The Virtual Art Department (VAD) is the bridge between a traditional Art Department to the Virtual Production (VP) and Visual Effects (VFX). VAD Generalistswork with the Art Director to create Real Time environments and assets to allow for virtual scouting and pre-lighting with the client. Besides building preliminary real time environments,VAD Generalists may alsoprovideconcept art and designs as needed, and overpainting renders to generate key art frames that help define the “look” of a show.

Responsibilities
Creating 3D Real Time Assets (model/texture) and Previs geometry
Blocking out layout and lighting for real time environment builds in Unreal Engine
Optimizing assets to be performant for scouting and pre-lighting
Prepare scene and content ahead of client reviews and virtual scouting sessions
Potentially help process and cleanup of photogrammetry assets
Potentially help with rapid prototyping of designs using 2D/3D techniques
Potentially create concept art and mood boards for VP/VFX projects
Potentially renderand overpaintto generate Key Art Frames for VP/VFX projects to guide the looks early on




Teamup with VAD Concept Artist and worktogether to tackle creative development
Communicate with Production and the Art Director and follow up on specific artistic direction
Work to meet defined milestones and deadlines

The Ideal Candidate
A solid traditional/digital art foundationwith an emphasis on photo-realism
Being able to follow a specific style/look and achieve a more stylized finish is a plus
Experience using Unreal Engine is a huge plus
A desire to learn and the ability to quickly pickup recent software
Demonstratedand proven ability in one or more 2D/3D techniques, including : Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Look Dev / Matte Painting / Concept Art / Design / Procedural Workplace Creation
Demonstratedand proven knowledge in some or all of these software packages : Photoshop / Maya / Unreal Engine / Z Brush / Houdini / Gaea / Substance Painter / Nuke (Comparable Software experience considered e.g., Blender)
An individual who displays strong teamwork and excellent communication
An individual with VFX experience is a huge plus
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📌 Senior Virtual Art Department Generalist Toronto
🏢 Virtual Producer
📍 Toronto