Lead 3D Artist - 3DsMax, Unreal, and Houdini

Lead 3D Artist – 3DsMax, Unreal, and Houdini

Lead 3D Artist – 3DsMax, Unreal, and Houdini

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• Provide technical and artistic guidance, feedback, and mentorship to the internal 3D team
• Collaborate extensively with external production teams, guaranteeing the provision of all requisite assets and comprehensive support to facilitate production
• Partner with Production Supervisors to contribute to the refinement of production workflows
• Identify and escalate potential production issues proactively to mitigate risks
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment
• Apply a strong understanding of real-world camera systems, including lens behavior, depth of field, exposure, and motion blur, to replicate realistic cinematic effects in 3D visualizations
• Assess and determine professional development requirements
• Guide the development of the 3D art pipeline, in conjunction with the Head of Linear Production and Pipeline Technical Director, to guarantee optimal efficiency and uniformity
• Ensure adherence to technical specifications
• Partner with project teams to establish artistic direction and technical specifications
• Manage asset creation schedules and ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets
• Develop high-caliber three-dimensional assets, environments, props, and visual effects as required
• Ensure all digital assets conform to established technical specifications and artistic benchmarks
• Conduct quality assurance procedures and deliver constructive criticism to the team
• Enhance asset performance and efficiency through optimization
• Stay up-to-date with the latest 3D art tools, techniques, and trends
• Resolve technical problems and deliver viable solutions
• Develop and maintain technical documentation

About You

• Able to think conceptually and translate ideas into production
• Adaptable and interested in different styles and techniques of production
• An understanding of colour pipelines and workflows
• Proficient in informing and advancing linear production standards and workflows within a broad range of 3D software, especially 3DsMax, Unreal and Houdini
• Deep understanding of compositing workflows, particularly in Nuke
• A natural leader who can mentor, inspire and guide more junior members of the team
• Collaborative and able to work with a variety of teams across a range of disciplines
• Has the ability to assume ownership and responsibility for the development and utilisation of linear production within the Journey department
• A skilled communicator both visually and verbally

Skills & Experience

• Experience working on films within the Built Environment will be required
• 5+ years experience within a creative studio environment, within the 3D field
• Extensive experience in linear production across multiple platforms, with a comprehensive understanding of organisational structures within linear production environments
• Experience in team leadership and collaboration
• Experience in the short form VFX industry and/or architectural visualisation industry is preferred
• Experience working with CAD, and the ability to utilise this within visual production is required
• Experience with Nuke, 3DsMax, Unreal, would be very beneficial
• Experience with Premier, Houdini and Resolve will be advantageous
• Working knowledge of real-life camera operations, including framing, focal length, aperture, and other photographic principles would be considered beneficial

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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