Environment Artist (All Levels) - ILM London

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; London; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the entertainment industry seeks an Environment Artist to create stunning 3D environments, combining technical skills and creativity. This role involves collaboration with various departments to produce photorealistic landscapes for film and episodic projects. Candidates should have strong skills in 3D asset creation and be familiar with industry-standard tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Strong understanding of lighting and shading techniques.
• Technical proficiency in creating individual assets and environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for modeling and texturing photorealistic 3D environments.
• Collaborate with creative and technical teams to ensure quality.
• Present environments for feedback and iterate based on reviews.

Skills

Photorealistic CG landscapes

Procedural set dressing systems

3D asset creation

Visual language

Problem-solving

Tools

Houdini

USD

Solaris

Katana

Nuke

Job description

Position Summary

Environment Artists work closely with multiple departments to conceptualise, model, set dress, texture and look-dev published environments for use across the pipeline. Build on related concept art and photographic references to bring the concept to life. Partner with creative and technical departments to create stunning, photoreal environments for both film and episodic projects.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for creating 3D environments, both photorealistic and stylized.
• Performing layout and set dressing of environments using 3D assets.
• Ensuring published environments function correctly in the pipeline.
• Work with the lighting department to ensure environments render efficiently and without errors.
• Creation of individual assets including modelling, texturing, look dev, and publishing.
• Sourcing suitable reference materials for required assets.
• Responsible for presenting lit and shaded environments for feedback.
• Working with lead environment artists to address any creative or technical feedback.
• Participating in team reviews of work under development.
• Meeting defined milestones within a timeline by attending dailies and participating in creative problem-solving.

What we're looking for:

• Proven track record contributing to photorealistic CG landscapes.

• Proficiency with procedural set dressing and scattering systems, including Layout.

• Familiarity with 3D asset creation.

• Strong understanding of visual language - texture, colour, dimension, scale, perspective, lighting, shade, composition depth of field, proportion, etc.

• Technically proficient, self-motivated, proactive, and enjoys problem-solving.

• Engages in the creative process with an inclusive and encouraging approach.

• Excellent time keeping skills, attention to targets and deadlines.

• Experience with Houdini.

• Experience with USD and Solaris.

• Experience working with photogrammetry.

• Experience with Katana.

• Experience with 2.5D projection techniques in Nuke or similar packages.

• Experience with scripting/automation.

• Basic lighting skills.

This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.

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