Look Development Artist

This is a Full Time Job

1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1

Project based, Full Time

Language in work environment - English

This position works to create final look developed assets and lighting setups for distribution into the production pipeline. He or she will be required to write and/or modify custom Renderman shaders, define standard render passes, and work closely with Lead Lighting TD's and supervisors to ensure that all assets work within the scope of lighting & color pipeline requirements.

Responsibilities:
• Work closely with texture artists to create necessary texture maps for application to creatures, props and environments
• Tasked with modifying shader parameters to realize the desired look for production integration.
• Assist in developing standard lighting rigs & setups for verifying aspects of look development.
• Work with a team of artists in a hands-on capacity to ensure technically and artistically proper implementation of look developed assets.
• Keep supervisors apprised of issues arising in pre-production and shot production and offer creative solutions to those issues.

Requirements:
• Should have a strong technical and artist background
• Arnold and Katana experience preferred but other production packages acceptable
• Working knowledge of Nuke a plus
• Linux and scripting ability in relevant languages including MEL, Perl and Python
• Minimum requirement of 7 years production experience or feature film experience preferred

Please note that you must be able to provide a demo reel that illustrates your relevant artistic and technical experience that also includes the nuances for this specific role.

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