Senior Artist (Virtual Art Department)

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      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Advocate for and promote best practices in realtime environment performance, including asset creation, materials, lighting, and related workflows specifically tailored for in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) and LED volumes</li>\n<li>Serve as an integral contributor within Magnopus’s Virtual Art Department development team</li>\n<li>Create vast, highly detailed, photorealistic procedural landscapes and digital environments optimized for live virtual production execution</li>\n<li>Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively</li>\n<li>Partner with Production Designers and Art Directors to provide cohesive lighting solutions</li>\n<li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with key stakeholders</li>\n<li>Work closely with the team to tackle complex challenges while shaping and refining best practices and workflows</li>\n<li>Document tools and techniques for departmental reference</li>\n<li>Assist Lead Artist with creating schedules and timelines for projects</li>\n<li>Mentoring junior artists while setting visual quality standards</li>\n<li>Work with Leads and stakeholders to address notes from clients or creative teams</li>\n<li>Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Art Lead</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>5+ years of experience with real-time environment art creation in Unreal</li>\n<li>Demonstrated experience building and lighting virtual environments</li>\n<li>Expertise in Maya for modeling and UV work</li>\n<li>Excellent proficiency in Substance Painter/Designer and Photoshop</li>\n<li>Proven expertise in terrain generation software such as Gaea or World Machine to create vast, expansive, and high-fidelity natural landscapes</li>\n<li>Strong understanding of authoring texture and material following PBR principles</li>\n<li>Passion for innovation and a steadfast commitment to leading-edge industry trends and technologies</li>\n<li>Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams using task-management software (JIRA, Shotgun, etc.)</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Direct experience working on a live LED volume stage or within a dedicated Virtual Art Department (VAD) environment</li>\n<li>Visual Effects experience</li>\n<li>Knowledge of shaders/materials and how they work under the hood</li>\n<li>Basic Scripting Knowledge (C# / Javascript / Python)</li>\n<li>Background in cinematography, film lighting, or live-action production</li>\n<li>Animation/Rigging Experience</li>\n<li>Passion for innovation and a steadfast commitment to leading-edge industry trends, virtual art department pipelines, and AI tool workflows</li>\n\n</div>"
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