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Current projects include Dune: Prophecy, Silo Season 2 and Sonic 3. Recently released projects include The Rings of Power Season 2, Venom: The Last Dance, Taika Waitit's Time Bandits, and House of the Dragon Season 2.\nWork arrangements:\nAs an artist-founded and artist-led company, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to give our talent the freedom, resources, and environment they need to produce high-quality work and thrive in a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive setting.\nWith this in mind, employees are expected to work from the studio at least three days per week. The remaining days may be worked under flexible arrangements, when the nature of the role, production needs, and work organization allow. This balance helps us support collaboration, preserve our studio culture, and encourage the in-person exchanges that are essential to the way we create.\n This role requires expertise in realistic texturing. The artist must be able to create high-quality textures using photographic references, scans, digital painting, or procedural materials.\nThe Look Development Artist creates and refines the look of 3D models to achieve photorealistic rendering, combining textures, shading, and surface properties. They contribute directly to the artistic and technical quality of delivered assets, ensuring they meet Rodeo FX’s high standards and integrate seamlessly into sequences.\nWorking closely with Texturing, Lighting, Compositing, Supervision, and Production teams, they actively contribute to the pipeline and the achievement of creative and technical goals.\nKey Responsibilities:\nMaster your craft\nDevelop complete looks by combining textures, shaders, and validation lighting tailored to production needs.\nCreate or refine textures to ensure visual and technical consistency of assets.\nProduce validation renders (turntables, AOVs, benchmarks) to support dailies reviews.\nDeliver robust, lighting-ready assets within deadlines and established standards.\nCreative Quality\nPropose clear and effective artistic solutions based on a strong understanding of materials and surfaces.\nEnsure visual consistency across texturing, shading, and lighting for all assets.\nAchieve a high level of realism through attention to micro-details and surface variation.\nInterpret and enhance visual references with critical thinking and artistic judgment.\nTechnical Quality\nDesign physically plausible shaders optimized for production and pipeline compatibility.\nCreate, adapt, or fix textures (UVs, tiling, displacement, color space) to ensure performance in lookdev.\nBuild clean and efficient setups that support Lighting and Compositing workflows.\nQuickly identify and resolve technical issues to avoid production bottlenecks.\nCommunication\nCollaborate closely with upstream and downstream teams to ensure smooth asset continuity.\nPartner with Lighting and Compositing to ensure consistency in the final render.\nClearly communicate technical requirements related to textures and shading.\nActively participate in dailies and integrate feedback proactively.\nTeach, learn and grow\nContribute to continuous improvement of workflows between Texturing and Lookdev.\nShare knowledge on materials, shaders, and advanced techniques with the team.\nSupport the development of tools, templates, and best practices to improve production efficiency.\nStay up to date with advancements in rendering, shading, and texturing.\n Position Requirements\nMinimum of 6 years of experience in lookdev and/or texturing in VFX or animation.\nStrong proficiency in Houdini (Solaris/Karma) and/or Maya, as well as Nuke.\nSolid knowledge of rendering engines such as Arnold and/or Karma.\nAdvanced expertise in texturing with Mari and/or Substance Painter/Designer.\nStrong understanding of PBR workflows, UVs, color management, and displacement.\nGood understanding of the interaction between textures, shaders, lighting, and rendering.\nAbility to deliver clean, optimized, production-ready assets.\nHigh level of autonomy, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage priorities effectively.\nStrong technical and artistic rigor, with great attention to detail.\nCollaborative mindset, clear communication, and constructive attitude.\nNice to Have\nExperience with USD pipelines\nFamiliarity with ShotGrid or similar production tracking tools.\nExperience in tool development or scripting (Python).\nExperience in hybrid environments (feature film, advertising, series).\n Multiple temporary contracts available, with a strong possibility of extension.\nFlexible start dates.\nThe artist must also have strong expertise in realistic texturing to produce high-quality textures from photographic references, scans, digital painting, or procedural materials.\nDiversity : At Rodeo FX, diversity is a core value. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity, challenges our thinking, and helps us deliver better work.\nRodeo FX may use AI-based tools to support certain steps of the recruitment process, such as interview transcription or preliminary application analysis. These tools may be operated by third-party providers, and data may be processed outside Quebec. These tools never replace human decision-making: all final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers. 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