VFX Groom Artist (Mid-Senior Level)

Company Description

With over 25 years of experience, Atomic Arts remains as a leading visual effects house, with work featured in the biggest and boldest Hollywood blockbusters, tentpole streaming series and the very best of independent cinema.

Recent project highlights include: Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon), John Wick - 4, The Creator, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney) The Northman (New Regency), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning and The Batman (Warner Bros.).

Headquartered in London and with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and LA, Atomic has expanded into a global team with over 150 artists, supervisors, artists, animators and technical directors all dedicated to bringing your vision to life.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Create realistic and visually stunning fur, hair, and feather grooming for digital characters and creatures, ensuring they seamlessly integrate with the project's visual style and requirements.

2. Work closely with the modeling, rigging, and animation teams to ensure groomed assets meet technical and artistic specifications, including articulation and movement.

3. Collaborate effectively with supervisors and leads to incorporate feedback and revisions into grooming work.

Qualifications:

- Minimum of 3-6 years of professional experience as a Groom Artist in the VFX or animation industry.

- Proficiency in grooming in Houdini Hair and Fur and feathers.

- Experience with grooming a variety of realistic digidoubles, characters, creatures, and assets

- Familiarity with VFX pipelines and software such as Maya, ZBrush, and Photoshop.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Knowledge of vellum, CFX experience a bonus.

- Strong artistic and technical skills