Senior Environment Modeler - (Contract)

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Rooster Teeth Animation is looking for a talented and passionate Senior Environment modeler to join its art team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience modeling high-poly environments, sets, and props, with the ability to take a stylized asset from concept to a final 3D, textured model.

This candidate will be confident in setting the art benchmark for their team, while coaching, supervising, and inspiring them to create great assets and environments that match the vision of the Director and Art Director of shows. The Senior Environment Modeler will work with both the 3D Lead Environment Artist and Production to ensure tasks are assigned and completed on schedule, as well as identify and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

The animation department at RT has long been a driving force within the company, creating such shows as RWBY, Red vs. Blue, Camp Camp, and RWBY Chibi. We believe passionately in attracting the best and brightest for our team, creating the most engaging and impressive animated productions online or elsewhere (while also having more than a little fun in the process). A strong candidate will have a proven track record of production experience, creative problem solving, and interpersonal skills to help the company fulfill its objectives.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the Director, art team and other team disciplines to create stunning 3D environments and props based off of provided concept art.
  • Approach each project as a way to improve the look and style of Rooster Teeth properties.
  • Generate textures and materials that complement a show’s established art style.
  • Support the overall vision for the project while taking ownership of assigned work.
  • Work with production on task scheduling and meeting deadlines in a timely matter.
  • Communicate with production, art management, and other departments when help is needed or when problems arise.
  • Proactively stay current with new software, asset development processes, and industry trends to share with and inspire the environment team.
  • Help research and develop new tools and pipeline procedures for both current and future projects.
  • Mentor and inspire other modelers on the team.
  • Participate in meetings and asset reviews in order to receive and give out receptive feedback.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of professional experience with 3D asset creation.
  • Must have strong examples of stylized 3D environments.
  • Worked in studio environment leading a team.
  • Expert knowledge of Maya.
  • Expert knowledge of Substance.
  • Expert knowledge of Photoshop.
  • Good social skills and excellent communication is a must.
  • Must provide a Portfolio and Resume.
  • Bonus Points:

  • Examples of stylized environments.
  • Experience working on CG animated shows or video games
  • Experience with Redshift Renderer.
  • Thorough understanding of traditional art skills (Form, architecture, topology, color theory and UV mapping).
  • Experience with kitbashing, ZBrush, Shotgun or other Animation Pipeline tracking software
  • Passion for Anime, Video Games, and other related forms of media.

Benefits + Perks:

  • 100% Company paid health & dental benefits
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • “Use What You Need” paid time off
  • Opportunity for career growth
  • Catered meals
  • Flexible dress code
  • Kitchen stocked with snacks
  • Pet Friendly!

ABOUT ROOSTER TEETHRooster Teeth is a pioneering media and entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning and longest-running web series, Red vs. Blue. They also produce the globally acclaimed animated series RWBY, the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan; the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast; and Immersion, a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. Rooster Teeth has a massive global footprint of more than 45 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 5 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 3 million registered community members. The company was founded in 2003, and is now a subsidiary of Otter Media, a joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group. Discover more at RoosterTeeth.com.

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