Senior Artist - Asset

Job Description

The Mill is a global creative partner for agencies, production companies, and brands, working across all media channels and platforms. 

We are trusted specialists in visual effects, creative technologies, and content production. Our projects include the creation of digital products and virtual experiences, as well as world-class visual effects and video production.

We are a vibrant network of talented artists, producers, directors, and creative technologists from multinational backgrounds. We nurture innovation, flexibility, and diverse ideas across our studios in London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin, and Bangalore. We are all united by one single ambition: To create extraordinary and memorable work that captivates and excites audiences.

We are The Mill. 

We create the extraordinary.

Demonstrate an all-rounded skill within Modeling, Sculpting and Texturing with the ability to deliver a refined result in all three areas. Strong artistic ability with high level of creativity. A solid understanding of anatomy, proportion, and mechanical functionality strong artistic skills and grasp the concepts of detail, composition, color, form, and scale.

Qualifications

Asset Artist Essentials:
• Excellent in-depth knowledge of 3D pipeline and an overall understanding of VFX work flow to carry out quality checks regularly to ensure the highest standard of work/output.
• 7 years + experience in Asset creation for quality VFX projects (Should be well versed in at least 3 of the following disciplines: model, texture, sculpting ,Lookdev )
• Should be self-sufficient in quality check of own work and meeting project expectations.
• In-depth knowledge of Maya.
• Thorough knowledge of Mari / Substance painter, Zbrush, Advanced Photoshop.
• Good knowledge of Topology, mesh deformation, Unwrap and UV layout, UDIM workflow.
• Knowledge of image-based model techniques (Modeling with camera lineups)
• Understands complexities of the task, be able to suggest efficient workflow, time estimations and be able to foresee challenges and difficulties and help in trouble shooting.
• Excellent in written and verbal communication skills. (Internal communication within the team and with clients)

Any of the following skills is a bonus:
• Assisting leads and supervisors on bigger shows as Key Artists.
• Mentoring juniors on productions task and techniques, documentation of new findings and workflows.
• Knowledge of lighting, shading and basic scripting will be an added advantage.
• Should be adaptive and be able to mold accordingly to the creative need.
• Knowledge of Photogrammetry, Substance Designer, Alchemist.
• Good understanding of Asset dependencies with other departments like Rigging and Animation and lighting.
• Houdini procedural model and other Asset techniques in Houdini.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g67omj-18-216-94-152-42 in your application.