Concept Artist Freelance - Montréal, Canada - Rodeo FX

Rodeo FX

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company Description

As a company founded and run by an artist, it's our mission to provide talented artists with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and to thrive in a fun and creative environment.

Job Description:

The Concept Artist creates photo realistic and high quality concepts including creature design, hard surface and mechanical assets, and illustrations, for both pre and post production.

Main responsibilities:

Create high quality concept art including creature design, hard surface and mechanical assets, and illustrations in collaboration with the department supervisor and other artists within the team;
Provide indepth research, reference material, and develop conceptual ideas;
Create concepts from scratch using reference material and scripts;
Promote best practices in the concept art techniques to streamline production;
May participate in the development of tools and techniques for the department;
Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions;
Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected.

Qualifications:

Experience in a similar position, within the VFX industry or a game studio;
Excellent 2D drawing and painting skills, including traditional illustration skills;
Knowledge of a 3D package (Maya, Blender, c4d, Keyshot and/or zbrush);
Must have skills in modeling, lighting and texturing;
Advanced skills in design and photography;
Knowledge of the VFX Color Pipeline;
Excellent knowledge of Photoshop;
Excellent sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines.

Additional Information

Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects._