Job Overview:

Milk France is seeking an experienced Environment Supervisor to lead our environment team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, visually stunning environments for our projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in 2.5D matte painting, a solid period landscape portfolio, and the ability to guide artists through the creative and technical aspects of environment creation. This role also requires expertise in lighting and asset development to craft seamless and immersive digital environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the environment team, providing creative and technical direction.
• Develop and implement efficient 2.5D matte painting solutions to achieve high-quality environments
• Model, texture and look dev environment assets to support any 3D option required by the project
• Work closely with the VFX Supervisor to ensure environments integrate smoothly into the overall pipeline
• Oversee the creation of period landscapes, ensuring historical accuracy and artistic excellence
• Optimise workflows for efficient scene assembly, projection techniques, and digital matte painting
• Maintain high standards for visual storytelling
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide solutions to improve efficiency

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Environment Lead/Supervisor in a high-end VFX or animation studio
• Strong portfolio showcasing 2.5D matte painting and period landscapes
• Expertise in Nuke, Photoshop, Houdini and USD pipeline
• Solid understanding of lighting and rendering
• Strong experience working with camera projections, photogrammetry, and asset optimisation
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to manage complex scenes
• Strong leadership and communication skills to mentor and guide a team
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality
• This role is based in France and only applicants from this country will be considered