Framestore Melbourne has an exciting opportunity for an Environment Lead! 

The Environment Lead will lead a team responsible for creating photo-real digital environments for high end visual effects shots through the use of 3D CGI techniques which include: modeling, procedural geometry and scene assemblies, texturing, shading and lookdev, lighting, rendering and matte painting. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a team

• Creating photo-realistic digital matte paintings, textures and models or collaborating with specialists in those disciplines as required

• Assembling models, digital matte paintings, textures, projections and lights into a CG scene for rendering

• Troubleshooting technical issues with the CG scene and optimising the renders to work within the resources available

• Working with a shot Compositor to assemble renders and projections in a compositing application

• Working to develop the look of a shot, assets or sequence with the Visual Effects and CG Supervisors

• Lighting and scene assembly for other shots or assets as required, including characters and animation

• Identifying the best approach for matching the quality of the plate photography

• Communicating with production on a regular basis in regards to schedules and deadlines

• Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard

• Qualifications: Degree / Diploma aligning to the position
• 5 years full time work experience will substitute formal qualifications if none are available
• At least 4 years previous experience working in a film VFX pipeline
• Experience providing leadership and feedback to other artists
• 3D Generalist skills
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop, Nuke
• Strong knowledge of Maya, Houdini or other comparable DCC packages
• Modeling, UV layout and texturing skills
• Look development and Lighting with emphasis on environment scenes
• A strong understanding of the entire VFX process
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Creative problem solving abilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to take direction well and work as part of a team
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining high quality results

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience as a Lead
• Experience with a wide range of generalist software used to create digital environments and matte paintings
• Previous experience with 2.5 D workflow
• Artistic skills in digital matte painting
• Experience with volumetric rendering for clouds and atmosphere
• A traditional arts background with an emphasis on photo-realism and environments
• Previous experience working on a computer with the Linux operating system
• An understanding of cutting edge technology in the field such as photogrammetry and photo based 3D reconstruction