Sony Pictures Imageworks is hiring

Texture Artist

Contract
Vancouver, Canada

As a Texture Artist, your responsibilities include maintaining consistency in artistic direction, collaborating with different departments, and addressing challenges related to texturing. Additionally, you contribute to the development and improvement of texturing processes within the pipeline.


Responsibilities:

  • Work with other asset departments to create realistic or stylised textures for 3D assets of various styles and complexities
  • Collaborate with Lookdev artists to achieve the desired look
  • Follow the project's art direction and style guides, and contribute your own ideas and suggestions
  • Deliver high-quality work on time and participate in reviews
  • Communicate effectively with team members and proactively bring up suggestions and issues
  • Address feedback notes and take initiative to improve the work both artistically and technically
  • Ensure quality and accuracy for all work passed to downstream departments
  • Maintain references and use proper colorspace workflows
  • Solve problems and assist other artists with technical issues
  • Work within the show's framework, structure, and pipeline, and propose new ways to improve the work and workflow


What we need to see

  • A portfolio that showcases strong artistic skills and technical abilities
  • Basic understanding of shading, lighting, and rendering techniques
  • Proficient knowledge of software packages such as Mari, Substance Painter, Photoshop, Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush, and Substance Designer
  • Basic Nuke experience a plus
  • Basic knowledge of Linux/UNIX and basic shell scripting
  • Good knowledge of Katana and Lookdev
  • Proficient knowledge of UV mapping and PBR workflows
  • Good understanding of colorspace
  • Strong problem solving, organization, communication, and teamwork skills
  • 2 - 4+ years of production experience
Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Academy Award® winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions known for live action visual effects and dynamic creature and character animation, all-CG animation, and stereoscopic 3D imagery. The company, with facilities in Culver City, CA, Vancouver, B.C. and Chennai, India.
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