Overview

Senior 3D Generalist / Modeler/Texture

This position is based in Vancouver. All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.

Zoic Studios, Vancouver is currently seeking a 3D Generalist with experience in photorealistic modeling and texturing for either organic and/or hard surface.

Responsibilities

  • Create high resolution digital assets including textures, from various references, including photographic, that meet all production requirements.
  • Work closely with team members and leads to produce assets as required within our VFX pipeline
  • Implement best practices, and anticipate potential issues
  • Work with team members to address notes.
  • Work to ensure internal and external deadlines and deliveries are met with budgeted hours.
  • Share knowledge and techniques with team members to improve overall team skills and asset quality.
  • Apply secondary skill sets in other areas when waiting for alternate assignment.
  • Mentor other artists including juniors.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years experience in high resolution modeling
  • Experience with photo-real asset building and texturing
  • Proficiency in Maya
  • Experience with MARI and Substance Painter
  • Zbrush and Mudbox a plus
  • Knowledge of V-ray
  • Working knowledge of Shotgun a plus
  • Pro-active team member who demonstrates a strong sense of creativity and respect for aesthetics.
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong attention to detail and follow through.
  • Positive attitude, hard worker, flexible schedule for deliveries
  • Ability to work self-directed and also follow specific direction when given
  • Must showcase skillset with comprehensive and updated demo reel.

Would be nice to have

  • Yeti
  • Some experience with UE4/5

Additional information

  • Candidates MUST be located in the United States, British Columbia or Ontario. This is a remote (work from home) position.
  • Zoic does not cover relocation costs.
  • This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
  • Due to the volume of applications we receive across our different openings we regret that only those selected to interview will be contact.

About Zoic Studios

Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some of our recent credits include Ozark, See, Sweet Tooth, Superman & Lois, and Legends of Tomorrow.

"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?