Lead Artist- VFX

Job Position(s): Lead Artist- VFX

Please, LA Based artists only need apply:

Lead  Artist- VFX

ABOUT STEPT STUDIOS

Creative. Production. Post.

Stept is an award-winning creative and production studio producing impactful films featuring authentic characters, professional athletes, and unique locations. Stept is known for cultivating and inspiring the next generation of visual storytellers, and has become widely recognized for pairing stories with the right team of exceptional creatives.

What you’ll do:

The Lead Artist must have at least 5 years of experience in commercials, television, and/or feature film/Virtual Production VFX to join our team. As a Lead Artist, you will be responsible for helping maintain technical organization, the CG and VFX, ensuring a consistent look across multiple artists, and overseeing quality control of all CGI and VFX. You will work closely with the head of the department and lead artists to establish the technical pipeline and approach for each project.

You will:

• Assist and guide the team of artists in achieving the artistic goals of the production
• Guide the VFX team through look development to shot completion and provide constructive feedback.
• Assist in technical development of VFX production including rigging, animation, lighting, and FX, Real Time tool exploration
• Maintain and foster creative collaboration with our producers and artists
• Inspire confidence through a mastery of visual effects techniques
• Encourage and maintain the creative and collaborative culture
• A visual storyteller with a passion for applying visual effects in filmmaking
• Strong technical familiarity with all the visual effects techniques and pipeline

You will have:

• 2+ years CG/VFX experience as a CG or VFX Lead Artist.
• A CG and/or VFX Generalist who is not afraid to explore future techniques and softwares not limited to Unreal Engine, Stable Diffusion, Blender, RunwayML, GPT-4 and beyond
• Experience in Unreal, Maya or C4d, After Effects, Nuke, Substance Suite, Synth Eyes, 
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must be detail oriented and organized.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Critical eye for detail and a strong aesthetic sensibility, with the ability to communicate visual ideas and solutions to the team
• Submission of Reel/Online Portfolio and Resume required.
• Ability to work in  our El Segundo office is required.

APPLY

Apply via LinkedIn or send resumes to jobs@steptstudios.com. SUBJECT: Lead Artist

Salary: $100,000 – $135,000/yr

Stept is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment and encourages all

candidates to apply.