ILM Hiring Groom Artists

Studio: ILM

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Notification date: 21/02/24

ILM’s Vancouver Studio is hiring Groom Artists to create hair, fur and/or feather grooms for characters and creatures as part of the Creature/Character pipeline for high-end VFX projects.

What You’ll Do

• Creation of fur/feather/hair grooms for characters, creatures and props using a mix of off the shelf and ILM proprietary tools

• Look after other artists when needed to make sure they are meeting all requirements of the show

• Collaborate with Creature TD’s to determine requirements and solutions for dynamics 

• Work closely with additional departments in the Creature workflow including Modeling, Lookdev, Textures and Production for all technical, aesthetic and schedule needs

• Participate as a team member in achieving various aesthetic solutions; provides feedback to other members of the production team by attending dailies on a regular basis

• Train and mentor new artists as well as provide technical assistance to the show supervisors before and during the production

• Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work

What they’re Looking For

• 5+ years of proven experience within a high-end VFX facility 

• Experience leading and mentoring other artists. 

• Demo reel and portfolio illustrating knowledge and experience in high end VFX

• 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

• Expert in Houdini

• Nice to have:

  • Good organizational skills

  • Proficient in Maya, Mari, zbrush, photoshop

  • Grooming portfolio with creatures, digidoubles, and feathers

  • Ability to liaise with various parts of the Computer Graphics pipeline

  • Ability to navigate complex Computer Graphics pipelines

Sr Groom Artist: 🔗 Apply here for vancouver/senior-groom-artist
Lead Groom Artist: 🔗 Apply here for vancouver/lead-groom-artist

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