Senior Creature Modeler

The Walt Disney Company; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Senior Creature Modeler for its Vancouver studio. The role involves creating high-end CG creatures and collaborating with a team to ensure assets meet technical and artistic requirements. Applicants should have over 5 years of experience in a VFX studio, demonstrate strong character design skills, and have knowledge of LINUX. This position offers a competitive salary range of C$110,600 to C$141,500 per year, with a focus on creativity and collaboration in an inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience creating digital creatures and characters in a VFX studio.
• Strong understanding of anatomy, character design, face shapes, and movement.
• Traditional artistic skills including illustration and sculptural abilities are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create high-end CG creatures, characters, and costumes for feature films.
• Ensure assets meet all aesthetic and technical attributes needed for the show.
• Collaborate with leads to build the
• Build the geometry for production use.
• Create face shapes, flex shapes, and correctives.
• Sculpt shot correctives to improve anatomy.

Skills

Character design

Anatomy understanding

Animation experience

Industry standard software knowledge

LINUX navigation

Job description

Senior Creature Modeler

Job ID 10107569 Location Vancouver, Canada Business Industrial Light & Magic Date posted Dec. 12, 2025

ILM Vancouver is growing, and we are looking for an outstanding artist to join our DMS (Digital Model Shop) team. With an emphasis on anatomy and form, as a Senior Creature Modeler you will create three dimensional CG characters, creatures, and costumes for production.

At ILM, we believe a good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it comes from! Do you thrive in a creative environment? Do you enjoy sharing knowledge and learning from others? If you love art, technology, and movies, then this might be the role you’re looking for!

ILM strives to be an inclusive environment, and the DMS team embraces promising individuals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

What You’ll Do

• 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 each asset meets 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 your work in dailies and discuss all aspects of your 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

What We’re Looking For

• 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. Additional Animation experience is a plus
• 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

As part of your application please submit a demo reel, shot breakdown, or equivalent showcasing your work. A current resume is required.

JoinILM

The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$110,600.00 to C$141,500.00 per year based on a 40‑hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.

About Industrial Light & Magic

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box‑office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

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