Artist

• Create a broad range of effects for stylized CG and photorealistic characters and creatures
• Work across advertising, long-form, and real-time projects
• Create believable effects consistent with each project's overall look and feel
• Build scalable, team-friendly CFX setups
• Collaborate as part of a team
• Potentially manage and support other artists

CFX Artist

• Create a broad range of physical and magical simulations and effects
• Work across advertising, long-form, and real-time projects
• Create believable effects consistent with each project's look and feel
• Build scalable, team-friendly FX setups
• Prototype ideas quickly and efficiently
• Produce Houdini FX including fluid, POP particle, pyro, bullet, and destruction simulations
• Shade, light, and render with Mantra or Arnold
• Supply FX renders to compositing
• Create setups and tools for the wider team
• Collaborate with other departments to deliver shots to a high standard
• Contribute to Houdini FX pipeline and tools discussions
• Develop and share ideas with peers and the team

FX Artist

• Own realistic product renders for the dbrand website end to end, from engineering CAD through final export
• Build and maintain scene systems for consistent, efficient SKU rendering
• Create animated 3D elements for dbrand drop pages
• Turn still-shot preparation into same-day social media cuts when required
• Create animated 3D scenes and motion graphics for dbrand videos
• Create ad-hoc 3D elements as needed
• Maintain quality and schedules during peak seasons with render counts reaching four figures
• Feed renders to the website, social channels, video projects, and packaging
• Collaborate with Graphic Designers, Software Engineers, and the Videography team

Senior 3D Product Render Artist

• Light various exterior and interior environments under the guidance of the Art Director
• Create, maintain, and optimize post-process effects
• Develop and document lighting schemes with the Art Director and Technical Artists
• Collaborate with the texturing team to ensure cohesive materials across lighting schemes
• Work with the design team to enhance gameplay and storytelling through lighting
• Develop strategies to maximize performance within technological limitations
• Optimize lighting schemes to meet performance specifications
• Develop documentation and tutorials for technical processes
• Provide and seek feedback within the lighting scope
• Resolve lighting bugs
• Investigate new lighting techniques and industry trends
• Perform other ad-hoc responsibilities as requested

Senior Lighting Artist

• Produce playable levels based on art directors’ vision and level design needs
• Collaborate with Concept Art, Character Art, Environment Art, Tech Art, Level Design, and Animation
• Maintain artistic direction and quality
• Create world geometry and level composition in Unreal Engine
• Redesign existing assets into new forms
• Block out modules and levels and create first/proxy materials
• Produce work within specifications and maintain workflow pipelines within deadlines
• Model proxy assets
• Participate in reviews and implement feedback from leads and peers
• Participate in R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and improve pipelines and workflows

Senior Artist

• Own game spaces from blockout through final polish, balancing gameplay layout with visual composition, staging, lighting, and world-building
• Create, refine, and integrate pre-generated assets into cohesive, playable game environments
• Make decisions about player flow, composition, sightlines, and navigation
• Build and polish environments in Unreal Engine
• Manage streaming, HLODs, draw calls, frame budgets, and memory budgets to meet performance targets
• Use Unreal PCG and Houdini for world-building and asset placement workflows
• Implement level features, triggers, and interactives using Unreal Blueprints
• Collaborate with design, art, and engineering teams
• Own spaces across multiple development stages through shipped, cancelled, or personal projects