Motion Graphic Artist

About the Company Since 1915, Deluxe has served as the trusted partner to the global entertainment industry: from the major Hollywood studios to new global content platforms, as well as leading local content producers, broadcasters and distributors around the world. Our comprehensive offering of creative post-production and digital delivery solutions enables our clients to enhance and maximize the value of their content globally. We provide an end-to-end suite of services unrivalled in breadth, scale and global scope: high-end audio and visual post production for television and film; content management; content marketing; content localization; and IP-based global distribution. Deluxe is a c. $1billion Los Angeles-based company with operations in over 25 countries around the world. Whilst the International business of Deluxe comprises less than half of the revenue of the business today, we expect this share to increase substantially as we lead the international growth agenda for the business. Deluxe is a best-in-class employer, with over 8,000 of the most respected technologists and artists in the industry. We foster a culture of ingenuity, passion and collaboration to support our clients and our people, in all their endeavors.

The Role:

• The successful candidate will be expected to work on localization and versioning projects in both short-form and long-form as per the brief provided by Producers and Project Managers mainly using Cinema 4D.
• A perfect mix of creative skills on the software and technical knowledge on the industry formats and standards worldwide is required to fulfill the same.

Job Description:

• Adapting CGI content from source masters or builds to produce multiple language versions and multiple aspect ratio deliverables.
• Creating, amending, removing, recreating, and realigning graphical 3D elements, texts, logos, photorealistic designs, product packs, textures, backgrounds, etc., as per the brief.
• Building scenes and render out passes for the image compositors as per the brief given by the producers.
• Sharing the information on errors, missing assets, mistakes in briefs, etc., as constructive feedback with all levels of the team, onsite, agency, and client.
• Learning and following, brand guidelines and client specific information to use the logos, fonts, and colors appropriately on the projects.
• Learning and following the rules of clearance agencies and certification boards to ensure every project is built in the appropriate specifications to successfully pass the required clearances and certifications as per the destination country or province.
• Ensuring every project is built in appropriate delivery specifications as per the broadcast, theatrical and streaming platforms following the right cultural standards and legal compliances as per the destination country or province.
• Manage consolidation and archival of the projects after completion and advise better process methods based on the project learnings.
• Ensuring to adhere the workflow and contributing ideas to make it better.
• Following best practices for versioning control, naming convention, and neat organization of multiple unique assets creating multiple versions across multiple languages delivering to multiple destinations.

Requirements:

• CG Generalist with deep expertise in at least two of the following 3D CGI skillsets and basic skill coverage across the others. Modelling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation, Shading, Rendering, Dynamics, and Effects.
• Hands-on experience working for Trailers, Promos, Advertisements, and other short form works.
• Expert skills and practice to work using Cinema 4D, After Effects and Photoshop. A basic experience using software like 3DS Max, Maya, ZBrush and Nuke.
• Well experienced in using rendering engines like VRay, Redshift, Octane, etc.,
• Basic understanding of Adobe software packages like Illustrator, InDesign and Animate, Acrobat Pro, etc.,
• Experience working on projects briefed by international account managers or producers from a different geographical location with minimal back and forth interactions.
• Good technical knowledge of industry standards and specifications covering formats, codecs, aspect ratios, fps, title safety, statutory warnings, etc.,
• Experience in working for projects delivering to Broadcasting stations and OTT platforms for international agencies, clients, and post houses.
• Good understanding on Windows and Mac OS and the standard desktop applications.
• Good experience in handling MS Office applications and Video Conferencing applications.
• Professional English language, excellent interpersonal skills, and a Can-Do attitude.
• Strong eye for detail is important for producing multiple outputs with minor but critical changes unique to every single version.