Lead 3D Environment Generalist - Melbourne, Australia - Framestore

Framestore

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Framestore Melbourne has an exciting and rare opportunity for a Lead Environment Generalist with 3D and DMP skills

This role will lead a team responsible for creating photo-real digital environments for high end visual effects shots through the use of 3D CGI techniques which include: modeling, procedural geometry and scene assemblies, texturing, shading and lookdev, lighting, rendering and matte painting.

Responsibilities:

Manage and mentor a team
Creating photorealistic digital matte paintings, textures and models or collaborating with

specialists in those disciplines as required

Assembling models, digital matte paintings, textures, projections and lights into a CG scene for

rendering

Troubleshooting technical issues with the CG scene and optimising the renders to work within the

resources available

Working to develop the look of a shot, assets or sequence with the Visual Effects and CG

Supervisors

Lighting and scene assembly for other shots or assets as required, including characters and

animation

Identifying the best approach for matching the quality of the plate photography
Communicating with production on a regular basis in regards to schedules and deadlines
Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest

possible standard

Qualifications and Essential Skills:

Previous experience as a Senior or Lead Artist
At least 4 years previous experience working in a film VFX pipeline
3D Generalist skills
Strong knowledge of Photoshop, Nuke
Strong knowledge of Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Mari or other comparable DCC packages
Modeling, UV layout and texturing skills
Look development and Lighting with emphasis on environment scenes
A strong understanding of the entire VFX process
Good communication and organisational skills
Creative problem solving abilities
Excellent attention to detail
Able to take direction well and work as part of a team
Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining high quality results

Desirable Skills:

Experience with a wide range of generalist software used to create digital environments and matte paintings
Previous experience with 2.5 D workflow
Artistic skills in digital matte painting
Experience with volumetric rendering for clouds and atmosphere
A traditional arts background with an emphasis on photorealism and environments
Previous experience working on a computer with the Linux operating system
An understanding of cutting edge technology in the field such as photogrammetry and photo based 3D reconstruction

If this sounds like a fit, we'd love to hear from you