Surfacing Lead
Surfacing Lead
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Job Description
Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP Hogarth partners with one in every two of the worlds top 100 brands including Coca-Cola Ford Rolex Nestl Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant engaging and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation all mean that brands need different solutions. Our global team of over 7500 craft and technology experts brings together creative production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of todays content experience.
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people planet clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries with corporate headquarters in New York London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services with deep AI data and technology capabilities global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global people are the key to our success. Were committed to fostering a culture of creativity belonging and continuous learning attracting and developing the brightest talent and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
About Hogarth
Hogarth Worldwide is the worlds largest and leading marketing content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly we combine craft insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the worlds most famous brands.
Department Summary
VFX is delivered across multiple disciplines channels clients and products. We create animated characters full computer-generated product configurators with millions of variations computer-generated products with AI generated images photo-real real-time environments water simulations digital twins and much more.
The department includes all the usual computer graphics disciplines from modellers animators lighters to pipeline developers and producers both onshore and offshore supporting global and local client needs.
What does a Surfacing Lead do at Hogarth
As a Surfacing Lead you will be responsible for driving the look and feel of 3D assets through expert material creation texturing and look development. This role combines technical precision with artistic sensitivity ensuring assets meet the highest visual standards across a wide range of styles and project requirements. You will lead a team of surfacing artists establish workflows maintain consistency across deliverables and collaborate closely with modelling lighting and pipeline teams to ensure seamless integration of assets into production.
Responsibilities
- Making templates for surface texturing material creation and look development with an emphasis on photo-realism accuracy detail and function executemanual adjustments of lookdev parameters to address notes.
- Manage teams of artists to create stylized textures shaders and materials
- Quality Control: follow QA procedures to ensure the highest quality before release of assets.
- Technical Control: make sure everything produced fits and works in USD structures.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of modelling UV displacement and subdivision workflows.
- Strong understanding of Houdini Substance / Mari Photoshop / Krita and USD with an eye for details.
- Exposure to USD pipeline aplus.
- Experience creating shaders a plus.
- Experience with Production tracking software like Kitsu or Shotgrid
- 3 years experience in building asset and surfacing within 3D environments in a mature pipeline.
- Organised and diligent with productioncommunication and workflows.
Hogarth Values
Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push boundaries we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.
Hands on: We dont wait for things to happen we get on with it. We are pragmatic and dont have an ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.
Honest: We are straightforward; we speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.
Happy family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are an eclectic bunch. We want to work with people from many cultures and demand great things of each other. Even when things get tough we dont lose perspective or our sense of humour.
Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working. We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.
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Hands on
No egos here. Just a shared drive to roll up our sleeves and make great things happen. Every project--big or small gets our full energy because we believe in doing things right. Every single time. Its how we deliver real results without cutting corners.
Honesty
We are real and authentic with each other and in our work. Honest direct communication builds the trust we need to collaborate grow and make meaningful things together. Its not always easy but its always worth it.
Heart & Soul
We bring heart to everything we make. Passion pride and relentless drive push us beyond good enough because we care deeply about our craft and were always chasing better. We love what we do and it shows.
Happy Family
Creating a space where everyone feels valued--even when opinions differ makes this a supportive and inclusive environment for our people. We embrace our differences celebrate our wins together and never lose our sense of humor.
Hungry
Curiosity keeps us hungry. We question experiment and always seek out whats next. We never settle and we never stop learning.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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Employment Type
Full Time
