TV: The Clone Wars - Sr. FX Artist

Description

The Senior FX Artist will design, and create environmental effects which can include such elements as fire, smoke, and water to be used in an Animated TV Series.

* Designs and creates images, elements and effects.
* Assists on coding and providing support and documentation for tools created.
* Solid understanding of Maya to be used for particle systems, fields, expressions, MEL scripts, soft bodies, rigid bodies, cloth dynamics and particle instancing/flocking.
* Develop EFX systems and use EFX Systems developed by other animators.
* Creatively solve problems and work with other departments to achieve goals of art direction.
* Solve major and minor problems independently.
* Strong artistic vision and ability to be creative.
* Strong sense of design and composition.
* Strong understanding of Animation and how things should look, feel and move.
* Some experience writing scripts and/or programming is preferred.
* Ability to multi-task on multiple shots.
* Prioritize tasks.
* Work on shots independently and efficiently.
* Patient, willing to answer questions and mentor other artists.
* Stays abreast of current technologies and attempt to implement them effectively.