Senior Hard Surface Modeler
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10114364 Ubicación Vancouver, Canadá Business Industrial Light & Magic Fecha de publicación 20/02/2025Detalles 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. The Senior Hard Surface Modeler places an emphasis on proportion, form, detail, and functionality, crafting three dimensional assets for production use.
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
Design and create 3D assets including vehicles, robots, spaceships, props, and environments that are to be painted, animated, and used in a production, with an emphasis on proportion, form, detail, and functionality
Collaborate with the Modeling Lead and/or Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, and Texture Artist to identify and build the “look” for an asset
Work with production, model leadership, and the CG Supervisor to deliver high quality assets on time that meet all departments needs
Build geometry with an understanding of how the asset will be used in the entire production process and adapt working approach to suit the specific asset needs
Present your work in dailies and discuss all aspects of your asset, as needed
Performs other tasks where suitable such as shot correctives, gathering reference, or building more simple character asset elements like props and costumes
What We’re Looking For
Portfolio demonstrating great hard surface skills, displaying a strong understanding of design, movement and mechanical functionality
Portfolio demonstrating traditional artistic skills such as drawing or traditional model building is a plus
5+ years proven experience crafting assets in a VFX studio environment. Additional Feature Animation experience is a plus
Proven ZBrush or Mudbox experience for adding detail, damage or creating organic objects such as rocks
Great creative and communication skills to work with team members from other departments and assist asset development, displaying the ability to interpret others vision and also showcase their own ideas
Strong ability to self assess if you are taking the right approach and when you should be contacting supervision or other departments during the creation of your asset
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 Maya, Zbrush, Mudbox
Use of Hodini or other procedural modelling techniques are pluses
Knowledge of Linux is a necessity to navigate through ILM’s production pipeline
As part of your application please submit a demo reel, shot breakdown, or equivalent showcasing your work. A current resume is required.
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The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$110,600 to C$141,500 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.