Environment Artist

Company Description

As a company founded and run by an artist, it’s our mission to provide talented artists with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and to thrive in a fun and creative environment.

Job Description

The Environment Artist will create objects and scenes requiring modeling, textures, shading, lighting, animation (camera and basic mechanical) and rendering, ensuring to meet the high quality standards of Rodeo FX.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create modeling, textures, shading, lighting, animation (camera and basic mechanical) for objects, environments or full scenes, ensuring to produce work up to the high-quality standards of Rodeo FX;
• Combine talents in Photoshop, Clarisse, Maya, Houdini and Nuke, with knowledge of modeling and camera projection techniques, to produce photo-realistic and stylized environments in 3D and 2D;
• Participate in the development of setups for the different stages of production in 3D and resolve any issues encountered;
• Work closely with the CG and Environment Supervisors to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that enhance shots, while meeting project specifications and deadlines;
• May participate in the development of tools and techniques for the department;
• Perform quality control on shots before they are submitted for review/approval, ensuring all technical and creative standards are met, and promptly apply notes received;
• Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions;
• Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected

Qualifications

• Degree in 3D Animation ;
• Minimum 5 years of experience as an Environment Artist in a VFX studio ;
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Houdini;
• Excellent knowledge of Photoshop and Maya ;
• Good knowledge of colour in a film pipeline ;
• Experience working with Clarisse , Substance Painter, Nuke et Arnold.

PROFIL & SKILLS

• Enthusiastic with a creative mind ;
• Autonomous with a good sense of initiative ;
• Diligent and rigorous with strong attention to details ;
• Comfortable in a changing environment and under pressure ;
• Excellent organizational and communication skills ;
• Dynamic work ethic focused on dynamism and collaboration ;
• Ability to solve problems ;
• Excellent management of priorities and deadlines.

ASSETS

• Experience working with SpeedTree ;
• Experience working with Katana.

Additional Information

PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Full-time, Permanent Contract;
• 5 paid sick 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.

Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.