CG Supervisor

Description

FuseFX is opening in Atlanta! We are looking for an experienced and talented CG Supervisor with a background in television and/or feature film VFX to join our creative team.

The CG Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of 3D artists and managing the overall quality and continuity of the 3D work on a show. They also work closely with the VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer and Compositing Supervisor to communicate the 3D needs of the show to the team, assign and delegate work effectively, and represents the voice of the 3D team.

FuseFX is an Emmy-award winning visual effects and animation studio focused on producing photo-real digital effects for feature film, episodic television, and commercials.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the VFX Supervisor to communicate and assign 3D work on a show to artists, managing the team’s overall workload and the studio’s 3D pipeline.
• Point person for assigning shots to artists in CG, collaborating with Production Management on casting and deadlines. Develop a familiarity with the strengths of each member of the CG team.
• Oversee all tasks associated with the high end CG production for VFX, including animation, modelling, rigging, texturing, shading, lighting, rendering, effects, scripting, tracking and compositing. Maintain a working knowledge of each type of task sufficient to perform shot work personally as needed.
• Adept at providing articulate, actionable and even-handed feedback to artists
• Responsible for problem solving and communicating issues at the technical level.
• Help determine element selections from the studio’s library, and source practical elements as needed.
• Interface effectively with artists and supervisors in other departments to ensure the seamless integration of work between disciplines, for example communicating with Compositing Supervisors about the handoff of CG elements to comp.
• Sharp organizational and time management skills, able to engage in varied projects simultaneously while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and working towards deadlines.
• Assists in budgeting, shot reviews, interpreting client notes, and guiding the work of artists to completion of shots, as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of status of all shots on assigned shows, and monitors progress both creatively and budgetarily.
• Depending on the size and nature of the project, the CG Supervisor may be called on to act as a Lead CG Artist, perform R&D and look-dev, and build shot templates.
• Maintain a desire to deliver consistently highly quality aesthetic and technical work, while encouraging those around you to strive for the same standards.

Traits of a successful FuseFX CG Supervisor:

• Strong technical knowledge of various aspects of CG at an expert level.
• Critical eye for detail and a strong aesthetic sensibility, with the ability to communicate visual ideas to the team.
• Able to provide creative and artistic solutions, as well as technical procedures and solutions to shot production challenges in CG.
• Experience in project management, artist oversight, and the ability to balance quality with time constraints.
• Possess strong technical and leadership capabilities, with the ability to train and mentor a team of artists with varying levels of experience.
• On-set supervision experience is helpful, but not required.
• Working Knowledge of the following tools:
• Maya
• 3DS Max
• Vray
• Houdini
• Syntheyes
• Nuke
• Zbrush
• Mari
• Mudbox
• 3DEqualizer
• ptGui
• Substance Painter/ Designer