Skydance

Junior Technical Artist - Crowds

Skydance  •  Madrid, ES (Onsite)  •  17 hours ago
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Job Description

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As a Junior Technical Artist in crowds you will be responsible for helpingits assigned departments to solve basic technical issues.

Responsibilities

  • Fix the issues in the assigned scenes.

  • Help artists to solve simple bugs.

  • Review Pending Tickets.

  • Assist artists when issues arise in the day-to-day processes of the department – eg. Creating work scenes, publishing work, preparing renders for dailies, etc.

  • Test libraries such as Houdini's HDAs and prototypes.

  • Updating basic documentation. Review and update the technical documentation related to the workflows and tools of the department that they support.

  • Be responsible for Asset assemblies and updates

  • Attend technical meetings to as requested, to keep trained and updated in the new studio/department tools, pipelines, workflows, etc.

  • Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.

  • Assists other team members, when necessary.

  • Follows the department supervisor and leads’instruction

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.

  • Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must

  • Knowledge of some 3D animation area (Modeling, Surfacing, Animation, Lighting)

  • Solid understanding of Houdini.

  • Experience in 3D animation Software (Maya, Max, or Houdini).

  • Medium English level.

  • Spanish desirable

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.
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About Skydance

Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.

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201-500 employees
Headquarters
Santa Monica, CA
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