Lead Texture Artist – Photoreal VFX, Hybrid

Job Position(s): Lead Texture Artist - Photoreal VFX, Hybrid

The Walt Disney Company (France) is hiring a Lead Texture Artist for their VFX division based in London, England, UK. This role sits within the texturing department and is responsible for delivering photoreal hero assets to ILM-quality standards across high-end feature film and episodic television productions. It suits an experienced texture lead who has already shipped work on large-scale VFX pipeline productions and is ready to own both the creative and operational sides of a team.

About the Role

The Lead Texture Artist works within a VFX production environment, guiding a team through the full texturing process from initial bids through to final deliverables on high-profile Disney productions. Day-to-day work involves reviewing artist output, setting technical direction, and coordinating with supervisors and production to manage scope and schedule. The role operates on a hybrid model with required on-site days in London and some remote flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of texture artists across multiple shots and sequences, maintaining consistent photoreal visual effects quality throughout the show.
• Establish and enforce texturing workflow standards and technical strategy across the VFX pipeline, ensuring efficient asset delivery at every stage.
• Bid texture work at the start of a show, breaking down assets and accurately estimating artist time against production schedules.
• Delegate tasks across the team based on artist strengths and show priorities, reviewing work daily against supervisor and client expectations.
• Act as the primary texturing point of contact for VFX supervisors and production, managing feedback loops and communicating scope changes clearly.
• Drive the development and documentation of texturing best practices that can be carried forward across future episodic television and feature film projects.

What You Bring

• Demonstrable experience leading texture teams on large-scale feature film production or high-end episodic VFX work.
• A strong reel showing photoreal character and environment texture work delivered at major VFX facility standards.
• Proficiency in industry-standard texturing and look development tools used within a modern VFX pipeline, including Mari, Substance, and USD-based workflows.
• Proven ability to bid, schedule, and manage texture work across a full production cycle from pre-production through to delivery.
• Experience working closely with rigging, modelling, and look development departments within a post-production workflow.

Why This Role

The Walt Disney Company operates one of the most active production slates in the industry, giving the Lead Texture Artist consistent access to high-profile work across both theatrical and streaming titles. The London team works to ILM-quality benchmarks, which represents a genuine measure of where the bar sits. For a texture lead looking to grow within a structured, well-resourced VFX environment, the scope of work here is hard to match.

Apply now for the Lead Texture Artist position at The Walt Disney Company and bring your texturing leadership to one of the most recognised production organisations in the world.