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Previs Generalist

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

10,001+ employees

Leading producers & providers of entertainment and information

Compensation Overview

$84.1k - $107.7kAnnually

Mid

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hybrid role requiring 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location.

Category
3D Modeling
Animation
Visual Effects (VFX)
Art, Graphics & Animation
Required Skills
Unreal Engine
Adobe Creative Suite
Animation
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, computer visualization, or computer animation required
  • 3+ years of experience in visual effects, games and/or feature animation film
  • Proficiency with Linux, Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Painter / Mari & Nuke
  • Proficiency with the Adobe Creative suite
  • Advanced problem solving skills
  • Experience modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting and/or compositing on a previs timeline
  • Experience creating content optimized for 24 fps playback in maya's viewport 2.0
  • A reel demonstrating strong creative and technical ability in photo-realistic 3D with a focus on previs
  • Strong sense of composition, animation, blocking, camera movement and cinematic terminology
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the following areas: Asset Dev: Maya/Unreal - Modeling, texturing, shading of assets
  • Set Dressing: Maya - Preparation of environments for previs shot designers
  • Rigging: Maya - In-shot rigging solutions for props and assets
  • Animation: Maya - Basic animation abilities (ie, characters, vehicles, FX)
  • Lighting+Rendering: Maya/Unreal - Preparation of low tech, fast render aesthetic solutions in Maya and Unreal Engine
  • Tool Dev: Creation of tools to assist the previs team
  • Effects: Maya/Unreal - Particle sims, cloth sims, niagara system, rigid sims, etc.
  • Compositing: Nuke - Basic compositing abilities to facilitate a post process look dev pass
  • Troubleshoot assets and shots, continually looking for and suggesting improvements to increase overall efficiency and productivity
  • Maintain or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work
  • Comfortable communicating and collaborating with other departments across ILM
  • Demonstrate flexibility with iterative process
  • Take initiative to acquire new skills and think outside of the box
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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Founded

1923