Motion Designer creating social media videos and animations for BETC Havas agency. Collaborating with creative teams in a hybrid work environment in São Paulo, Brazil.
About the role
- 3D Character Supervisor responsible for guiding character asset creation. Overseeing teams to ensure high-quality character assets for animation while mentoring artists.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the creation and delivery of high-quality character assets
- Supervise and guide modelling, texturing, shading, grooming and character FX teams
- Provide feedback and mentorship to asset artists
- Oversee hair, fur and cloth simulation needs
- Collaborate with the Rigging Supervisor to optimize models for animation
- Support and maintain dialogue with other crew members
- Assist the Pipeline and Technical teams in developing asset workflows
- Identify and solve technical challenges related to asset creation
- Participate in review sessions with the Art Director and other department leads
- Coordinate with Production Coordinators and Producers to track asset progress
- Maintain documentation on workflows and best practices
- Work closely with the client or external vendors when necessary
Requirements
- Between 3–5 years of experience in a similar supervisory or lead-level position
- Strong artistic sense and understanding of form, shape, structure, silhouette and performance requirements in character creation
- Excellent knowledge of topology, UV mapping and efficient geometry creation for animation and rendering
- Extensive experience in texturing, shading and material creation for photorealistic and stylised character assets
- Strong experience in hair/fur grooming and cloth simulation workflows (CFX)
- Strong understanding of physically based rendering (PBR) workflows and implementation in production environments
- Experience working in Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Katana, Houdini, XGen, Yeti and other industry-standard tools
- Familiarity with rigging requirements for smooth deformation and articulation in characters
- Experience with render engines such as Arnold, Redshift and/or RenderMan
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues related to character assets and implement efficient solutions
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding artists across multiple sub-disciplines
- Excellent communication and organisational skills to effectively coordinate with multiple departments
- Ability to develop, document and refine character asset workflows and best practices
- Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced production environment
- Fluent in English and/or Spanish language, both written and verbal
- Eligible to work in Spain/Europe
Benefits
- cake days
- movie nights
- wrap parties
- Kulture Klub for social activities
- training and support opportunities
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