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Senior Grooming Artist, Cinematics
3 years ago
Job Title:
Senior Grooming Artist, CinematicsRequisition ID:
R002405Job Description:
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a highly skilled Grooming Artist for its cinematics department. You should have extensive experience working with grooming tools to achieve a range of stylized to photo-real looks. You will be organized and creative, with the ability to solve problems efficiently within production timelines. Experience in an additional skillset such as texture painting, look development, modeling, and/or rigging is a plus.
COVID-19 Hiring Update : We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.
Responsibilities
- Focus on grooming both photo-real and stylized hairstyles for hero assets in production, can be trusted with more difficult assets.
- Understand what the Show Lead and Supervisors need in terms of asset creation and production support.
- Provide production support when and where it’s needed
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in feature film animation or visual effects
- Good, thorough understanding of grooming techniques.
- Efficient in industry standard texturing tools like XGen, Yeti, Ornatrix
- Experience with renderers like PrMan, Redshift, or similar
Pluses:
- Additional skillset in texture painting, look development, rigging, and/or modeling
Required Application Materials
- Resume (PDF Preferred)
- Link to reel and/or portfolio
Job Status: Full time
Primary Location : United States-CA-Irvine
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Team Name:
Cinematics
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