Senior Creature Modeler
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10107569 Ubicación Vancouver, Canadá Business Industrial Light & Magic Fecha de publicación 27/11/2024Detalles del empleo:
This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.
Position Summary
ILM Vancouver is growing, and we are looking for an outstanding artist to join our DMS (Digital Model Shop) team. With an emphasis on anatomy and form, as a Senior Creature Modeler you will create three dimensional CG characters, creatures and costumes for production.
At ILM, we believe a good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it comes from! Do you thrive in a creative environment? Do you enjoy sharing knowledge and learning from others? If you love art, technology, and movies, then this might be the role you’re looking for!
ILM strives to be an inclusive environment, and the DMS team embraces promising individuals with a variety backgrounds and experiences.
What You’ll Do
- Create high end CG creatures, characters and costumes for a variety of feature film and episodic projects
- In building creatures, you will incorporate technical expertise, artistic ability, and a great understanding of visual effects to make sure your asset meet all aesthetic and technical attributes needed for the show
- Collaborate with the Modeling Lead/Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, and Texture Artist to identify and build the “look” for an asset
- Build the geometry, with an understanding of how the asset will be used in the entire production process
- Create face shapes, flex shapes and correctives
- Sculpt in shot correctives to improve and push anatomy and costumes
- Model other elements such as props or smaller hard surface builds as the project's schedule requires
What We’re Looking For
- Portfolio demonstrating great character skills, displaying a strong understanding of anatomy, character design, face shapes, and movement
- Portfolio demonstrating traditional artistic skills including illustration, and sculptural abilities a plus
- 5+ years proven experience creating digital creatures and characters in a VFX studio environment. Additional Animation experience is a plus
- A deep knowledge of film and video post production techniques and a good understanding of the full VFX pipeline
- Strong knowledge of industry standard software
- Knowledge of LINUX is a necessity to navigate through ILM’s production pipeline
The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$110,600.00 to C$141,500.00 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Industrial Light & Magic:
Fundado en 1975 por George Lucas, ILM es la instalación de efectos líder en el mundo, que presta servicio a las industrias cinematográfica, de producción comercial y de atracción. ILM ha creado efectos visuales para más de 325 largometrajes y ha jugado un papel clave en siete de los 10 éxitos mundiales de taquilla más importantes de todos los tiempos y ha contribuido en 25 de los 50 mejores. ILM ha establecido el estándar para los efectos visuales, creando algunas de las imágenes más impresionantes de la historia del cine. A la vanguardia de la revolución digital, la compañía continúa abriendo nuevos caminos en efectos visuales, realidad virtual, realidad aumentada y cine inmersivo.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en ILM (Vancouver) Inc. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Industrial Light & Magic.