Lookdev Artist

Job Description

Founded in 2001, MR. X is an award-winning visual effects company specializing in High-Concept series episodic and feature films. With years long relationships with some of Hollywood's top creators, MR. X has delivered the visual effects for critically acclaimed titles like; The Shape of Water, Roma, American Gods and Vikings, to name a few. By partnering with our clients through every stage of their project, we help shape and guide what makes it to the screen, in some of the world's most exciting film and television content. MR. X has facilities in Toronto, Montreal, Bangalore, Los Angeles and Adelaide, with a combined staff of over 800 filmmakers, artists, and programmers. We are MR. X. Partners in storytelling.

Lookdev Artists produce high-quality lookdev and shading for our CG Assets.
If you have a passion for lookdev and have experience in creating photo real characters and environments, then we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

Lookdev essentials:
• Knowledge of Renderman (user level)
• Knowledge of rendering methods
• Knowledge of Physically Plausible Shading models
• Knowledge of Mel/Python scripting

Any of the following technical skills is a bonus:
• Experience using Katana
• Shader Writing Abilities
• Previous experience with Linux

Any of the following experience is a great advantage:
• Previous experience in a VFX environment
• Previous experience performing look development tasks
• Experience with real-world lighting and photography

The details above provide an outline of the key requirements for candidates to apply for a role in this department. At Mr.X we have a number of job classifications within our artist team structure. These are:
• Artist
• Key Artist
• Technical Artist
• Lead
• Head of Department

Based on your skills we will assess your suitability for a particular role during the application process.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d89nkq-18-223-172-184-42 in your application.