Lookdev Artist

Job Description

MPC expands into Streaming and Episodic VFX with the launch of a specialist division, MPC Episodic. The division offers episodic directors and producers' access to the pioneering technology and world-class talent behind recent blockbusters such as; The Lion King, Godzilla: King of The Monsters, Detective Pikachu and the BAFTA award winning 1917.

Led by MD Tom Williams, Executive VFX Supervisor, Pete Jopling (The Bourne Legacy, Captain America: Civil War, Chernobyl),Head of Creative Gurel Mehmet (The Witcher, Avengers: Endgame, Inception) and Senior Producer Therese Zambra (Mars, Frontline) MPC Episodic is actively hiring the industry's top VFX talent, to work on some of the most exciting series visual effects work in the industry.

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 MPC Episodic 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.

This job application remains open even when we don't have roles available. If you would like to be considered, please apply and we will contact you as soon as we have an opening.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3wynr-3-141-41-187-42 in your application.