About the role
Job Details
- Position: Character Effects Artist
- Business Segment: Universal Film
- Type: Full-time
- Compensation: USD 89,752 - USD 130,000 yearly
- Location: Glendale, California
- Work Model: Hybrid (minimum of four days per week in the office)
Company Description
DreamWorks Animation is a growth-minded studio that tells stories about the journeys of unconventional heroes. The company is a community of artists, technologists, innovators, and creators. The Character Effects department is responsible for the setup and shot simulation of cloth, fur, hair, foliage, feathers, props, and other simulations as required on various projects.
Responsibilities
- Design and craft character effects such as cloth and fur simulations.
- Develop generalized tools, used in Character FX, to help improve the pipeline.
- Create cloth and hair simulations, prop animation, and animation cleanup for shot work in production.
- Creatively solve problems and achieve art direction for a shot.
- Troubleshoot and solve problems independently.
- Demonstrate artistic vision and appropriately expand upon the art direction given.
- Perform technical animation for shots in production.
- Execute cloth and fur simulations.
- Perform deformations, procedural modeling, and animation.
Qualifications
- Excellent eye for motion and solid understanding of animation principles.
- Solid understanding of software such as Maya and Houdini.
- Scripting proficiency in Mel and Python.
- Good problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems.
- Ability to prioritize, work independently or within a group, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
- Must submit a resume/CV through the official NBCUniversal careers portal.
- Must be prepared to provide a reel/portfolio of work examples upon request.
Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to rigging tools and surface modeling techniques preferred.
- Dynamic simulation background preferred.
- Production experience preferred.
Additional Information
NBCUniversal provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
- NBCUniversal will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, arrest, or conviction records, consistent with legal requirements (e.g., Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative).
- Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans throughout the recruitment process via AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.
- External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview prior to a hiring decision.