Environmental Matte Painter — Pixomondo TORONTO

[PixomondoLLC]

Office: [Canada] Toronto
Start Data: ASAP
Contract: Full time (contract)

PIXOMONDO is an international visual effects company with a global network of 11 facilities in the US, China, Germany, UK and Canada. We are recruiting for key positions in our Toronto office, where we would like to welcome anyone with the right experience to work in a fresh and international environment.

Requirements of the company:

Good Judgment.
You know what to do. And you know what you need to do now and what you can do later. You know if it needs a bandage or a cure. And you know what\'s going to happen after you\'re done with it.

Creativity and Curiosity.
You\'re smart, but flexible. You\'re open to considering the other perspective, and sometimes you have the responsibility to come up with it. You don\'t just \"do your thing\". You\'re interested in how other people are doing \"their things\" too, and how all of those \"things\" can be donebetter.

Selflessness.
You understand that the people you work with areas important as you are, and believe that what\'s good for the company, and good for the project, are likely what\'s good for you too. You listen to what other people are saying, and understand it. And you communicate well with others in writing and in person because you know you\'re not alone.

Courage, Passion, and Honesty.
You don\'t do something wrong because you \"were told to\", and aren\'t afraid to speak up respectfully when it\'s important. We want everything to be the best it can be, and you do too. You take risks and responsibility in proportional measure, and you\'re reliable. When you say it\'ll be done, it gets done; and when you said it would.


Job Requirements:

• Ability to create photo-real environments and landscapes exhibiting a strong foundation in photo-realistic traditional and digital art skills with an emphasis on landscapes. Performs tasks related to integrating added imagery into a shots, preserving a unified sense of lighting, perspective, and color. Also responsible for creating original 2D and 3D content that may comprise part or all of an environment.
• Combines painting skills in animation software, with a knowledge of photography, practical and digital modeling, and design, to create 2D and 3D paintings for digital environments.
• Works closely with the Supervisor to ensure that plates meet planned concept design requirements.
• Must have strong artistic background, and a sharp eye for detail.

Qualifications:

• 4 + years of production experience.
• Demo reel required, high quality.
• Proficient with Maya and Adobe Photoshop.
• Knowledge and some experience of Nuke a plus.
• Strong knowledge of camera focal lengths, good sense of composition and an understanding ofdifferent out-put requirements. Requires knowledge of 2D and 3D animation, software, and motion.
• Strong knowledge and ability in perspective, value matching 35 mm photography, flatbed scanning, and motion.
• Thorough knowledge of advanced matte painting techniques including color space, digital paint techniques and Photoshop file management (file format, bit depth resolution or appropriate layering of elements).
• A good understanding and application of basic perspective as a basis for a form building/correcting strategy in the creation of the digital environments.
• Technical proficiency in photography with an emphasis on composition, depth, lighting and color.

To Apply for this Position:

• Local applicants only, relocation costs not covered for these positions. Must be eligible to work in Canada.
• Include your current resume, reel breakdown and a link to your demo reel and rate.
• Please fill out our recruiting form: http://www.pixomondo.com/download/applicationform.pdf
• Make sure your resume also includes your name, address, phone, and email.
• Submit an email with the Subject \"ENVIRONMENTAL MATTE PAINTER\" to pxm-yto_jobs@pixomondo.com
• Please no walk in applicants.