3D Modeling & Texturing Artist

We're looking for a 3D Modeling & Texturing Artist whose main strength is photorealistic texturing. You'll create film-quality assets for our feature: characters, creatures, props, environments and set extensions that must sit seamlessly in live-action plates. You'll work closely with the CG supervisor, lookdev, lighting and compositing teams to make sure every asset holds up full-screen at cinema resolution.

What You'll Do

• Create high-resolution, photoreal textures for hero and background assets
• Paint and layer materials in Mari and Substance 3D Painter using UDIM workflows
• Build realistic surface detail: skin, cloth, metal, wood, stone, plus aging, decay, dirt and weathering
• Create clean UV layouts and organize UDIMs for film-scale assets
• Create displacement and normal detail from sculpts and scan data
• Clean up and texture photogrammetry and scanned assets
• Match textures to on-set reference, HDRIs and the plate photography
• Model and refine assets in Maya, Blender or ZBrush as required
• Run lookdev turntables and fix texture issues raised in lighting and comp
• Follow pipeline standards for naming, versioning, color management and exports

Must-Have Skills

• A strong portfolio in which photorealistic texturing is the standout skill
• Advanced Mari and/or Substance 3D Painter
• Strong UDIM, UV and texture-resolution management for film assets
• Solid PBR and physically based shading fundamentals
• A deep understanding of real-world materials and how they age, wear and react to light
• Experience with displacement workflows and sculpt-to-texture detail
• Photoshop for photo-sourcing, projection and cleanup
• Modeling in Maya or Blender, and sculpting in ZBrush
• Ability to take supervisor feedback and deliver to shot deadlines

Good to Have

• Lookdev experience in Arnold, RenderMan, V-Ray or Redshift
• Photogrammetry and scan-data processing (RealityCapture, Metashape)
• Creature or digital-double texturing
• Knowledge of ACES / OCIO color pipelines
• Substance Designer for procedural materials
• Feature film, episodic VFX or high-end cinematic credits