Rodeo FX
Visual Effects
SeniorLookdevArtist-ExpressionofInterest
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“Senior Lookdev Artist - Expression of Interest at Rodeo FX. Skills: Look development, Texturing, Shading, Realistic rendering. Develop complete looks. Combine textures, shaders, lighting”
What You'll Achieve.
Produce high-quality work; Thrive in a stimulating setting; Achieve creative goals; Achieve technical goals; Meet production needs; Meet deadlines; Meet established standards; Ensure visual consistency; Ensure technical consistency; Ensure performance in lookdev; Avoid production bottlenecks; Ensure smooth asset continuity; Ensure consistency in final render; Improve production efficiency
Industry & Context.
Identify technical issues; Resolve technical issues
Based in Montreal, Canadian citizenship, Permanent residency, Open work permit
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6 years of experience in lookdev/texturing, Proficiency in Houdini (Solaris/Karma), Proficiency in Maya, Proficiency in Nuke, Solid knowledge of Arnold, Solid knowledge of Karma, Advanced expertise in Mari, Advanced expertise in Substance Painter/Designer, Understanding of PBR workflows, Understanding of UVs, Understanding of color management, Understanding of displacement, Ability to deliver clean assets, Ability to deliver optimized assets, Ability to deliver production-ready assets, High level of autonomy, Organizational skills, Ability to manage priorities, Technical rigor, Artistic rigor, Attention to detail, Clear communication, Constructive attitude, Expertise in realistic texturing, Produce high-quality textures
Nice to Have
Experience with USD pipelines, Familiarity with ShotGrid, Experience in tool development, Experience in scripting (Python), Experience in hybrid environments
What You'll Do.
Develop complete looks
Ensure visual consistency
Ensure technical consistency
Produce validation renders
Support dailies reviews
Deliver lighting-ready assets
Meet established standards
Propose artistic solutions
Attend to micro-details
Attend to surface variation
Interpret visual references
Enhance visual references
Design physically plausible shaders
Optimize shaders for production
Optimize shaders for pipeline
Ensure texture performance
Build efficient setups
Support Lighting workflows
Support Compositing workflows
Identify technical issues
Resolve technical issues
Avoid production bottlenecks
Collaborate with teams
Ensure asset continuity
Partner with Lighting
Partner with Compositing
Ensure final render consistency
Communicate technical requirements
Participate in dailies
Integrate feedback proactively
Contribute to workflow improvement
Share knowledge on materials
Share knowledge on shaders
Share knowledge on techniques
Support tool development
Support template development
Support best practice development
Improve production efficiency
Stay up to date with rendering advancements
Stay up to date with shading advancements
Stay up to date with texturing advancements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Upstream and downstream teams; Lighting and Compositing teams; Texturing and Lookdev teams
Communication Scope
Clear communication
Process & Methodology
Manage priorities
Full Job Description
Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential. Nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 800 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris. Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC and Apple. Current projects include Dune: Prophecy, Silo Season 2 and Sonic 3. Recently released projects include The Rings of Power Season 2 , Venom: The Last Dance, Taika Waitit's Time Bandits, and House of the Dragon Season 2. Work arrangements: As an artist-founded and artist-led company, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to give our talent the freedom, resources, and environment they need to produce high-quality work and thrive in a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive setting. With this in mind, employees are expected to work from the studio at least three days per week. The remaining days may be worked under flexible arrangements, when the nature of the role, production needs, and work organization allow. This balance helps us support collaboration, preserve our studio culture, and encourage the in-person exchanges that are essential to the way we create. This role requires expertise in realistic texturing. The artist must be able to create high-quality textures using photographic references, scans, digital painting, or procedural materials. The Look Development Artist creates and refines the look of 3D models to achieve photorealistic rendering, combining textures, shading, and surface properties. They contribute
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