Studio: Outpost
Job Opening: CG Supervisor
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Clear communication between the VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer, and 3D team in order to understand and convey the creative and technical goals of the team.
- Constant collaboration with the 2D team. Both teams are the VFX team and must pull in the same direction at all times.
- Must be knowledgeable on all aspects of the workflow/pipeline to be able to support the team, being a point of communication between the technologies and the artists.
- You will assist VFX Supervisors and producers during the bidding process by accurately advising on the time, talent, and technology required to achieve the work.
- You will offer advice and knowledge to tech-bunker on pipeline and workflow improvements and software developments in order to continually improve Outpost’s CG abilities.
- Maintain and develop skills to keep up with developments in software and processes.
- Understand and follow Outpost VFX’s pipeline procedures and conform to and uphold the Outpost workflow pertaining to all aspects of 3D and 2D including color-space.
- Lead teams of 3D artists to deliver project briefs to specific schedules agreed with the Producer and inform them if the schedule is unachievable as early as possible in the process in order to allow production to provide sufficient support.
- Assist Managing Director in performance reviews of artists within your teams.
- Be present and vocal in all relevant daily sessions, setting an example of the Outpost culture in terms of professionalism and quality/creative reviews.
- CG Supervisor is a managerial position and whilst maintaining your presence as an artist you will be an advocate of the management and support the production team with client satisfaction in the end product.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Extensive understanding of all 3D Disciplines including Layout, Animation, Asset Building, Lighting, Environments, and FX. Mastery of one or more disciplines as the position requires the ability to lead and, at times, perform shot tasks
- Experience as a CG Supervisor or Sequence Supervisor working on high-end live-action VFX work
- An excellent creative eye and aesthetic judgment
- Experience interpreting client’s vision and relaying that to your internal team of artists
- Be able to sell a creative solution and idea to clients
- Ability to reduce complex problems to their most simple solutions
- Thorough understanding of the complete VFX Pipeline
- Good history of collaborating with R&D teams and the ability to provide, test and deploy new tool specifications in a production environment
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
- Expert/Fluency in Maya, Arnold, Houdini, and other industry-standard software packages
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send a short cover email to talent@outpost-vfx.com include your resume and links to your Demo Reel and/or Portfolio, specify “CG Supervisor – LA” in the subject line of the email