Layout Artist: Mid. - Sen. Level

Job Description

About PXO:

PXO delivers industry-leading Virtual Production and Visual Effects expertise and solutions for premium Film and Episodic content. Technology and innovation is forefront, partnering with clients on solutions to deliver on their creative expectations for film and episodic content.

We have received over 20 industry award wins and nominations and are a trusted partner for storytellers and showrunners to create iconic, visually stunning work worldwide. This includes work on Martin Scorses's Academy Award winning film Hugo, HBO's BAFTA winning House of the Dragon and Emmy winning Game of Thrones, through to Amazon's The Boys and Netflix's upcoming movie The Pale Blue Eye. (Moonfall, See, The Orville, Winning Time, Matilda).

Do you see yourself working for Pixomondo in the future? Send us your application now.

Minimum Requirements:
• 3+ years experience in creating photorealistic 3D CG environments for film or TV
• Excellent skills in Maya, organic and hard surface sculpting in Zbrush, Substance Suite, Maya, Nuke, Houdini
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional cinematography skills
• Understanding advanced matte painting techniques including appropriate layering, scene management and reference gathering
• Technical experience in photography or lighting with an emphasis on colour and composition
• Previous experience and competence working with Studio CG pipeline
• Working knowledge of Unreal considered an asset
• Well-developed organization and communication skills (fluent in English and/or German)
• Ability to manage time and priorities tasks to succeed under tight deadlines
• Enjoy being part of a team to collaborate, assist others and be willing to share techniques and skills

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Maintain a high level of quality during shot creation and hand-off.
• Create modeling, textures, shading, lighting, animation(camera and basic mechanical) for objects, environments, or full scenes
• Create scene foundations and shots by placing characters, props and environments according to the storyboard/previz.
• Work closely with the CG and Environment Supervisors and Production to find creative and technical solutions and to meet deadlines ;
• Combine talents in Photoshop, Maya and Nuke, with knowledge of modeling and camera projection techniques to produce 3D and 2D digital environments ;
• Being able to participate in the development of setups for the different stages of production in 3D and solve potential problems ;
• Be able to deliver work within established project targets and the high quality standards of the company ;
• Create complete shots, from a concept or reference to delivery to compositing.
• Well-developed organization and communication skills (fluent in English and/or German)
• Ability to manage time and priorities tasks to succeed under tight deadlines
• Enjoy being part of a team to collaborate, assist others and be willing to share techniques and skills

Additional Requirements:
• Only EU applicants can be considered for this position
• Relocation costs not covered for these positions
• Include your current resume, reel breakdown and a link to your demo reel and rate

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r06p5j-18-119-100-196-42 in your application.