3D Graphics Designer

Stefanini; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT services firm is seeking a skilled candidate with 3-5+ years in a production environment. The ideal applicant should have excellent knowledge of Maya and a solid understanding of lighting, texturing, and rigging principles. Familiarity with compositing applications and scripting is a plus. This role requires strong asset building skills and the ability to develop and test visual effects. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in a production environment.
• Excellent knowledge of Maya and understanding of Houdini is a plus.
• Solid asset building skills, including modeling and texturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, light, render and test comp FX.
• Strong understanding of lighting/shading/texturing principles and techniques.
• Familiarity with pipeline issues, especially working between multiple packages.

Skills

Maya

Lighting techniques

Texturing

Rigging

Animation understanding

Compositing applications (e.g. Nuke)

Scripting (Python, HScript, MEL)

Job description

Stefanini is a global IT services company with over 88 offices in 39 countries across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia in 35 languages. Since 1987, Stefanini has been providing offshore, onshore, and nearshore IT services, including application development, IT infrastructure outsourcing, systems integration, consulting and strategic staffing to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world.

Job Description

Position Requirements:

• 3-5+ years of experience in a production environment.
• Excellent knowledge of Maya. Houdini is a plus.
• Solid asset building skills, including modeling and texturing and some rigging.
• Ability to develop, execute, light, render and test comp FX.
• Strong understanding of lighting/shading/texturing principles and techniques.
• A good understanding of animation and an eye for motion.
• A familiarity with pipeline issues, especially working between multiple packages.
• A familiarity with scripting e.g. Python, HScript or MEL is a plus.
• A working knowledge of at least one compositing application (e.g. Nuke) and a solid understanding of the compositing process is a plus.

Additional Information

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