Lead Matte Painting Artist

This is a Full Time Job

As the lead of the Matte Painting department you must meet the following requirements: at least 6/8 years of experience in the industry, a strong ability to understand and express artistic concepts related to the construction of cinematic language. High capacity for mentoring and guiding the various team members. Ease in maintaining an appropriate environment of serenity and communication, especially during high-pressure moments during production. Flexibility to adapt to new tools and ways of working for the project, knowledge of Blender/Maya, Photoshop, Nuke, and Houdini will be needed.

Responsibilities
• Create s photo-realistic and stylized paintings by expertly combining photography, digital painting, and 3D elements.
• Has proficiency in resolving artistic lookdev phases during visual development.
• Keeps up on current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suit the production (and the company) in the development of a stronger creative technical environment.
• Create s scripting tools and finalizes a complex shot alone from scratch.
• Keeps the pipeline of the department updated and coordinates the team.
• Works together with the team providing support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
• Experience in mentoring and guiding team members effectively. Demonstrated ability to cultivate a tranquil and communicative atmosphere, particularly during high-stress production periods.
• Follows the Supervisor's guidance.

Requirements
• 6 years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.
• At least 1 year of experience as Lead in the animation industry.
• Perfect understanding of shape, light and color, composition and perspective.
• Professional mastering in Photoshop, modeling, sculpting, texturing/shading, lighting, rendering in Blender/Maya and compositing with Nuke.
• Basic knowledge of Houdini will be highly regarded.
• Advanced English level.
• Spanish oral and written, is desirable.

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.