CG Generalist (General Submission)

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Company: Powerhouse VFX
Position: CG Generalist
Location: Vancouver, BC (Remote)
*Pay Range: $28.85 - $70.00 CAD hourly


POSITION SUMMARY:

The CG Generalist is responsible for completing a diverse array of 3D-related tasks, maintaining a high degree of adaptability and a wide breadth of CG skills.

 
MAIN DUTIES:

The CG Generalist will proficiently complete 3D-related tasks including hard surface modeling, look development, texturing, animation, rendering, shading, lighting, tracking, and effects. They will assist with developing look of a sequence. They will drive the creative and technical setup of assets. They will ensure look consistency, optimized render times, and ease of use of assets. Other duties include:

• Manage publishing of asset and conducts follow-ups to ensure team usability.
• QC lighting setups of other Houdini TDs to ensure best practices, optimized render times, and methodologies.
• Work closely with compositors to ensure renders are efficient, consistent, and clean.
• Pivot between roles and projects as needed.
• Maintain aesthetic, creative, and technical quality standards of production.

WHAT YOU BRING:
 The ideal candidate will bring solid prior CG generalist experience at VFX studio. They will bring a proven ability across various CG disciplines. They will bring a strong understanding of CG pipeline. They will also bring the following:

• Strong technical CG knowledge.
• Strong background in character, mechanical, animation.
• Proven ability to balance quality of work with time constraints.
• Working knowledge of Maya, Houdini, Substance, Photoshop, Zbrush, Mari, Nuke, Shotgrid.
• Asset lookdev and shot lighting is done within Houdini, and rendered with Mantra and Karma.

 
About the Company:
Company 3 / Method Studios provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more. 

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3: 
Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.
It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs. 
The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings will apply.
Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through this careers’ website.
The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state and local pay transparency laws.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law. Apply