Experienced Character FX Artist

The role is for a character simulation artist at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating set-ups, models, and animations for character external features such as hair, fur, and cloth to meet art direction. They will be accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets, participating in writing utility scripts and software code, and meeting schedules and show deadlines. In-depth knowledge of relevant software including Maya, Linux, UNIX, and scripting ability in relevant languages including MEL, Perl, and Python is highly desirable. A minimum of 3+ years of progressively complex related experience is required.

• Creates set-ups, models and animates assigned character external features such as hair, fur and cloth to meet art direction.
• Accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets.
• Able to create character simulations for multiple types of character features and may have in-depth skills in one area (e.g., hair or cloth).
• Participates in writing utility scripts and software code that streamlines the simulation development process.
• Accountable for meeting schedules and show deadlines, participates in dailies, rounds and team reviews of work in progress.
• Interact with production, supervisors and team/ peers in order to problem solve and share information related to show/ assigned tasks.
• Must be able to decipher as well as follow through on shot turnovers, dailies, briefings/ notes and feedback.
• Successful candidates should be able to work efficiently as part of a team or independently to determine the various design solutions.

• In depth knowledge of relevant software including Maya, Linux, UNIX and scripting ability in relevant languages including MEL, Perl and Python highly desirable.
• Minimum of 3+ years of progressively complex related experience.
• Must be able to provide a demo reel that illustrates relevant artistic and technical experience that also includes the nuances for this specific role.