Technical Director, Sets Shading
Pixar
Emeryville, CAThis was removed by the employer on 10/25/2016 12:06:00 PM PST
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Technical Director, Sets Shading
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Design and iterate on the texture, color, and material properties of objects
• Create materials using any or all appropriate techniques and resources, including 2D / 3D texture painting, procedural signals, reuse and modification of existing shading functions, and the creation of original algorithmic work
• 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
• 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
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, 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
Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.