Technical Director, Character Shading
Pixar
Emeryville, CAThis was removed by the employer on 12/13/2016 7:15:00 AM PST
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Technical Director, Character Shading
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and implement appearance of the texture, color, and material properties of objects
• Develop shaders using a wide range of techniques and resources, including 2D / 3D texture painting, procedural signals, reuse and modification of existing shading functions, and the creation of original algorithmic work
• Projects may also include technical development such as implementing procedurals in the Renderman shading language, writing Renderman DSOs and other graphics functionality, and optimizing existing pipelines and assets
• May be asked to paint textures in programs like Adobe Photoshop or The Foundry's Mari
• Work may be expressed as drawings, paintings, photographics and motion picture references and/or actual reference objects or location
• Works closely with production designers and directors to iterates on the desired look
• Maintains asset stability for downstream departments
REEL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Work should exhibit a strong emphasis on surface history, demonstrating knowledge of how materials interact, change, and respond to illumination -- color, composition, and render quality will also be evaluated
• Reel should include both turntables and animated shots; material and layer breakdowns a plus
• Personal artwork may be included, if relevant
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience using 3D animation software required. Graphics programming, including: Renderman, Maya, SideFX Houdini and The Foundry's Nuke, & Katana a plus
• Experience writing shaders with any major shading language (osl, rsl, glsl, C ) a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Animation or Fine Arts recommended, though not required
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Apply online with your resume and cover letter; you will receive an email acknowledging the successful receipt of your online application
• You will not be able to continue without agreeing to the Terms at the end of the online application; by agreeing, you are agreeing to the terms of the Submission Release
• With this application, please provide a link to your online demo reel in the "demo reel section of the application", demonstrating your Editing skills
• If your demo reel is password protected please be sure to include the correct password
• Due to the high volume of submissions we're not able to provide feedback
• Please do not contact us regarding your application status; you will be notified once there is an update to your application(s)
• We do not accept any submissions at our Security Kiosk and/or by mail