Lead Environment Artist
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2 hours ago
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Job Summary
This role is open exclusively to Senior Environment Artists with significant experience in the VFX industry including at least 7 years on high-end large-scale productions. Work permit sponsorship may be considered depending on the candidates location and the expected processing time.
The Lead Environment Artist at Rodeo FX ensures the artistic and technical quality of 3D environments delivered in production. As an expert practitioner they actively participate in the creation of complex environments (modeling texturing shading lighting set dressing) while mentoring artists on their team. They play a central role in planning dailies problem-solving transmitting best practices and optimizing workflows.
Their role as a reference their commitment to quality and their collaboration with supervisors and production contribute to advancing both projects and the department.
Key Responsibilities:
Creative Quality
- Contribute to the artistic direction by overseeing the aesthetic of environments produced by the team.
- Propose simple effective solutions aligned with the projects vision in response to creative feedback.
- Maintain artistic consistency between sequences and ensure the appropriate level of visual finish.
- Actively participate in the creation of complex environments according to project priorities.
Technical Quality
- Ensure that scenes are clean optimized and technically viable for the entire pipeline.
- Support the team in resolving technical issues related to assets or renders.
- Validate technical continuity between sequences and identify areas for improvement.
- Document technical solutions used and share best practices with the team.
Leadership & Communications
- Mentor artists with kindness and consistency valuing progress and work quality.
- Provide constructive clear and continuous improvement-oriented feedback.
- Maintain fluid communication with supervisors production and other departments.
- Identify artists needs or blockers and propose realistic adjustments.
Department Support
- Participate in the training of new artists and the upskilling of the team.
- Create and maintain technical or artistic references useful to the department.
- Collaborate in the development or improvement of internal tools (templates guides methodologies).
- Communicate training or tool needs to the Department Head.
Optimization
- Monitor scene performance and recommend adjustments to optimize rendering.
- Test new tools or workflows before their adoption by the team.
- Encourage artists technical autonomy by sharing effective methods.
- Collaborate with R&D or pipeline teams to validate technical solutions on a larger scale.
Qualifications :
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in the VFX field.
- Advanced proficiency in Houdini / Solaris.
- Excellent knowledge of Substance Painter Arnold Karma Nuke and modeling shading lighting set dressing techniques.
- Strong skills in creating natural and artificial environments.
- Functional knowledge of Flow.
- Natural leadership rigor efficiency collaborative spirit and calm under pressure.
- Asset: Creation of department-wide shared templates.
- Asset: Participation in training or technical documentation initiatives.
- Asset: Skills in tool development scripting or task automation.
Additional Information :
Perks & Benefits
- Full-time Permanent Contract;
- Flexible and hybrid work structure in all our locations;
- 5 paid sick/personal days;
- 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays;
- Group Insurance access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- RRSP with employer contribution;
- Discounts on public transports several spas sports classes art center cafes furniture and several other local businesses.
Diversity : At Rodeo FX diversity is a core value. Were committed to creating an inclusive equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity challenges our thinking and helps us deliver better work.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- 3ds Max
- Computer Graphics
- Perforce
- Zbrush
- Unreal Engine
- Maya
- Painting
- Teaching
- Adobe Photoshop
- Digital Art
- Music Therapy
- Unity
About Company
Qui sommes nous? Élue à plusieurs reprises l'un des meilleurs employeurs de Montréal et récipient du prix Mercuriades 2022 pour Employeur de l'année - Grande Entreprise, Rodeo FX est une compagnie créative haut de gamme de plus de 15 ans offrant des services d'effets visuels, danimat ... View more
