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Senior Grooming TD

Skydance Media, LLC operates as a diversified media company. The Company produces and distributes movies, television programs, and other shows. Skydance Media operates in the United States.

Location
Madrid
Company size
200–1,000
Posted
2w ago
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Senior Grooming TD · Skydance Media

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Job title
Senior Grooming TD
Job location
Madrid
Job description
Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.
While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.
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As a Senior Grooming TD, you will create the highest quality grooms, hair shading lookdev for characters of the production.
Responsibilities
  • Works within art direction guidelines.

  • Creates complex, artistically appealing hairstyles, grooms & surfacing for:

    • human characters

    • furry creatures

    • feathered characters

    • props and elements

    • Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company, in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.

    • Gets involved in the development of departmental tools and techniques.

    • Works within the established pipeline.

    • Works together with the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.

    • Follows supervisor’s and lead's guidance.

    • Works closely with production to ensure the desired work is delivered and that deadlines are met.

    • Has the ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities and problem solve.

    Requirements
    • 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.

    • 3+ years in the animation industry

    • Must have a good understanding of the processes of grooming, surfacing, rendering, simulation.

    • Ability to consistently produce high quality grooms and delivering on schedule.

    • Strong knowledge of Houdini.

    • Depth of knowledge in groom & surfacing tools, renderers (Houdini, Maya, xGen, Yeti, Shave and Haircut, Mari, Substance, Arnold or Renderman).

    • Knowledge of CFX and simulation tools a plus (nhair, carbon, vellum).

    • Knowledge of Python or C/C++ programming, VEX and Houdini HDA creation is a plus.

    • High English level desirable.

    • Spanish desirable.

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    Where this role is based

    Madrid

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    Skydance Media headquarters

    Santa Monica, CA

    Company size

    2001,000 employees

    Founded

    2010

    Total raised

    $1,675,000,064

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    Funding rounds

    • IPOUndisclosed
    • Debt Financing$1B
    • Private Equity$400M
    • Private Equity$275M