Lead Crowd Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Lead Crowd Artist (Gamedev): Leading a team of crowd artists in producing advanced VFX crowd setup and shots for a variety of scenarios with an accent on maintaining a high standard of quality and consistency across all crowd work. Focus on troubleshooting complex crowd issues and creating digital crowd behaviors and simulations.

Location: Must be based in British Columbia, or willing to relocate.

Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 a year (Vancouver, BC)

Company

hirify.global is a global creative studio partnering with storytellers to turn their ambitions into stunning reality by blending filmmaking with breakthrough technologies.

What you will do

• Lead and manage a team of Crowd artists, providing guidance, feedback and technical support.
• Collaborate with Crowd department Supervisor/s and show Supervisor/s to maintain a high standard of quality and consistency across all crowd work in the project.
• Establish ongoing communication with production and supervisors regarding project schedules, deadlines and shot/sequence feedback.
• Troubleshoot and problem-solve complex crowd issues.
• Attend all relevant meetings on shots, sequence, production and internal team development.
• Create digital crowd behaviors and simulations to achieve the look, movement, and style envisioned.

Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years of crowd experience in live-action visual effects for feature films, episodic or similar production environments with strong portfolio showcasing a range of crowd setup and shot work.
• Expert knowledge of Houdini crowd is required.
• Proven experience in a leadership or supervisory role for crowd teams preferred.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision; strong troubleshooting ability and an artistic eye to crowd behaviors.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Golaem is strongly preferred.
• Experience with mocap retargeting in Maya or MotionBuilder is a plus.
• Experience working with a USD based pipeline is a plus.
• Familiarity with scripting languages is a plus (Python/VEX).

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic workforce nestled within the industry’s most intriguing cities, united by a drive to push the boundaries of storytelling.
• Technology serves artistry and our people are the soul behind everything we do, deepening creative connection, rather than replacing it.
• Committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application.