Wētā FX is looking for Look Dev Artists

Wētā FX is looking for Look Dev Artists

Studio: Wētā FX

Job Opening: Look Dev Artists

Location: Melbourne, Australia; Vancouver, Canada; or Wellington, New Zealand

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • The Look Dev Department at Wētā FX is responsible for providing surfacing solutions (both shading/materials and texturing) for the company.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Evidence of strong artistic skills as presented in portfolio/showreel, either on texturing or shading tasks.
  • Strong Look Dev skills (both artistically and technically) for photo-realistic feature films, with an excellent understanding of physically based shading & rendering.
  • Have strong initiative and problem-solving skills to work efficiently and maintain deadlines under pressures. Be able to work from reference as well as interpret artistic direction.
  • The ability to come up with creative, efficient rendering solutions for a wide variety of assets
  • The ability to manage multiple assets at the same time, and put them seamlessly together in a visually coherent solution
  • Familiarity with Linux and Katana.
  • Experience with all aspects of the rendering pipeline.
  • Strong communication, task management and organizational skills.

Preferential skills:

  • Experience using Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Zbrush, or other similar software.
  • Working knowledge of Python scripting.
  • Working knowledge of Houdini/Solaris.
  • Familiarity with USD.
  • Experience leading teams or small groups of artists.

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your CV and showreel to recruitment@wetafx.co.nz