Senior Creature Modeler - Facial Model

Senior Creature Modeler – Facial Model

Portfolio demonstrating great character skills, displaying a strong understanding of anatomy, character design, face shapes, and movement
Portfolio demonstrating traditional artistic skills including illustration, and sculptural abilities a plus
5+ years proven experience creating digital creatures and characters in a VFX studio environment
A deep knowledge of film and video post production techniques and a good understanding of the full VFX pipeline
Strong knowledge of industry standard software
Knowledge of LINUX is a necessity to navigate through ILM’s production pipeline

Create high end CG creatures, characters and costumes for a variety of feature film and episodic projects
In building creatures, incorporate technical expertise, artistic ability, and a great understanding of visual effects to ensure assets meet all aesthetic and technical attributes needed for the show
Collaborate with the Modeling Lead/Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, and Texture Artist to identify and build the ‘look’ for an asset
Build the geometry, with an understanding of how the asset will be used in the entire production process
Present work in dailies and discuss all aspects of the asset as needed
Create face shapes, flex shapes and correctives
Sculpt in shot correctives to improve and push anatomy and costumes
Model other elements such as props or smaller hard surface builds as the project’s schedule requires

Additional Animation experience is a plus
Traditional artistic skills including illustration, and sculptural abilities a plus