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Industrial Light & Magic · 1 day ago

Groom Artist (All Levels) - Expression of Interest

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$64K/yr - $149K/yr

Industrial Light & Magic is growing, and they are looking for an outstanding artist to join their Groom team. The role involves creating hair, fur, and feather grooms for characters and creatures as part of high-end VFX projects.

Film ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMotion Capture

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Build assets either fully or partially covered in hair, fur or feathers using Houdini

Collaborate with the Groom leadership, Modeling, Texture, Look Development and VFX Supervisor to identify and build the “look” for an asset

Work with production and show leadership to deliver high quality assets on time that meet all departments needs

Present you work in dailies and discuss all aspects of your asset as needed

Use your groom abilities for other non-character assets such as props or costumes

Qualification

HoudiniVFX pipeline knowledgeDigital creature craftingTime managementSelf-assessmentLinux knowledgeAnimation experienceAsset presentationCreative skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Portfolio demonstrating great groom skills, displaying a strong understanding of hair, fur and feather types and character design

Proven experience crafting digital creatures and characters in a VFX studio environment. Additional animation experience is a plus

Phenomenal creative and interpersonal skills to work with team members from other departments, assist asset development, and displaying the ability to interpret others vision while also showcase their own ideas

Excellent time management skills with the capability of sharing your time between multiple shows when needed

Strong ability to self assess if you are taking the right approach, while also understanding when you should be contacting supervision or other departments for help or to discuss approach

A deep knowledge of film and video post production techniques and a good understanding of the full VFX pipeline

Strong knowledge of Houdini, ability to trouble shoot complex issues and help drive development. Vex knowledge a plus

Knowledge of LINUX is a necessity to navigate through ILM's production pipeline

Benefits

Bonus

Long-term incentive units

Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Industrial Light & Magic

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Industrial Light & Magic creates visual effects for the motion picture commercial production and attraction industries. It is a sub-organization of Lucasfilm.

Founded in 1975