Senior Lookdev Artist

UMP; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UMP is seeking a senior shading artist to bring hero assets to life across plates and vehicles. You will build physically based shaders, manage lookdev turntables, and create robust material libraries that support the show's production pipeline.

The role is remote and project-based, with English as the working language. Bring 5+ years of feature or high-end production experience and a deep understanding of render engines and AOVs to drive photoreal results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years on feature films or high-end series

Responsibilities

• Shading of hero assets, vehicles and characters
• Lookdev turntables in neutral and plate light
• Material libraries for the show

Skills

Shading

Lookdev

PBR shading

AOV setups

Render engines

Asset pipeline

Tools

Houdini Solaris

Karma

Maya

Arnold

V-Ray

Redshift

Job description

You handle the most demanding assets on the show. Build the materials and shaders that make assets match reality and the plates.

What you will do

• Shading of hero assets, vehicles and characters
• Lookdev turntables in neutral and plate light
• Material libraries for the show

What we are looking for

• 5+ years on feature films or high-end series
• Owns the hardest assets from brief to final with little supervision
• Shares knowledge with the team and suggests better ways of working
• Physically based shading
• Matching real-world reference
• Render engines and AOV setups
• English at B1 level or higher: all communication inside the company is in English

Software: Houdini Solaris and Karma, Maya and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift

Remote Project-based Full time

Our working language is English: all communication inside the company, briefs and feedback are in English. We require English at B1 level or higher.

You can work from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the countries of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, the United States and Canada.