Senior Facial Modeler

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.

To support The Mill's animated characters and CG human work on cinematic game trailers and commercials, we are looking for a Senior Facial Modeler experienced with character sculpting and specializing in CG human faces.

A high level understanding of facial anatomy and movement through proven experience is required. This artist will not only create models from scratch but also apply studio approved topology to existing sculpts and scans.

An extensive understanding and experience of creating detailed FACS based face rigs on photoreal human characters is required. It is a very collaborative role, working closely with the rigging and animation teams to ensure that rigs and performances meet quality expectations. This role also requires the ability to perform shot sculpting and facial animation from time to time.

Qualifications
• 5+ years experience in a VFX/post-production studio
• Have a clear understanding of the facial modeling process, topology needs and edge flow requirements
• Able to interpret designs and accurately match reference material.
• Confident in your technical ability to be able to troubleshoot problems.
• Excellent understanding of generating FACS blendshapes from a neutral face model to create a detailed face rig, complete with wrinkles and combo-shapes
• Ability to work closely with others in rigging and animation to iterate and improve the face rig's capabilities
• Strong anatomy knowledge for both humans and creatures
• Experience animating facial performances from scratch, improving facial capture solves, and shot sculpting facial geometry post-animation to create believable and detailed shots
• Experienced using Zbrush and Maya
• Excellent understanding of preparing UV's, texturing, topology and mesh flow

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g367p9-3-15-202-214-42 in your application.