Intermediate Groom Artist
2 days ago
Job description
Founded in 2013, ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC, Canada. With almost 400 design, storyboarding, modelling, rigging, animation, technical animation, lighting, visual effects and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.
**GROOMER**
**Job Duties**:
- Develop and maintain all department documentation of current pipeline and techniques
- Procedurally groom hair and fur using XGen, Yeti and Ornatrix.
- Prepares the approved groom for animation rigging.
- Prepares the approved groom for simulation, including and not limited to creating the fur simulation rig for the asset.
- Run realistic and stylized fur simulations in a production environment
- Rendering and QC of fur elements
- Must know how to take a model all the way to completion (Model, UV, Texture, Surface, Light, Render)
- Must possess an artistic eye for form and colour
- May require some guidance in different work flows (topology, texturing, surfacing and uv’ing)
- May require guidance in understanding who and why pipeline works the way it does
- Able to handle a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines
- Take responsibility for their own work and can complete tasks within the time allotted
- Show passion for their craft and engage in similar activities in their spare time, including taking the time to further their knowledge through study
- Able to Identify issues and relay them to team members
**Skills and Experience**:
- Experience and training using Maya 2018 and newer.
- Experience with Yeti, or Ornatrix grooming software and tools
- Skilled in Photoshop and or 3D paint software
- Strong communication skills
- Self motivated and eager to learn
- Keen eye for detail, shape and form of hair and fur.
- Good problem solver
- Knowledge of python
- Experience with nCloth
- Experience with nHair
- Able to spot issues and trouble shoot.
- 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.
*Ask us about our generous benefits program.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
**Salary**: $50,000.00-$90,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
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