The Walt Disney Company · 3 days ago
Groom Artist (All Levels) - Expression of Interest
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$64K/yr - $149K/yrThe Walt Disney Company is seeking to build a talent pool for future Groom Artist positions at ILM San Francisco. The Groom team focuses on creating hair, fur, and feather grooms for characters and props in high-end VFX projects, and the role involves collaboration with various departments to deliver high-quality assets.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
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
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
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
Founded in 1923
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-08
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