Character Surfacing Senior Artist (Madrid)

Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.

While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.As a **Character Surfacing Senior Artist**, you will create high detailed texture maps and materials for movie characters and props, as well as the final aspect of the movie characters, working in coordination with the Production Designer and Art department to deliver a visually impressive look.

**Responsibilities**:

- Paints textures utilizing photography and pre-existing textures.
- Paints stylized textures from concepts following the look of the show.
- Creates procedural textures from Substance designer.
- Ability to create, adapt, and iterate, within a variety of artistic styles.
- Ability to properly research and work independently in absence of concept art.
- Precisely and accurately follows reference and direction to create the desired look of a surface.
- Creates stylized painted textures and also realistic textures.
- Understands and translates the vision of the Production Designer into the look of the movie.
- Works with the Production team, Art Director and Visual Effects Supervisor to create the desired look for characters that may reflect any of a wide variety of styles.
- 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.
- Knowledge of skinning, rigging, lighting and optimization.
- Clear understanding of UVs and texture layout.
- Works together with the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
- Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead's guidance.

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
- 3+ years in the animation industry.
- Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must.
- Great understanding of facial construction, proportions physique.
- Thorough understanding of Autodesk /Maya / Zbrush./ Substance Painter/Designer
- Houdini and Renderman is a plus.
- Good in topology techniques.
- High English level desirable.
- 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 integral audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.

Skydance is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We welcome and consider applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy status, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Diversity in the workplace is not just a commitment, it is who we are and a reflection of what makes our world special.

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