Matte Painter

3 days ago

Vancouver, Canada ICON Creative Studio Full time

ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.

Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.

ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.

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**Why work at ICON?**

At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are passionate about animation and enjoy sharing success with others, we'd like to hear from you
- Join the fastest growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
- Work on top feature and episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ etc.)
- Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
- Use all of the latest tools and softwares
- We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our productions by putting all of our resources up on screen
- We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
- We offer flexibility and autonomy
- We facilitate requests in a timely manner
- We offer direct deposit
- We offer a generous benefits package
- And more...

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**Job Overview**

As a Matte Painter for our creative team, you will hold a crucial role in crafting the visual landscapes of our projects. Utilizing your expertise in raw painting techniques, photo bashing, render bashing, and a hybrid of these methods, you will be responsible for creating visually compelling matte paintings that seamlessly integrate into the overall visual language of the project.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Employ a variety of techniques, including raw painting, photo bashing, render bashing, and hybrid methods, to craft visually captivating matte paintings.
- Embrace feedback from team members and implement necessary revisions to elevate the quality of your work, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Assume ownership of your work, taking responsibility for the completion of tasks within designated timelines to meet project deadlines.
- Stay at the forefront of industry trends, new techniques, and emerging technologies in animation and matte painting.
- Identify project issues and communicate them effectively to team members, actively participating in a collaborative problem-solving environment.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Nuke, and Maya, Houdini, and Zbrush are a big plus.
- At least 2 years of experience in creating high-quality digital matte paintings in a variety of different art styles.
- Strong grasp of art fundamentals such as Perspective, Form, Composition, Anatomy, Color, Value and Lighting
- Strong communication skills
- Able to work well in a team environment
- Knowledge of 3D software and the 3D production pipeline is a plus
- Detail oriented and highly organized
- Self-motivated and eager to learnThe wage range for this role reflects compensation across all of ICON’s projects. The final salary will be determined based on the specific position, the current show assignment, and the applicant’s experience and portfolio. This range accounts for varying levels of experience and responsibilities.

In compliance with British Columbia provincial mandates, we are posting this broad wage range to meet wage transparency requirements.ICON Creative Studio is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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