Studio: Lightbox Animation Studios
Job Opening: Mid CFX Artist
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create high quality and stunning 3D hair, beards, fur, feather, cloth simulations and deliver final character performance.
- Work closely with the Director and the team to find the best technical and creative CFX solutions, to meet production needs and artistic direction of the project.
- Understanding of how hair is styled/ cut.
- Develop dynamic rigs for characters’ hair and cloth.
- Partner with (Animators, Effects, Lighting, Modelling team) to coordinate tight character, simulation and effects interaction and deal with corrections.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently in a fully remote environment, with that comes the supreme individual responsibility to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and maintain your own initiative.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Great team player, create a collaborative and welcoming environment.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload and within budgets, adhere to the production schedule and deliver completed assignments on time.
- Align with the style, sensibility of the project and the Director vision.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3 – 5 years of professional experience from either animation TV series or feature animation movie.
- Extensive knowledge of Yeti for grooming and Qualoth/nCloth/nHair for simulation. Other solvers knowledge is a plus.
- Have strong visual, artistic skills and strong knowledge of the behavior of different cloths, weights and falls.
- Knowledge of anatomy, physical behaviors and realistic motion.
- Works within the established pipeline and offers constructive suggestions to improve the process.
- Ability to take feedback constructively and implement it effectively, to reach the quality desired.
- Anticipation and quick reaction for problem solving.
- Demonstrate great autonomy and proactivity in your work.
- Great attention to detail.
- Outstanding interpersonal and collaborative skills.
