Framestore
is hiring
Creature Supervisor
The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic studio, at Framestore has worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
About the role
We are looking for a Creature Supervisor to join our dynamic team in Melbourne.
Creature Supervisors support the Head of Creatures by working collaboratively with VFX, CG, and Animation Supervisors and department HODs for all aspects of specific hero creature and character work across the VFX film division. They also work with Producers to ensure feasibility of that work according to schedule and budget constraints.
They are responsible for specific hero creature asset builds on a show, by advancing or complying to Framestore’s state of the art quality standards, both creatively and technically. Creature Supervisor are expected to unite our talents and direct them, through delegation and example, to achieve better results. They are also called upon for defining workflows, or offering creative direction and leadership where needed.
What you’ll do:
- Work with show Supervision teams to explore and produce the highest quality creature assets to client’s requirements and specifications
- Work with the Head of Creatures to identify and advance key areas of improvements to Framestore’s creature quality standards
- Work with the Head of Creatures to investigate how our proprietary developments could help streamline character and creature work in the future
- Work with the Head of Creatures to promote relevant show specific approaches, and offer practical ideas and hands-on solutions where applicable
- Maintain and refine existing creature template assets & reference libraries
- Collaborate with and support the various asset departments to improve workflow efficiencies both creatively and technically
- Communicate with their designated shows and departmental teams on the latest creature standards, challenges and potential areas for improvement, or any identifiable issues they may eventually face by adopting different approaches
- Monitor emerging industry standards and processes being developed and deployed around the world
- Be available for interviews, and events to promote Framestore creature work when required
Job requirements
What we’re looking for:
- Extensive production experience in a similar or relevant position
- Previous experience working within production leadership teams and meeting schedule and budget requirements
- Ability to review other artists' work and ensure a high standard both artistically and technically
- Proven creative ability and artistic sensibility
- Proven track record and hands on experience with creature work in various specialties such as modelling, texture, lookdev, rigging or creature FX
- Experience in leading teams on VFX projects
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Ability to promote and initiate change
You might also have:
- Scripting and coding in python or c++
- Experience with a wide variety of software and DCC packages
- Experience with machine learning approaches used in VFX
We create our work by getting to know what you are aspiring to do with the images we are creating with you, by getting to know your business and its strategy, and by striving to always deliver images that delight and not only hit your brief but often exceed your expectations – those are the milestones we measure ourselves by.
With more than 600 colleagues our team and skills range from computer science graduates, through to world class producers, CG artists who innovate in both production methodology as well as imagery, software developers and creators who have deep insight to how to apply often complex technology solutions to the creative process.
We work with partner clients each year in most parts of the world, with colleagues often on location in over a dozen countries in any one year.
We continue to be pleased to see our work recognised both for the success that they help create for our clients (in box office or product sales) but also for artistic and strategic achievement – all three elements which we strive to achieve each time we work with you.
Our clients include most leading advertising agencies, Hollywood studios, and major brands such as Nokia, Coca Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, Volkswagen and Cadbury.
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