CG Modeling Artist

About this role

Are you a mid-level or junior CG Modeling artist with prior industry experience? Atomic Vancouver is looking for CG Modelers to join our team on one of our new CG projects.

Atomic Cartoons, a Blue Ant Studios company, is an award-winning, internationally renowned animation studio with teams in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. Known for an artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent in the business, Atomic develops and produces high-end animated content that spans preschool, comedy, action-adventure, adult and commercial genres, and everything in between. The animation studio has developed a stellar global reputation for its ability to translate big brands like LEGO, Star Wars, My Little Pony, CoComelon, and many more into top-notch animation, while also developing high-quality original Atomic productions like The Last Kids on Earth,Rocket Saves the Day, and Mermicorno: Starfall. Atomic is B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Create show-style models from scratch that meet all technical and aesthetic standards for the project.

• Complete tasks within production deadlines while being largely self-directed.

• Proactive, collaborative and passionate.

• Be able to take constructive feedback from supervisors and directors and deliver those changes in an efficient and timely manner.

• Work closely with the Look Development Artists to ensure all models work smoothly within the Look Development pipeline as well as the Modeling pipeline.

• Work with a team of artists in a hands-on capacity to ensure technically and artistically proper implementation of look developed assets.

• Work closely with the Riggers in the case of character models to ensure models work smoothly within the Rigging pipeline as well as the Modeling pipeline.

• Keep other supervisors apprised of issues arising in pre-production and shot production and offer creative solutions to those issues.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Proficient in Maya, Zbrush and/ or Mudbox.

• Able to demonstrate the ability to create complex and accurate models from 2D reference or scan data.

• Excellent understanding in clean line flow when creating organix, hard surface models with a basic understanding in environments.

• Background in visual arts/design with a strong understanding of form, geometry, and movement.

• Excellent visual skills and attention to detail.

• Maintains or exceeds a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work.

• Industry experience (Animation and/or Visual Effects) is an asset.

• Knowledge of other skills such as texturing/ shading, rendering or rigging is an asset.

• Linux operating system experience is an asset.

• Experience with Python scripting is an asset.

• Experience using Shotgun for production tracking, submitting and publishing is an asset.

• Currently legally eligible to work in Canada.

• Current BC Residents are preferred for this role.

START DATE: Late July…