Sr. Character Modeller

Job Description

We are now accepting applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Character Modelers to join our talented team at our hub in Vancouver BC, Canada.

Wētā FX’s Models department is responsible for modeling photorealistic assets for live action feature films. These tasks include characters, digital doubles, organic models, hard surface models, environments, high resolution models for displacement map exploration, low resolution models for Previs or crowd simulation, sculpting blueprints, creating fur, hair, and costumes using Marvelous Designer.

Skills and Requirements:

• Have an awesome reel showing off a range of digital photorealistic doubles and characters
• Understand topology best practices and character workflows in a VFX character pipeline
• Knowledge of human and animal anatomy and proven experience of this in VFX work on their reel
• Demonstrate knowledge using Maya in a production environment (please note that due to our pipeline, knowledge of Maya is considered a must) Have experience with Mudbox or Z-Brush
• Be comfortable taking direction and working independently while being an effective team player
• 5+ years of Knowledge in live action VFX films
• Have strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Understand desktop and Linux system commands to comfortably perform day-to-day tasks
• Have nice organizational skills with the ability to meet schedule
• Be a clear and confident person

Experience:

• Good knowledge of UV workflow
• Creating wardrobe and costume experiences using Marvelous Designer
• Shooting Carving knowledge
• Knowledge in mentoring and training junior crews.
• knowledge with photorealistic texture painting and/or lighting is a plus

About the Company

Wētā FX’s Models department is responsible for modeling photorealistic assets for live action feature films. These tasks include characters, digital doubles, organic models, hard surface models, environments, high resolution models for displacement map exploration, low resolution models for Previs or crowd simulation, sculpting blueprints, creating fur, hair, and costumes using Marvelous Designer.

How to Apply
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All applications must include a Portfolio, CV/Resume, and any relevant documentation