Skydance
Animation
JuniorTechnicalArtist-Crowds
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“Junior Technical Artist - Crowds at Skydance. Skills: Houdini, 3D animation, Technical Artist. Solve basic technical issues. Fix the issues”
Industry & Context.
solve basic technical issues; solve simple bugs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation, Knowledge of some 3D animation area (Modeling, Surfacing, Animation, Lighting), Solid understanding of Houdini, Experience in 3D animation Software (Maya, Max, or Houdini), Medium English level
Nice to Have
Spanish desirable
What You'll Do.
Solve basic technical issues
Help artists solve bugs
Review Pending Tickets
Assist artists with processes
Updating documentation
Review technical documentation
Responsible for Asset assemblies
Attend technical meetings
Keep trained and updated
Keeps up on artistic methodologies
Keeps up on technology trends
Assists other team members
Follows supervisor and leads’ instruction
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Assists other team members; Follows department supervisor and leads’ instruction
Full Job Description
## Description Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling. While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different. For more information on how we process your personal information, please review the Privacy policy located at https://privacy.paramount.com/recruitment-privacy-notice. --- As a Junior Technical Artist in crowds you will be responsible for helping its assigned departments to solve basic technical issues. ## Responsibilities Fix the issues in the assigned scenes. Help artists to solve simple bugs. Review Pending Tickets. Assist artists when issues arise in the day-to-day processes of the department – eg. Creating work scenes, publishing work, preparing renders for dailies, etc. Test libraries such as Houdini's HDAs and prototypes. Updating basic documentation. Review and update the technical documentation related to the workflows and tools of the department that they support. Be responsible for Asset assemblies and updates Attend technical meetings to as requested, to keep trained and updated in the new studio/department tools, pipelines, workflows, etc. Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment. Assists other team members, when necessary. Follows the department supervisor and leads’ instruction. ## Requirements 2-3 years of professional
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