Studio: Sony Imageworks
Job Opening: Character FX Artist
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Creates set-ups, models, and animates assigned character external features such as hair, fur, and cloth to meet art direction.
- Accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets.
- Able to create character simulations for multiple types of character features and may have in-depth skills in one area (e.g., hair or cloth).
- Participates in writing utility scripts and software code that streamlines the simulation development process.
- Candidate is accountable for meeting schedules and showing deadlines, participates in dailies, rounds, and team reviews of work in progress.
- Interact with production, supervisors, and team/ peers in order to problem solve and share information related to show/ assigned tasks.
- Must be able to decipher as well as follow through on shot turnovers, dailies, briefings/ notes, and feedback.
- Successful candidates should be able to work efficiently as part of a team or independently to determine the various design solutions.
Qualifications & Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of relevant software, including Maya, Linux, and UNIX.
- Scripting ability in relevant languages, including MEL, Perl, and Python highly desirable.
- Most desired 2-year diploma or 1-year certificate; however minimal requirement of 2-3 years of relevant experience may be accepted.
