Job Details
CG Generalist w/ focus in FX
CG Generalist w/ focus in FX
$1,430/week - $1,650/week
• Intermediate Level
Summary
2D Action-Adventure/Fantasy series is looking for a CG Generalist with a focus in FX. Their primary responsibilities will be creating 2D & 3D animated effects, compositing, and art.
Category
After Effects
Animation
Art Department
Compositor
Modeler
Special Effects
Location
Greater Los Angeles Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Nov 16, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
2D Action-Adventure/Fantasy series is looking for a CG Generalist with a focus in FX. Their primary responsibilities will be creating 2D & 3D animated effects, compositing, and art.
Our ideal candidate would be an organized problem-solver who demonstrates strong artistic and technical abilities. They would have excellent time management skills, able to work under tight schedules and communicate well with team members.
Responsibilities:
Our ideal candidate would be an organized problem-solver who demonstrates strong artistic and technical abilities. They would have excellent time management skills, able to work under tight schedules and communicate well with team members.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with our Art Director and Supervisors to develop the final look of FX and compositing for the series.
- Design, animate, light and composite anime-style 2D & 3D FX under the direction of our creative leadership.
- Create efficient rendering and compositing methods and templates for use in shot production.
- Troubleshoot vendor issues encountered with FX simulations and elements.
- Create miscellaneous FX simulations and mockups as needed by the production.
- Provide shot fixes to FX, compositing, etc. in all phases of production including Post-Production.
- Develop tools and visual guides for in-house and vendor studio effects and compositing teams in order to maintain a consistent style and quality level.
- Learn our show’s pipeline to ensure accurate workflow across departments and uphold pipeline standards.
- Find and present any reference material relevant to the assignment.
- Propose creative solutions and contribute to new workflows.
- Regularly report task progress to creative supervisors and appropriate production staff.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer animation, graphic design or related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years working in TV or film.
- Skilled in creating FX simulations in Houdini or other software.
- Compositing expertise in After Effects and Nuke.
- Knowledge of Adobe Suite including Photoshop and Premiere.
- Other disciplines such as 3D modeling (character, set, prop), UV layout, blend shapes, rigging, texturing, lighting, finaling, and simple animation a plus.
- Proficiency in Blender, Maya, Substance, or other 3D tools/software a plus.
- Experience with Mocap a plus.
- Scripting experience in MEL and Python a plus.
Weekly Hiring Salary Range: $1430.8 - 1650.0.
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
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