ILM’s Groom Artist Team sits alongside our Digital Model Shop and Creature Teams. Creating hair, fur and/or feather grooms for characters and creatures as part of the Creature / Character pipeline for high-end VFX projects.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Creation of fur/feather/hair/environment grooms for characters, creatures and environments using a mix of off the shelf and ILM proprietary tools
• Collaborate with Creature TD’s to determine requirements and solutions for dynamics and layouts
• Paint colour and specular maps for hair, fur and feathers
• Work closely with additional departments in the Creature workflow including Modeling, Animation and Lighting
• Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work

Required Skills / Technical Competencies:

• Proven experience within a high-end VFX facility
• Demo reel and portfolio illustrating knowledge and experience in painting, illustration or design
• Familiarity with film production; computer graphics
• Attention to detail
• Proven Groom skills within a high-end VFX production environment
• Ability to learn quickly and assimilate new information
• Good interpersonal skills

Preferred Skills / Competencies:

• Good organizational skills
• Grooming portfolio with creatures, digidoubles, and feathers
• Ability to liaise with various parts of the Computer Graphics pipeline
• Proficient in Maya, Houdini, Mari (preferred), Zbrush, Photoshop, or Bodypaint
• Ability to navigate complex Computer Graphics pipelines
• Texture/ Surfacing painting skills are a plus.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent with a strong traditional art foundations: including but not limited to figure drawing, concept art and illustration.
• 5+ years relevant experience