Senior 3D Generalist / Grooming Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)
About The Position
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Senior 3D Generalist with a focus on Houdini Grooming to join our cinematics team. For this position, the desired candidate should be extremely self-motivated and experienced enough to develop new workflows and help refine our processes. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. However, we understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements. This is a 3-month temporary position.
Requirements
- 8+ Years experience using Maya and Houdini in a professional environment (Game Studio, Animation Studio, or VFX Studio)
- 8+ Years experience grooming in Houdini
- Expert at troubleshooting and solving problems independently
- Deep understanding of VFX Production Pipelines
- Ability to take creative direction and enhance the creative process
- To be considered for this position you should be very technically minded, experienced with Maya and Houdini and have a great eye for design and form.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with VEX
- Experience with Python
- Working Knowledge of Katana, RenderMan, Redshift, Solaris
Responsibilities
- We are looking for experts that can deliver high quality photo realistic work and highly stylized looks.
- This artist will also be working closely with surfacing and simulation to deliver work that looks beautiful and is highly functional.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
- If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
