Lead Environment Generalist

This is a Full Time Job

DESCRIPTION:
The Lead Environment Generalist is responsible for leading the Environment team and contributing to photo-realistic 2D and 3D environments and concepts. They work directly on tasks as well as providing guidance to team members.

Key Responsibilities
• Assess the most efficient methodology per environment brief. Approaches will vary from 2.5D Matte Painting projection setups, through full 3D asset builds, using both bespoke and procedural methods.
• Evaluate the schedule and assign tasks to appropriate team members.
• Provide confident leadership and mentorship to the Environments team.
• Acquire photographic reference materials for accurate photo-real work.
• Perform tasks related to integrating imagery into shots and preserving a unified sense of lighting, perspective, and color.
• Create 2D paintings and 3D builds using photography, assets, and reference material.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with show production and creative colleagues.
• Able to troubleshoot problems effectively either through technical know-how or via communication.
• Ability to train and mentor junior artists to be productive members of the team.
• Work closely with the VFX Supervisors to ensure high quality work is done smoothly and efficiently.
• Provide artistic and technical direction to team members as well as receiving from supervisors.
• Adept at translating notes from the client or VFX Supe into clear direction for the artist.

Qualifications
• Minimum five (5) years of previous experience as a Digital Matte Painter or Environment Artist for live action feature and/or television.
• Proven team leadership and supervision skills.
• Strong understanding of 3D packages such as Maya, Max, and Houdini, and 2D packages such as Photoshop and Nuke.
• Proficient with supplementary packages such as SpeedTree, Gaea, Substance, and ZBrush.
• Skilled at environment assembly, asset generation including modeling and texturing, scattering, set dressing.
• Strong understanding of Nuke, 3D environment layout, Maya, and camera projections.
• Knowledge of Lighting is a plus.
• Good knowledge of and ability to effectively use production tools such as Shotgrid and RV, and communication channels such as Slack, email & video calls.
• Strong time management and organisation of scene files, documentation, and publishes.