Bring CG characters and creatures to life at Netflix Animation Studios in Vancouver through texturing, shading, grooming, and look development. This hybrid role requires at least three weekly office days.
As a Character Surfacing / Look Development Artist, you will support upcoming CG feature films. You will create production-ready surfacing while preserving artistic intent from designs and references. The work emphasizes characters, creatures, costumes, stylized textures, shaders, grooming, and UV layout.
Key Responsibilities: Create textures through hand-painted and procedural workflows
Develop stylized and physically plausible shaders
Interpret designs and references for production surfacing
Maintain project style and department standards




Communicate with leadership, production, and teammates
Requirements: Three-plus years in shading, surfacing, and texturing
Three-plus years in animated features, VFX films, or episodics
Proficiency with Mari and Maya
Solid visual, technical, communication, and organizational skills
Understanding of lighting, colour theory, standards, conventions, and formats
Apply character artistry, Mari, Maya, and technical surfacing expertise to Netflix Animation Studios feature film production in Vancouver.

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📌 Character Surfacing Look Development Artist (British Columbia)
🏢 Netflix
📍 British Columbia