Asset Artist

1 week ago

Vancouver, Canada GHOST VFX VANCOUVER LTD Full time

**Asset Artist**

Ghost VFX

**Responsibilities**:

- Mentor and motivate fellow Asset Artists to grow their craft using the latest techniques
- Work with Production helping to breakdown task requirements and assign shots to artists
- Create clean and efficient models based on creative briefs and/or reference materials
- Demonstrate efficiency in UV layout as well as strong polygonal subdivision skills
- Demonstrate strong Look Development, R&D, and Lighting skills from both an artistic and technical perspective
- Maintain, alter or update models as required by client or supervisor feedback
- Interpret abstract ideas into the creation of compelling photo real or stylized assets
- Facilitate the creation of high-quality texture maps prior to publishing to ensure consistency

**Required Skills**:

- A cultivated aesthetic sense and a keen eye for detail
- Mastery in creating both organic and hard surface models with efficient topology
- Highly efficient UV layout experience
- A technical understanding of color space
- An understanding of multi-pass rendering and 3D scene layout is preferred
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- The ability to take direction and implement feedback with a positive attitude
- An approachable, proactive, and accommodating attitude
- An innate desire to stay informed of current technologies
- Strong time management skills and the ability to balance priorities under the pressure of a deadline-driven production
- A team-oriented mentality
- The ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment

Preferred Skills:

- Prior company experience
- Exceptional communication skills in dealing with both technical and artistic groups
- Exceptional organization skills balancing multiple shows and tasks.
- Reliable, with good timekeeping and the ability to meet deadlines
- Katana, Mudbox, and Substance Painter knowledge
- An understanding of plate and image-based lighting, as well as full CG lighting

Qualifications:

- 2 years + of experience as an Asset Artist (Model/Texture/Surface) in a VFX Production environment
- A mastery of Maya, ZBrush, and Mari
- Basic compositing skills in Nuke
- TD skills (Python, C++) are preferred but not required
- Good understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form
- Demonstrated ability to work with strict deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to take direction and find creative solutions during the iterative process
- Strong attention to detail

**Education**:

- High School education or equivalent required
- BA/BS in applicable field preferred

Ghost VFX Vancouver Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer, following BC Employment Standards and BC Human Rights Code, creating a welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment.

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