The Creature Supervisor will oversee the development of all Rigging and CFX of CG creatures from design and build stage to final render. All through the process you will be supervising the pipeline and providing direction on architecture and methods, working with the Head of Creature and the Pipeline team to improve departmental efficiency. You will be communicating with the other departments, while ensuring effective collaboration between your Creature TDs and related teams within the pipeline. A key facet of your role will be leading and mentoring your team through technical and creative challenges, to ensure only the best quality results are delivered by your. You will lead by example in implementing key challenging work yourself, and with on-the-spot guidance, as well as through planned training schemes implemented by you with our in-house trainers
Must Have Proven high-end feature film VFX experience, featuring major creatures/characters on multiple projectsThorough knowledge of most areas of creature specialisation (Rigging, Muscle/Skin simulation, Cloth and Hair/Fur simulation) Full working knowledge of MayaNeed to be comfortable with the more technical aspects of creature work, and have strong, critical visual and artistic skillsFamiliarity with pipeline issues and a typical creature heavy post production environmentStrong leadership qualities with proven ability and experience supervising teams
Desirable
Programming or scripting skills (MEL, Python, VEX)Experience with Ziva, Houdini and USDExperience creating crowd simulations About You Organised, pro-active and a self-starterA team player and clear communicator, and a keenness for collaborationA team leader, approachable and personable, with strong motivational qualitiesAdaptable and with a willingness to learn new skills and techniques – including proprietary softwareCalm under pressure and committed to meet production deadlines A positive, can-do attitude
About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).