizzard IP’s and associated lore.
- Passion for painting, sculpting, photography, and filmmaking.
- Enthusiastic about cutting edge industry trends, technologies, techniques, and workflows regarding how to maintain and push our department to stay current and efficient in this ever-evolving industry.
Software Prerequisites:
- Maya
- 3DsMax
- Nuke
- VRay
- Redshift
- Zbrush
- Mudbox
- Speed Tree
- GrowFX
- Forest Pack
- World Machine
- Gaea
- Photoshop
- Substance and Quixel Studio
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://careers.blizzard.com/global/en/apply?jobSeqNo=BLENGLOBALR009692EXTERNALENGLOBAL&pjid=11f1f869-e95c-4fab-9055-28c31d78e9e7&uid=17c3695cc6e595-100200-47d9-17c3695cc6f740&p_lang=en_global&refNum=BLENGLOBAL