Senior Asset Generalist

Pixomondo is seeking a Senior Asset Generalist for a 4-6 week contract in their Toronto studio. The role involves creating realistic 3D models, textures, and shading, ensuring technical requirements and quality standards are met. The generalist will collaborate with CG Supervisors, troubleshoot asset issues, and support junior artists. Candidates need 5+ years in modeling/texturing/shading with expertise in Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Mari, and Arnold, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Must Have

• Create realistic 3D models, textures, and shading ensuring technical requirements and quality standards
• Work closely with the team and CG Supervisors to help plan and create assets
• Ensure execution of the desired look and feel
• Ensure assets delivered on time and optimized for performance
• Troubleshoot asset related issues during render phases
• Support junior artists and provide guidance
• 5+ years working experience in Modeling/texturing/shading
• Knowledge in Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Mari, Arnold
• Problem-solving skills, including the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and desire to deliver consistently high quality
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong Demo Reel showing artistic sensibility and creative problem solving
• Ability to work within a strong team environment and willingness to share knowledge
• Must live in Ontario and already be eligible to work in Canada

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Houdini and Solaris
• Knowledge of creature/character asset creation
• Experience in creation of layouts and modular assets for large scale environments

Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Asset Generalist to work on a project with our Toronto studio. This is 4-6 week contract.

Responsibilities:

• Creating realistic 3D models and textures and shading ensuring balance of technical requirements within our pipeline and the quality standards we are known for at Pixomondo.
• Working closely with the team and CG Supervisors to help plan and create assets
• Ensuring execution of the desired look and feel
• Ensuring assets devilled on time and optimized for performance
• Trouble shoot asset related issues, during render phases
• Support junior artists and provide guidance

Requirements

• 5+ years working experience in Modeling/texturing/shading
• Knowledge in Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Mari, Arnold
• Knowledge of Houdini and Solaris a plus.
• Knowledge of creature/character asset creation a plus.
• Problem-solving skills; including the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and desire to deliver consistently high quality
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong Demo Reel showing artistic sensibility, and creative problem solving
• Ability to work within a strong team environment, and willingness to share knowledge
• Experience in creation of layouts and modular assets for large scale environments, would be plus

Additional Requirements:

• Must live in Ontario and already be eligible to work in Canada. It is not possible to provide work visa or relocation assistance for this position.

About Pixomondo:

PXO, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, creates industry-leading Visualization, Virtual Production and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content. Through its 23-year history, the Oscar, BAFTA & Emmy winning creative and technology company has been a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners worldwide. The company has consistently created iconic works, from Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning Hugo and multiple seasons of HBO’s Emmy winning Game of Thrones to the recent House of the Dragon, Amazon’s The Boys, and Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4.

In Virtual Production, PXO collaborates with filmmakers from first drawing to final pixel. Using interactive technology and proprietary software and tools, PXO brings ideas to life by virtually immersing filmmakers in the worlds they imagine, throughout every stage of the creative process.

The company’s LED virtual production work includes House of the Dragon, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Reacher and Amazon’s critically acclaimed Cada Minuto Cuenta. PXO has seven creative studios and three LED volumes in the US, UK, Germany, Canada.

Benefits

Pixomondo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

Benefits may vary by location due to regional regulations and company policies.

PXO does not accept resumes from recruiters. Unsolicited resumes are accepted directly from candidates only. PXO will not pay any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.