The Walt Disney Company · 1 month ago
Hard Surface Modeler - Expression of Interest
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $119K/yr
3+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is seeking to gather resumes for potential future openings for the role of Hard Surface Modeler in their Digital Model Shop team. The Hard Surface Modeler will be responsible for designing and creating 3D assets for production, collaborating with various team members to ensure high-quality outputs that meet production needs.
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Responsibilities
Design and create 3D assets including vehicles, robots, spaceships, props and environments that are to be painted, animated and used in a production, with an emphasis on proportion, form, detail, and functionality
Collaborate with the Modeling Lead/Supervisor, VFX Supervisor, and Texture Artist to identify and build the “look” for an asset
Work with production and model leadership or CG supervisor to deliver high quality assets on time that meet all departments needs
Build geometry with an understanding of how the asset will be used in the entire production process and adapt working approach to suit the specific asset needs
Present your work in dailies and discuss all aspects of your asset as needed
Performs other tasks where suitable such as shot correctives, gathering reference or building more simple character asset elements like props and costumes
Qualification
Required
Portfolio demonstrating strong and growing hard surface skills, displaying a strong understanding of design, movement and mechanical functionality
3+ years proven experience crafting assets in a VFX studio environment
A strong interest and growing knowledge of film and video post production techniques and a good understanding of the full VFX pipeline
3+ years Maya and Zbrush or Mudbox experience and demonstration of a desire to continuously develop both technically and artistically
Knowledge of Linux is a necessity to navigate through ILM's production pipeline
Preferred
Portfolio demonstrating traditional artistic skills such as drawing or traditional model building is a plus
Additional animation experience is a plus
Use of Houdini or other procedural modelling techniques is a bonus
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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