Groom Artist

Cinesite is an international visual effects and animation studio with over 30 years of experience in the film and television industry. We take pride in producing cutting-edge, award-winning works. We operate as a collective, where excellence, expertise, and creativity are valued by all.

The crew you’ll join 

The Grooming Artist is part of the Assets department and reports to the Head of Builds within the VFX Division. They are responsible for creating realistic natural looking hair, fur, or feathers for digi-doubles, animals, and creatures using Houdini grooming tools.

The script

What your day will look like ?

• Work with the modeling, texture and look dev teams to understand and define the best artistic orientation that corresponds to the concept and the supervisor’s vision
• Create any kind of realistic fur, hair and feathers set ups that ensure proper motion
• Create foliage or other natural elements that require a groom setup. 
• Take direction and offer creative groom alternatives to enhance the global look of the asset
• Liaise with fellow CFX artists to ensure grooms translate when characters are in motion
• Execute retake in a timely manner while respecting the milestones and production schedule.
• Responsible to render and QC of fur elements
• Organize your time and provide the work following provided quotas
• Able to identify and troubleshoot technical or workflow issues and/or, relay them to the Head of Builds, CG Supervisor or pipeline team.
• Participate to optimize the hair and fur pipeline

 Your credits

• 3-5 years’ experience with Hair and Fur groom in high-end 3D animation/VFX productions
• Expertise/Proficiency in Houdini or similar tool such as Xgen
• Ability to consistently produce high quality and photo real grooms and to troubleshoot them
• Ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques
• A clear understanding of color space, shading, lighting, and rendering methodologies
• Good Knowledge of simulation principles
• Ability to work well in a fast paced environnement and meet deadlines
• Ability to take direction and feedback in a positive manner
• Good communication skills
• Positive attitude and team player
• Open to new ideas and new practices

The filmmaking experience at Cinesite

• Immerse yourself in a creative and inspiring world where you evolve every day in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Maintain a balance between professional and personal life. 
• Explore our career opportunities and realize your full potential with the support of training, tools, and mentoring. 
• Actively contribute to Cinesite's success by sharing your expertise and passion with colleagues and Cinesite partners. 
• Take advantage of opportunities to engage and connect with your colleagues: happy hours, celebration events, team-building activities, clubs, wrap parties, etc. 
• Learn more about our culture here.

 Spotlight on our benefits 

• Flexibility: We have fully embraced hybrid work, offering our employees the flexibility to work from home, at the studio, or alternate between the two (with exceptions).
• Our benefits:
• Employee support program
• Telemedicine platform (Dialogue)
• Inflow program (ADHD)
• Personal days
• A floating celebration day to honor what makes you unique
• Equipment and materials for both office and home 
• Access to cultural and well-being activities (yoga, massage)
• Discounts with various partners
• And much more...