Senior VFX Artist, Immersive Environments - Remote

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,482,000 - 2,470,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior VFX Artist specializing in environments to join a distributed creative team. You will create immersive digital environments from concept to lighting, ensuring photorealism for film and high-end TV.

The role requires 7+ years in environment VFX, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Maya/3ds Max/Houdini/ZBrush/Substance Painter/Photoshop and Unreal Engine or Unity. Fully remote work offered.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience as a VFX Artist specializing in environment creation for film or high-end television.
• A strong portfolio showing environment art and world-building with high realism and detail.
• Proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine or Unity.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality digital environments for film and television, including landscapes, cityscapes, interiors, and extraterrestrial settings.
• Develop and refine environment assets: modeling, sculpting, texturing, and set dressing.
• Implement realistic lighting and rendering to achieve photorealism.
• Collaborate with the Art Director, VFX Supervisor, and other artists to define look and feel of environments.
• Ensure seamless integration of digital environments with live-action footage and CG elements.
• Optimize environment assets for performance within the production pipeline.
• Stay current with industry trends and software advancements in environment art and VFX.
• Provide technical and artistic guidance to junior environment artists.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to environment creation.

Skills

Environment art

VFX

Photorealism

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Houdini

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior VFX Artist specializing in environments to join a distributed creative team. You will create immersive digital environments from concept to lighting, ensuring photorealism for film and high-end TV.

The role requires 7+ years in environment VFX, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Maya/3ds Max/Houdini/ZBrush/Substance Painter/Photoshop and Unreal Engine or Unity. Fully remote work offered.