Asset Generalist Senior Artist (Freelance)

FOLKS

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Asset Generalist Senior Artist is responsible for delivering complete, production-ready assets, with a focus on complex work, technical leadership, and mentoring team members. Working closely with Modeling, Texture, Lookdev, Rigging, and Production teams, the role ensures work meets creative, technical, and schedule requirements. The position leads advanced asset development, including hero characters and complex assets, from modeling through final look development. It also supports downstream departments by ensuring technical requirements are met, troubleshooting pipeline issues, maintaining quality and continuity, and improving workflows. The artist collaborates with local and global teams, Supervisors, and HoDs, communicates risks and constraints, participates in dailies, and shares technical knowledge and mentorship across teams. The position is freelance. Remote candidates within Toronto or Vancouver may also be considered.

Requirements

Significant experience in a professional VFX production environment, focused on Asset Generalist work.
Expert-level proficiency in Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Mari, Katana, and Houdini.
Strong scripting skills in Python, MEL, and VEX for tool development and workflow automation.
Clear and effective communication across disciplines and time zones.
Strong problem-solving skills under production pressure.
Collaborative team player with a positive attitude.
Self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks, and able to mentor others.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading sequences or small teams.
Cross-site collaboration experience.
Contribution to R&D or tool development initiatives.

Responsibilities

Execute advanced asset work, including hero characters and complex assets.
Lead asset development from modeling through final look development.
Create complete production-ready assets to high standards.
Mentor junior and mid-level artists on cross-discipline workflows.
Deliver assigned work on schedule while maintaining quality.
Ensure deliverables meet technical requirements for downstream departments.
Troubleshoot pipeline issues in collaboration with other departments.
Participate in and, where appropriate, run dailies.
Maintain a high quality bar, identify issues early, and help improve consistency.
Create or improve QC checklists and templates, and share best practices.
Anticipate downstream integration needs and solve problems proactively.
Collaborate with local and global teams, Supervisors, and HoDs to design tools and optimized workflows.
Support global production teams through documentation and technical guidance.
Contribute to workflow improvements through technical problem-solving.
Present work clearly in dailies and respond to feedback.
Communicate proactively with Supervisors, HoDs, and Production to identify risks and constraints.
Support skill development across local and global teams through mentorship and knowledge sharing.