Freelance Senior VFX Modeller

Job Description

The role

As a Freelance Senior VFX Modeller, you will play a crucial role in bringing visual effects to life in film and television projects. Your exceptional modelling skills will contribute to the creation of stunning and realistic 3D assets that enhance the overall visual quality of our productions.

You will participate in dailies sessions, offering and receiving constructive feedback, and using your ability to analyse and troubleshoot to solve modelling related technical challenges.

Key Skills

• Ability to create high-quality 3D models based on concept art, references, and photogrammetry scans.
• Maintain clean and efficient topology suitable for animation, rigging, and rendering.
• Ensure models meet the technical requirements of the pipeline, including UV mapping and subdivision.
• Strong knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, and Reality Capture; experience with Houdini is a plus.
• Expertise in hard surface and organic modelling with a solid understanding of topology, edge flow, and UV mapping.
• Strong sense of form, scale, and proportion, with the ability to work accurately from reference images and concept art.
• Collaborate with texture artists to define and maintain a high level of detail in assets.
• Work closely with Leads and Supervisors to align with artistic and technical goals.
• Optimize assets for efficient rendering and performance.
• Ability to take direction and collaborate effectively within a team.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a VFX studio.
• Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and techniques in 3D modelling.

Qualifications

Additional Information

What happens next? 

If you think Outpost sounds like a good fit for you, or you simply want to chat with someone about the role and our culture, get in touch today! If you would like to apply you can do so here, or if you want to know more, please email [email protected]  

Equal opportunities

At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary talent and potential. No candidate will receive any less favourable treatment based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual preference, or any other factor that has no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.