#characterfx

Cinesite Vancouver Inc is hiring Character FX Artists to join us on an exciting new animated feature film, The Addams Family!

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for one or more of the following areas:

Execute cloth, hair and fur shots with artistry and within scheduled time frame

Proactively looking for ways to improve current practices and efficiency

Troubleshoot CFX related issues

May help mentor entry level artists

Rigging dynamic simulation in Maya

Groom fur/hair

Run cloth, hair, fur shots

Requirements:

3+ year of work experience in Cloth and Hair/Fur in a high-end 3D animation/VFX productions as a Character FX or Creature artist

Proficiency with nCloth and/or XGen in Maya

Works well under pressure and deadlines and deliver requests with quick turn-around

Take direction well

Can handle shots independently

Have artistic eyes for cloth and hair dynamics and the look of fur.

A broad understanding of rigging terminologies and geometry topology and deformations

Problem solver, capable to find solutions for wide range of technical challenges

Good communication skills

Positive attitude and team player

Open to new ideas and new practices

Worked with Katana and/or RenderMan is a plus

Yeti experience is a plus

Houdini experience is a plus

Scripting in Mel and Python is a plus

Please submit your application as an online submission via this website. If your candidacy is successful, you will be contacted shortly, if it is not retained for this position it will stay on file or future opportunities.