Are you a well-rounded Lookdev Artist who is passionate about working on upcoming film, television and advertising projects? The Embassy is hiring for a Senior Lookdev Artist to join our team!

About The Embassy

The Embassy is a Canadian, Oscar-nominated production house, specializing in live-action production, post-production, and animation for feature films, television, and commercials. We are an independent creative studio with expertise in visual effects and production. Located in the heart of Vancouver’s Digital District, we work with global production companies, agencies and brands, in film, television and advertising.

Award-Winning

We have crafted award-winning visual effects for the world’s most recognized brands and film franchises. Our work has received accolades including Oscar nominations and numerous VES, Cannes, D&AD, Clio & ADCC awards.

About You

A Senior Lookdev artist at the Embassy has industry experience in film, commercials, and/or TV. They thrive in an environment with the freedom to leverage all aspects of our feature-film level pipeline to get assets to final. They are good communicators who can give and receive feedback and apply it to their work. They have a keen eye for lighting photorealistic and stylized shots. Combined with their artistic skills and technical knowledge in shading, they know how to take an asset through the entire Lookdev process successfully.

Your Role

Texture and shade assets in Houdini. Take an asset to a final quality hitting all notes
Houdini fur and hair grooming are extremely desirable
Ensure assets meet rendering requirements.
Meet project milestones and deadlines on time.
Collaborate with other artists to share knowledge and techniques.
Make corrections and adjustments requested by the supervisor.

Your Qualifications

5+ years of Lookdev experience in commercials, film, or TV
Ideally skilled in using software including Houdini, Redshift, Mari, Substance and Nuke
Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to multitask
Ability to take direction positively and work well within a team
Solid understanding of look development fundamentals and tools
Good understanding of colour/lighting
Good understanding of physically plausible rendering
Understanding of rendering efficiency, providing assets to effectively work within the different shot requirements
Legal authorization to work in Canada

We Offer

A fun and collaborative environment
Emphasis on work/life balance
Ample cross-training opportunities

Salary Range: $43.50 - $56.00 per hour.

This range denotes the minimum and maximum compensation limits for this role within the province of British Columbia, adhering to local legal requirements. It's essential to recognize that the salary range for this position may vary when compared to markets outside of British Columbia, with potential variations in both lower and higher figures. The base pay offered is contingent upon factors including internal equity assessments and elements such as the candidate's geographic location, job-related expertise, skills, experience, and other pertinent qualifications.

The Embassy Visual Effects Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

Ready to grow your career with a unique VFX studio? Apply today with your resume and demo reel!

Please note: At this time we are accepting applications only from those artists who are legally eligible to work in Canada and are residents of BC.

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