Senior Artist (Virtual Art Department)
We are seeking a talented Senior Artist to join our Los Angeles team!
Responsibilities
- Advocate for and promote best practices in realtime environment performance, including asset creation, materials, lighting, and related workflows specifically tailored for in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) and LED volumes
- Serve as an integral contributor within Magnopus's Virtual Art Department development team
- Create vast, highly detailed, photorealistic procedural landscapes and digital environments optimized for live virtual production execution
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively
- Partner with Production Designers and Art Directors to provide cohesive lighting solutions
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with key stakeholders
- Work closely with the team to tackle complex challenges while shaping and refining best practices and workflows
- Document tools and techniques for departmental reference
- Assist Lead Artist with creating schedules and timelines for projects
- Mentoring junior artists while setting visual quality standards
- Work with Leads and stakeholders to address notes from clients or creative teams
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Art Lead
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with real-time environment art creation in Unreal
- Demonstrated experience building and lighting virtual environments
- Expertise in Maya for modeling and UV work
- Excellent proficiency in Substance Painter/Designer and Photoshop
- Proven expertise in terrain generation software such as Gaea or World Machine to create vast, expansive, and high-fidelity natural landscapes
- Strong understanding of authoring texture and material following PBR principles
- Passion for innovation and a steadfast commitment to leading-edge industry trends and technologies
- Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams using task-management software (JIRA, Shotgun, etc.)
Nice to Haves
- Direct experience working on a live LED volume stage or within a dedicated Virtual Art Department (VAD) environment
- Visual Effects experience
- Knowledge of shaders/materials and how they work under the hood
- Basic Scripting Knowledge (C# / Javascript / Python)
- Background in cinematography, film lighting, or live-action production
- Animation/Rigging Experience
- Passion for innovation and a steadfast commitment to leading-edge industry trends, virtual art department pipelines, and AI tool workflows
$80,000 - $130,000 a year