CGI Artist: Luxury Beauty Visuals & AI Workflows

Charlotte Tilbury; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid work model

Pension and life assurance

Medicash

Employee Assist Program

Dog-friendly days

Product discount

Job summary

Charlotte Tilbury is seeking an exceptional CGI artist to combine world-class artistic taste with deep technical expertise in luxury aesthetics. You will develop high-end photo-realistic assets and integrate AI-driven enhancements into a fast post-production pipeline.

Using Houdini, Blender, Cinema 4D and generative AI, you will craft scalable content, collaborate with in-house creatives, and shape how emerging technologies elevate our global creative pipeline.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a CGI artist in an agency or post-production studio.
• Proven experience with SideFX Houdini (SOPs, DOPs, VOPs, and Solaris/Karma or Arnold/Redshift).
• Deep understanding of generative AI tools, and how to effectively integrate them into a commercial production pipeline.
• Working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, inDesign, After Effects).
• A strong eye for detail, texture, composition, movement, colour and lighting.
• Understand workflows for motion tracking and compositing.
• Be flexible, pro-active, and highly organised. Able to deal with changing deadlines and priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a diplomatic and proactive approach.
• Strong technical knowledge and up to date with the latest technology.
• Be obsessed with staying up-to-date on the weekly shifts in the AI art landscape.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5, Unity, or Nuke would be an advantage.
• Passionate about beauty and fashion.

Responsibilities

• Produce engaging CGI/VFX/AI content to a highly creative and technical standard.
• Develop and implement cutting-edge Generative AI workflows using leading image, video and 3D AI tools (such as ComfyUI, Midjourney, Flux, Runway, Weave and emerging platforms).
• Take assets from conception to final, ensuring seamless blending between traditional 3D elements and AI-generated enhancements.
• Work within collaborative AI production environments to develop repeatable, scalable creative workflows.
• Write clean, optimized VEX and Python scripts to automate tasks within Houdini and bridge the gap between 3D assets and AI generation pipelines.
• Interpret briefs creatively and respond pro-actively to feedback.
• Work collaboratively with the in-house Creative Agency.
• Maintain an organised workflow/pipeline and working project for ease of collaboration.
• Model, animate, simulate, texture, light, and render to a high standard.
• Be involved in creative ideation, working with key stakeholders to achieve a high level of output.

Skills

Houdini

Python

VEX

Arnold/Redshift

Unreal Engine 5

Unity

Nuke

Blender

Cinema 4D

ComfyUI

Midjourney

Runway

Weave

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

SideFX Houdini

Solaris/Karma or Arnold/Redshift

Photoshop

InDesign

After Effects

Job description

Charlotte Tilbury is seeking an exceptional CGI artist to combine world-class artistic taste with deep technical expertise in luxury aesthetics. You will develop high-end photo-realistic assets and integrate AI-driven enhancements into a fast post-production pipeline.

Using Houdini, Blender, Cinema 4D and generative AI, you will craft scalable content, collaborate with in-house creatives, and shape how emerging technologies elevate our global creative pipeline.