80 Level Job Digest: Opportunities for Artists, Engineers & Producers

Here are some excellent open positions for talented Artists, VFX Producers, Motion Graphics Design Supervisors, and Software Engineers.

Strong command of foundation art skills (drawing, painting, and rendering, material indication, perspective, composition, color theory, design, anatomy, and 2D and 3D design techniques).
Excellent design skills with the ability to render realistic and stylized environments, characters, creatures, and props using contemporary industry standard tools and techniques.
Solid ideation, brainstorming, and problem solving skills.
Proficiency in Photoshop with an emphasis on drawing, painting, and image making.
Comfortable working in 3D software to create 3D models, scenes, and renders to support your concept art.
Proven time management and prioritization skills. This entails collaborating with the Production group to coordinate task lists to ensure assignments are progressing well according to schedules, objectives, and overall project goals.
Experience in creating high-quality 2D art, concepts, and designs for AAA  game development.

Proven experience as a Lead Concept Artist on at least one shipped PC or console title
Strong traditional Fine Art skills
A detailed understanding of architecture, exterior spaces and anatomy
High-level art skills in drawing, painting, environment, props, perspective, architecture, characters, anatomy
A good eye for composition and visual design principles
Excellent understanding of light and color
Expert level knowledge of Photoshop or equivalent software
Have a strong portfolio of compelling environment and character designs
Experience with people management, skills development and mentoring

At least 5 years of experience with production management in movies/TV series production, post-production, game development, or related field.
Proven ability to effectively work across teams involved in a post-production workflow.
Excellence in prioritization and running projects end-to-end, ability to independently operationalize complex projects.
Solid PM skills (tools and general methodologies in project management).
Proactivity, independence, ability to cooperate with different Clients, and strong communication skills.
Communicative English skills.

Min. 5 years of professional experience in the FX industry.
Excellent expertise in Houdini software.
Ability to work iteratively in a fluid and fast-paced environment, receive feedback easily, and willingness to participate as a member of a highly collaborative team.
Communicative English skills.

Min. 1 year of professional experience in a similar role.
Excellent expertise in Houdini software.
Ability to work iteratively in a fluid and fast-paced environment, receive feedback easily, and willingness to participate as a member of a highly collaborative team.
Passion for CGI and all kinds of FX simulations.
Lots of self-motivation and good communication skills.
Communicative English skills.

Proven artist management and leadership skills, with a minimum of 5 years experience supervising teams and leading projects
Proficiency equivalent to 10+ years of experience working as mograph artist / 2D animator
Previous work experience in VR or spherical projects desired
Adobe CC and C4D expertise required, with adaptability across other potential software such as Houdini, ZBrush, Blender, Resolve/Fusion, and other 2D or 3D digital content creation tools
Deep experience working as a motion designer or animator within high-end VFX pipelines for commercials, Film, or TV a plus
Positive attitude and proven track record in creative problem solving with expressed interest in new technology and processes.
Software agnosticism a plus; adaptability to new pipelines and utilization of provided tools is critical

10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, interactive engineer, Unreal developer, VR/AR/game developer or similar
Unreal Engine expertise is required, including C++ and Blueprints, UI, AI, animation, and optimization
Command of version control with Perforce
Strong Experience with C# and the Unity game engine
Experience with identifying GPU bottlenecks (profiling) and implementing practical strategies for removing or mitigating those bottlenecks (optimization)
Experience writing shaders (HLSL/GLSL/Cg/OSL)
Ability to use appropriate terminologies and language to accurately convey engineering challenges and solutions to non-technical audiences
Strong aesthetic and critical faculties; experience as a VFX and/or technical artist is a plus
Exceptional initiative and attention to detail
A demonstrated track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound creative, strategic, and analytical thinking skills, while maintaining composure in stressful situations
Applicants should provide their own code samples for tools or apps along with technical design documentation

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80 Level Job Digest: Career Opportunities for Artists, Engineers & Producers