CFX Senior Artist - Marvelous Designer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

As a CFX Senior Artist at Skydance, you will be responsible for creating high-quality grooms and hair shading look development for characters. You will also develop dynamic rigs for characters and execute CFX work in shots, including character simulations and geometry correctives. Key responsibilities include staying current with artistic methodologies and tools, contributing to tool and technique development, working within the established pipeline, and supporting team members. At least one of the following areas of expertise, and interest in learning the others: Creating fur, hair, shading/lookdev and hair simulation rigs; Creating cloth simulation rigs; Creating muscle, flesh, skin and fat simulation rigs; Creating high quality cloth, hair and skin simulations & correctives for shot work in production.
Must have:
  • 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
  • 3+ years in the animation industry.
  • Strong artistic and/or technical aptitude in 3D animation.
  • Tailoring and marvelous experience is a must.
  • High English level desirable.
Good to have:
  • Spanish desirable.

Job Details

Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.   While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.
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As a CFX Senior Artist you will create the highest quality grooms, hair shading lookdev for characters in production. Also, you will be responsible for developing dynamic rigs for characters and executing CFX work in shots, including character simulations, geometry correctives and groom correctives.

Responsibilities

    • Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company, in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.
    • Is involved in the development of departmental tools and techniques.
    • Works within the established pipeline.
    • Works together with the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
    • Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead's guidance.

    At least one of the following areas of expertise, and interest in learning the others:
    • Creating fur, hair, shading/lookdev and hair simulation rigs.
    • Creating cloth simulation rigs.
    • Creating muscle, flesh, skin and fat simulation rigs.
    • Creating high quality cloth, hair and skin simulations & correctives for shot work in production.

Requirements

    • 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
    • 3+ years in the animation industry.
    • Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must.
    • Tailoring and marvelous experience is a must.
    • High English level desirable.
    • Spanish desirable.
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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.
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