Barnstorm VFX

Artist

• Create and maintain high-quality lighting setups for CG assets, environments, and visual effects.
• Produce photorealistic renders that seamlessly match live-action footage.
• Collaborate with CG Supervisors, VFX Supervisors, and Compositors to meet the project's artistic and technical goals.
• Contribute to look development and the finalization of shots.
• Optimize scenes and renders while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Diagnose and solve lighting, rendering, and CG integration issues throughout production.
• Work closely with Environment, FX, Look Development, and Compositing teams to ensure visual consistency across departments.
• Participate in improving lighting workflows and best practices.
• Attend shot reviews and dailies, offering creative and technical solutions.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level artists as needed.

Senior Lighting Artist

Principal

• Créer, maintenir et résoudre des rigs de personnages et visages de haute qualité (Maya / mGear)
• Réaliser des simulations de cloth, hair, muscle et peau via Houdini ou workflows Maya
• Optimiser rigs et simulations pour l’animation et la production (grooming, caches, publication)
• Développer des outils, scripts et workflows en Python ou VEX
• Gérer des tâches de shot : tech anim, corrections de déformation, sculpt correctif, collisions
• Débugger, versionner et publier rigs, caches et simulations (Alembic / USD)
• Suivre les tâches via ShotGrid/Flow et soutenir les artistes dans les plannings de production
• Intervenir sur plusieurs disciplines creature selon les besoins de production
• Prototyper et améliorer les systèmes de rigging, simulation et déformation
• Collaborer avec Pipeline et CG Supervision sur les workflows creature (Maya, Houdini, mGear)
• Créer documentation, templates et standards de workflow
• Mentorer les artistes rigging, CFX et creature (junior à mid)

Lead Creature Artist, QC

• Concevoir, maintenir et résoudre les problèmes liés aux rigs corporels et faciaux de haute qualité à l’aide de mGear et Maya.
• Simuler des vêtements, cheveux, muscles et déformations de peau réalistes dans Houdini ou Maya.
• Optimiser et préparer les rigs pour l’animation et les simulations par plan, incluant l’intégration des groomings et la publication des caches.
• Développer et maintenir des outils, scripts et flux de travail internes en Python ou VEX.
• Réaliser des tâches de CFX et de Tech Anim au niveau des plans, incluant la sculpture corrective, le nettoyage des déformations et la résolution des collisions.
• Déboguer, versionner et publier des rigs, caches et simulations à l’aide d’Alembic et USD dans le pipeline de production.
• Utiliser ShotGrid/Flow pour assurer le suivi de vos tâches ainsi que de celles des artistes Creature que vous accompagnez afin de respecter les échéanciers de production.
• Participer aux travaux de rigging, de simulation et de production selon les besoins.

Rigging Artist

Supervisor

• Establish the overall vision for the VFX project that best meets the client’s creative and technical needs;
• Work with the VFX Producer and Executive Producer to assist with bids;
• Communicate the creative vision and translate the vision to objectives for the project team;
• Collaborate with the VFX Producer to ensure that all assigned projects have a well-defined production schedule, adequate and appropriate resources, performance targets and milestones;
• Monitor the creative process, including daily reviews of assets and shots, providing regular feedback and guidance to team members;
• Alongside the VFX Producer, regularly review project budgets and manage resources to keep projects on time and within budget;
• Ensure regular communication of status of projects and maintain an ongoing positive and collaborative working relationship with clients;

VFX Supervisor

• Intégrer de façon fluide et réaliste des éléments aux prises de vue réelles
• Collaborer avec les Leads, Superviseurs et les autres artistes pour respecter les échéanciers serrés
• Produire un travail de haute qualité de façon constante
• Suivre les directives des Superviseurs Compositing afin de concrétiser la vision des clients

Artiste en compositing – Compositing Artist

General

• Schedules, prioritizes, and tracks internal technical assignments and project details
• Organizes dailies, rounds, and project meetings; organize and setup rooms/media
• Ensures Shotgun (project management software) statuses and task assignments and project scope is maintained daily
• Coordinates and package shot deliveries including submission documentation
• Ensures team members are clear on daily deliverables; calendar management, records all notes from clients, dailies, and rounds
• Communicates team updates; understands priorities
• Coordinates and monitor multiple projects
• Documentation and report preparation; tasks tracked and managed
• Communicates any schedule changes to appropriate stakeholders; escalates to Supervisors/Producers
• Follows up on approved and completed work; ensure delivery on time and to specification
• Establishes quality control and project closures processes

VFX Production Coordinator

2D Artist

• Effectively and seamlessly integrate elements with production footage, using rotoscoping, keying, painting, tracking, and other compositing techniques
• Along with Leads, Supervisors, and other artists, collaborate with other departments to complete assigned tasks under tight deadlines and fast turnaround times.
• Craft photorealistic digital paintings and environment elements that align with the project's visual style; using a blend of 2D and 3D tools including camera setup, projection modeling, animation, and light passes
• Blend photographic textures, painted elements, and 3D assets to envision, create, and design immersive digital environments using techniques like camera animation, projection mapping, and advanced layering.
• Seamlessly integrate your work into final shots, maintaining a consistent sense of lighting, depth, perspective, and color throughout the composition
• Fuse traditional painting techniques with technical expertise in photography, modeling, and digital design to develop both 2D matte elements
• Collaborate closely with VFX Supervisors to identify efficient workflows and ensure every plate aligns with creative concepts and production timelines
• Deliver consistently high-quality work and troubleshoot technical problems on assigned shots. Execute clients' vision to the highest standards.

Compositor, Digital Matte Painter – Mid-Senior

Software Engineer

• Develop and maintain 3D workflows in Maya and Houdini, with a strong emphasis on Houdini based automation, scene assembly systems, and template driven pipelines that let artists start from a working scene rather than building from scratch.
• Design and build tooling that automates the construction of shots and sequences, including procedural scene assembly, asset wrangling, and reusable Houdini templates and HDAs that scale across projects.
• Ensure seamless integration with other software tools and APIs, including USD as a backbone for asset interchange and scene composition.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels (owners, supervisors, and artists) to keep everyone aligned on ongoing projects, priorities, and issues.
• Develop custom tools for Houdini in Python (C++ is a plus), with a focus on workflow automation and artist facing tooling that reduces repetitive setup work. Maya is a plus.
• Optimize pipeline performance and stability, addressing performance, security, and scalability issues as they come up.
• Maintain and troubleshoot pipeline tools and workflows, providing support and guidance to artists and technical directors.
• Mentor junior pipeline developers, supporting their technical growth and professional development.
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, proposing and implementing improvements to the pipeline.