Rodeo FX

CGI animation

JuniorCharacterSurfacingArtist

Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Los Angeles, California, United States; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Paris, France FULL TIME

The Brief

“Junior Character Surfacing Artist at Rodeo FX. Skills: Surfacing Artist, Autodesk Maya, Katana, Substance Painter, Mari, Arnold. Create the final look of characters and props and provide the necessary nuances to achieve the desired look. Create textures and materials based on concepts and references”

What You'll Achieve.

Produce high quality images that are true to the style of the film

Industry & Context.

CGI animation

Problems you'll solve

problem-solving skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Demonstrated experience as a Surfacing Artist in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects, Excellent knowledge of Autodesk Maya and Katana, Substance Painter or Mari, Good knowledge of Arnold, problem-solving skills, An aesthetic sense to produce high quality images that are true to the style of the film, Curiosity and interest for technical challenges, Excellent understanding of lighting, color, contrast, shade, shadow, and shading

Nice to Have

Blender knowledge would be a plus, Knowledge of Substance Designer is a plus, Knowledge in procedural texturing and sculpt

What You'll Do.

Create the final look of characters and props and provide the necessary nuances to achieve the desired look

Create textures and materials based on concepts and references

Create UVs and texturing that meet shader and look needs

Create shading networks for specific assets

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with our Paris studio in a bilingual environment; Interact with international partners, talent, and clients; Regularly interact with non-French-speaking stakeholders across various productions and strategic communications

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Skill Signal 21 detected

Core

Autodesk Maya ×4

Katana ×4

Substance Painter ×4

Mari ×4

Arnold ×4

Required

Create the final look of characters and props and provide the necessary nuances to achieve the desired look ×3

Create textures and materials based on concepts and references ×3

Create UVs and texturing that meet shader and look needs ×3

Create shading networks for specific assets ×3

Lighting ×3

Color ×3

Contrast ×3

Shade ×3

Shadow ×3

Shading ×3

Nice to have

Aesthetic sense to produce high quality images that are true to the style of the film

Behavioural

Curiosity

Interest for technical challenges

Role Details

Work Mode

Type

FULL TIME

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