Studio: Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Job Opening: CG Generalist
Location: Burbank, CA, US
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with our Art Director and Supervisors to develop the final look of FX and compositing for the series.
- Design, animate, light and composite anime-style 2D & 3D FX under the direction of our creative leadership.
- Create efficient rendering and compositing methods and templates for use in shot production.
- Troubleshoot vendor issues encountered with FX simulations and elements.
- Create miscellaneous FX simulations and mockups as needed by the production.
- Provide shot fixes to FX, compositing, etc. in all phases of production including Post-Production.
- Develop tools and visual guides for in-house and vendor studio effects and compositing teams in order to maintain a consistent style and quality level.
- Learn our show’s pipeline to ensure accurate workflow across departments and uphold pipeline standards.
- Find and present any reference material relevant to the assignment.
- Propose creative solutions and contribute to new workflows.
- Regularly report task progress to creative supervisors and appropriate production staff.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer animation, graphic design or related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years working in TV or film.
- Skilled in creating FX simulations in Houdini or other software.
- Compositing expertise in After Effects and Nuke.
- Knowledge of Adobe Suite including Photoshop and Premiere.
- Other disciplines such as 3D modeling (character, set, prop), UV layout, blend shapes, rigging, texturing, lighting, finaling, and simple animation a plus.
- Proficiency in Blender, Maya, Substance, or other 3D tools/software a plus.
- Experience with Mocap a plus.
- Scripting experience in MEL and Python a plus.
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