DESCRIPTION:
Knowledge of Maya software. Understanding and speaking English is mandatory. Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely. Practices attentive and active listening. Shares information and ideas with others. Incorporates feedback and direction received from the Lead or Supervisor. Solid work ethic and positive attitude. Self-motivated and proactive. Efficient and detail oriented. Strong problem solving skills and ability to work collaboratively. Adaptable to change quickly depending on the production needs. Ability to deliver assignments on time.

MID LEVEL/SENIOR 3D ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR:
We are looking to add an experienced artist to our small, highly focused team dedicated to creation of high-end 3D illustrations with creative and realistic lighting and shading for video games, toys and products.  Skills/Qualifications:  Lighting and rendering photographic and creative realism and beyond. Sculpting and modeling. Shading and texturing. Eye for detail and understanding of how things work.  Animation experience a plus. Degree in Illustration/fine art or Industrial design a huge plus. 5-8 years experience. Essential Software knowledge: Maya & VRay. Photoshop. Substance painter. Zbrush.  Additional:  Blender, 3Ds Max, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Davinci resolve.

JUNIOR 3D ARTIST:
We are looking to add a junior 3D artist to our small, highly focused team dedicated to creation of high-end 3D illustrations with creative and realistic lighting and shading for video games, toys and products.  Skills/Qualifications:  Sculpting and modeling. Shading and texturing.  Animation experience a plus.  Unreal engine a plus.  Illustration/fine art or Industrial design background.  1 year experience. Essential Software knowledge:  Maya. Photoshop. Substance painter. Zbrush.  Additional:  Ray or Arnold render, Blender, 3Ds Max, Adobe Illustrator & after effects.

ARTISTA 3D ARTIST- LIGHTING ARTIST:
Responsabilities:
- Work on the lighting and compositing of the shots assigned until the final delivery.
- Create the master lighting simple sequences, following the references from the Art Department
- Create and fine tune the direct lighting, reflections, shadows, and final compositing for each assigned shot, working with the resources and support provided.
- Scrutinizing the colors and directions of all light sources
- Ensure quality of final frames and cleanliness of setups
- Submit work for review to CG Supervisor.
- Refine and correct model geometry to satisfy the artistic requirements.
- Ensure that all shots are complete, lighting rigs are optimised and organised so that they are ready for use in production.
- Reinforce the importance of deadlines, and alert the Production Manager and CG Supervisor in case of any problem arising that could affect schedule.
... What will make you good for the role?
- Degree in Animation, Film or Visual Effects.
2+ years of experience in animation
2+ years of experience in lighting
- Advanced knowledge of Maya, Arnold, and Nuke
- Self-motivated and comfortable working with deadlines.
- Proven artistic ability across multiple CG disciplines including modeling, texturing, lighting, shading / look development, or compositing.
- Strong artistic eye and understanding of color, lighting, and image analysis.
• Proficient in English

ANIMADORES 3D:
Responsabilities:
- The 3D animator will be responsible for the high quality animation of characters.
- Work closely with the production team in order to get realistic characters in the animation process.
- Running the Animation department dailies with the goal being to quality control the output of the department.
- Ensuring feedback is concise and constructive in directing Artists and collaborators to reach milestones & show targets.
- Approving work that is ready to progress to the next department.
- Work closely with the rigging lead and the CG Sup, to identify and solve problems, both technical and artistic.
-Provide estimates for tasks to the Production Owner to prioritize the work schedule.
... What will make you good for the role?
- Creative
- Academic training/degree in Animation.
- Previous experience in a similar position between 6 months and 5 years regarding the level
required and type of animation assigned.
- Senior level: quadruped experience required (knowledge about animal anatomy, body mechanics and behaviour)
- cartoon style experience is a plus
- Solid knowledge about posing, weight and timing in Motion
- Knowledge about Maya
- Team working skills (communication, leading and prioritization of daily tasks)
- Technnical comprehension on characters and rigs

TD ANIMATION:
Responsabilities:
- design, development, optimizitation and maintenance of pipeline and production tools.
- Create testable, efficient and reusable tools by using best in class software development practices.
- Create specifications for development.
- Re-document tools and code and maintenance of existing tools.
- Implement effective strategies to meet project requirements
- Provide creative ideas and solutions to improve visual and technical quality
- Develop tools and procedures to support the creative process
- Understand the visual requirements for the animation, and design procedures, techniques and tools that will enable these to be met
- Liaise with the software team to ensure compliance with internal practices
- Ensure the follow-up and the relevance of the creation and update of the technical documentation of the developed tools
- Test and validate new versions of pre-existing tools, both interactive ones (mainly Maya) and in an active production environment.
... What will make you good for the role?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or Computer Animation required or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience.
- 3+ years of pipeline development experience.
- Experience with Python scripting. C++ programming experience, an asset.
- Experience with Maya.
- Good knowledge of Maya software
- Good knowledge in Python and Pyside/PyQt
- Experience in solving problems with artist scenes
- Experience as a layout or Animation artist is a big assets
- Be a force of proposal, adaptation and motivation
- Thoroughness, autonomy and strong organizational capacity
- Practice of English (written & oral), including technical English.

3D MODELIER:
Responsabilities:
-Character, props, and sets modeling
-Tracking, validation, and publication of character, props, and sets models produced externally by other companies for our series.
-Responsible for the quality of our series' assets;
-Addressing set dressing issues: references, versioning, proxy, textures paths…
... What will make you good for the role?
-Knowledge of the 3D production pipeline
-Proficiency in Maya and Adobe;
-Fluent in English, mandatory (written and oral)
-Autonomous and proactiv

ANIMADORES 3D:
- must have a current animation reel.

LEAD FX:
- Manejo de Houdini
- Experiencias en largometrajes como Senior FX al menos.
- Disponibilidad geográfica (presencialidad en Tenerife) 
- Buena administración de equipos
- Experiencia en Shotgrid
- Inglés (B2)

LEAD GROOMING
- Como Lead Grooming:
- Manejo de Yeti
- Experiencias en largometrajes como Lead Groom 
- Disponibilidad geográfica (presencialidad en Tenerife)
- Buena administración de equipos
- Experiencia en Shotgrid
• Inglés (B2) B101

Artista 3D - Lighting artist: 
  Responsabilities: 
- Work on the lighting and compositing of the shots assigned until the final delivery. 
- Create the master lighting simple sequences, following the references from the Art Department 
- Create and fine tune the direct lighting, reflections, shadows, and final compositing for each assigned  shot, working with the resources and support provided. 
- Scrutinizing the colors and directions of all light sources 
- Ensure quality of final frames and cleanliness of setups 
- Submit work for review to CG Supervisor. 
- Refine and correct model geometry to satisfy the artistic requirements. 
- Ensure that all shots are complete, lighting rigs are optimised and organised so that they are ready for  use in production. 
- Reinforce the importance of deadlines, and alert the Production Manager and CG Supervisor in case  of any problem arising that could affect schedule. 
  ... What will make you good for the role? 
- Degree in Animation, Film or Visual Effects. 
2+ years of experience in animation 
2+ years of experience in lighting 
- Advanced knowledge of Maya, Arnold, and Nuke 
- Self-motivated and comfortable working with deadlines. 
- Proven artistic ability across multiple CG disciplines including modeling, texturing, lighting, shading /  look development, or compositing. 
- Strong artistic eye and understanding of color, lighting, and image analysis. 
- Proficient in English 

  ANIMADORES 3D:
    Responsabilities: 
- The 3D animator will be responsible for the high-quality animation of characters. 
- Work closely with the production team in order to get realistic characters in the animation  process. 
- Running the Animation department dailies with the goal being to quality control the output of the  department 
 - Ensuring feedback is concise and constructive in directing Artists and collaborators to reach  milestones & show targets. 
- Approving work that is ready to progress to the next department. 
- Work closely with the rigging lead and the CG Sup, to identify and solve problems, both technical  and artistic. 
-Provide estimates for tasks to the Production Owner to prioritize the work schedule. 
  ... What will make you good for the role? 
- Creative 
- Academic training/degree in Animation. 
- Previous experience in a similar position between 6 months and 5 years regarding the level  required and type of animation assigned. 
- Senior level: quadruped experience required (knowledge about animal anatomy, body  mechanics and behaviour) 
- cartoon style experience is a plus 
- Solid knowledge about posing, weight and timing in Motion 
- Knowledge about Maya 
- Team working skills (communication, leading and prioritization of daily tasks) 
- Technnical comprehension on characters and rigs 

   TD ANIMATION:  
  Responsabilities: 
-design, development, optimizitation and maintenance of pipeline and production tools. 
- Create testable, efficient and reusable tools by using best in class software development practices. 
- Create specifications for development. 
- Re-document tools and code and maintenance of existing tools. 
- Implement effective strategies to meet project requirements 
- Provide creative ideas and solutions to improve visual and technical quality 
- Develop tools and procedures to support the creative process 
- Understand the visual requirements for the animation, and design procedures, techniques and tools  that will enable these to be met 
- Liaise with the software team to ensure compliance with internal practices 
- Ensure the follow-up and the relevance of the creation and update of the technical documentation of  the developed tools 
- Test and validate new versions of pre-existing tools, both interactive ones (mainly Maya) and in an  active production environment. 
  ... What will make you good for the role? 
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or Computer  Animation required or equivalent work experience. 
- Minimum 3+ years of experience. 
- 3+ years of pipeline development experience. 
- Experience with Python scripting. C++ programming experience, an asset. 
- Experience with Maya. 
- Good knowledge of Maya software 
- Good knowledge in Python and Pyside/PyQt 
- Experience in solving problems with artist scenes 
- Experience as a layout or Animation artist is a big assets 
- Be a force of proposal, adaptation and motivation 
- Thoroughness, autonomy and strong organizational capacity 
- Practice of English (written & oral), including technical English 

    3D MODELER: 
  Responsabilities: 
-Character, props, and sets modeling 
-Tracking, validation, and publication of character, props, and sets models produced externally by other  companies for our series. 
-Responsible for the quality of our series' assets; 
-Addressing set dressing issues: references, versioning, proxy, textures paths… 
  ... What will make you good for the role? 
-Knowledge of the 3D production pipeline 
-Proficiency in Maya and Adobe; 
-Fluent in English, mandatory (written and oral) 
-Autonomous and proactive 

• Storyboard Artist / 2D Animator:
Key Frame Based Cinematics. We are looking for experienced artists to create storyboards for key frame based cinematics. The ability to create dynamic frames and expressive poses is essential, and editing skills are highly desirable.

• Storyboard Artist:
Feature Film Development / Mocap Based Game Cinematics. We need experienced artists for pre-production of feature films and mocap-based cinematics. The ability to create cinematic frames that consider quality lighting is key, and editing skills are highly desirable.

• Layout / Previz Artist:
We are seeking both experienced and mid-level artists for film and cinematic pre-production. This area is broad, so we are looking for artists specialized in creating compelling spaces/locations for frame creation, those experienced with mocap, key frame animators, and editors. Training in other aspects of the layout/previz process will be provided. The most important quality is a passion for film language. Mastery of camera operation and lighting to create the emotions sought by our directors. Proficiency in one of the following programs is required: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Motionbuilder, Epic Unreal Engine, with training available in the others.

• Animator (Key Frame):
We are looking for experienced animators specialized in keyframe animation. Proficiency in one of the following programs is required: Autodesk Maya, Cascadeur, Epic Unreal Engine, with training available in the others.

• Animator (Mocap Based):
We are seeking both experienced and mid-level animators specialized in refining mocap-based animations. Proficiency in one of the following programs is required: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Epic Unreal Engine, with training available in the others.

• Animator (Face Animator):
We are looking for experienced animators specialized in mocap-based stereo HMC face animation. Proficiency in Autodesk Maya is required.

• Compositing Artist (VFX):
We are seeking both experienced and mid-level artists specialized in VFX compositing for films/series. Proficiency in The Foundry Nuke is required, and familiarity with scene lighting in Autodesk Maya / SideFX Houdini is a plus.written and oral) 

Production coordinator:
This position supports the Department Manager on a day-to-day basis and provides first point of contact for department team members. The Coordinator maintains departmental records and reports, communicates the days scheduled events, arranges key meetings and provides general administrative support.
Requirements:
◦ 3+years in VFX or or animation industries preferably as a Production Coordinator in feature-animation film production or VFX. 
◦ Bachelor's degree in film, art, communications or related field.
◦ Professional working knowledge of Google Spreadsheets, Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.
◦ High English language skill level.

  • CFX Lead:
The Lead assists the CFX Supervisor in managing and guiding the CFX team, which is responsible for creating character hair, cloth, and skin simulation rigs and shot execution of the same. The CFX Lead works with the members of the team to provide balanced solutions to both technical and aesthetic-related issues.
Requirements:
◦ 6+ years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.
◦ At least 1 year of experience as Lead in the animation industry.
◦ Excellent understanding of character simulation, anatomy, physics and geometry workflows.
◦ Houdini Experience is required.
◦ Advanced English level.
◦ Spanish oral and written, is desirable.

  • Senior Rigging Artist:
 The Senior Rigger will work closely with the Rigging Supervisor and a variety of departments including; R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation, to develop, implement, maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use in both Layout and Animation.
 Requirements:
◦ 5+ years in VFX or animation industries. 
◦ 3+ years in the animation industry. 
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must. 
◦ Experience sculpting the face and working with facial blend shapes. 
◦ Anatomical knowledge of facial muscles and their functions. 
◦ Experience using Maya in a production environments. 
◦ Experience shot-sculpting in a high-pressure feature film environment. 
◦ Experience with both mechanical and/or organic type rigs with preference in feature animation. 
◦ Advanced Python , GUI scripting and the ability to follow strict coding standards. 
◦ High English level desirable. 
◦ Spanish desirable. 

  • Rigging Artist:
 The Rigging Artist will work closely with a variety of departments including; R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation, to develop, implement, maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use by the Layout and Animation teams.
 Requirements:
◦ 3-5 years in VFX or animation industries. 
◦ 1+ years in the animation industry is desirable. 
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must. 
◦ Full working knowledge of Maya rigging (full body/facial). 
◦ Needs to be comfortable with the more technical aspects of character work, and have strong, critical visual and artistic skills. 
◦ Familiarity with pipeline issues and a typical character environment. 
◦ Solid understanding of the principles of animation.
◦ Extensive knowledge of anatomy, kinematics, and physical behaviors. 
◦ High English level desirable. 
◦ Spanish desirable.

  • Environment Surfacing Artist:
 As an Environment Surfacing Artist you will be involved in many aspects of the look, working in coordination with the Production team, Art Director, Environment supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor to deliver a visually impressive look.
Requirements:
◦ 3-5 years in VFX or animation industries. 
◦ 1+ years in the animation industry is desirable. 
◦ Experience in Arnold and/or Renderman. 
◦ Experience in Substance package and/or Mari. 
◦ Shows strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation or VFX. 
◦ Possesses deep knowledge of creating UVs. 
◦ Knowledge of lighting, modeling and optimization. 
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation. 
◦ Management of large scenes, huge locations or complex sequences. 
◦ Knowledge of Houdini, Solaris or Katana is desirable. 
◦ USD and/or OSL knowledge is a plus.  
◦ Knowledge in vegetation workflow (instances and scatter) is a plus. 
◦ Understanding of displacement workflow (maps and geo output) is a plus. 
◦ High English level desirable. 
◦ Spanish desirable.

  • Environment Surfacing Senior Artist:
 An Environment Surfacing Senior Artist works with the Production team, Art Director, Environment Supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor to create the desired look for the environment that may reflect any of a wide variety of styles.
Requirements:
◦ 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
◦ 3+ years in the animation industry.
◦ High experience in Arnold and/or Renderman.
◦ High experience in Substance package and/or Mari.
◦ Shows strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation or VFX.
◦ Possesses deep knowledge of creating UVs.
◦ Knowledge of lighting, modeling, and optimization.
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation.
◦ Management of large scenes, huge locations, or complex sequences.
◦ Knowledge of Houdini, Solaris or Katana is desirable.
◦ USD and/or OSL knowledge is a plus.
◦ Knowledge in vegetation workflow (instances and scatter) is a plus.
◦ Understanding of displacement workflow (maps and geo output) is a plus.
◦ High English level desirable.
◦ Spanish desirable.

  • Character Surfacing Artist:
 Creates high detailed texture maps and materials for movie characters and props, as well as the final aspect of the movie characters, working in coordination with Production Designer and Art department to deliver a visually impressive look. 
Requirements:
◦ 3-5 years in VFX or animation industries. 
◦ 1+ years in the animation industry is desirable.  
◦ Possesses deep knowledge of creating UVs. 
◦ Knowledge of skinning, rigging, lighting and optimization 
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation. 
◦ Experience in Mari, Maya, Substance Designer, Painter, Renderman, Houdini. 
◦ High English level desirable. 
◦ Spanish desirable.

  • Character Surfacing Lead Artist:
 As a Character Surfacing Lead artist you will assist the Character Surfacing Supervisor to lead a team of artists in creating shading networks with detailed texture maps for characters, providing balanced solutions to both technical and aesthetic related issues.
Requirements:
◦ 6+ years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries.
◦ At least 1 year of experience as Lead in the animation industry.
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must.
◦ Possesses deep knowledge of creating UVs.
◦ Knowledge of skinning, rigging, lighting and optimization.
◦ Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation.
◦ Experience in Mari, Maya, Substance Designer, Painter, Renderman and Houdini.

  • Technical Director Supervisor:
 The TD Supervisor at Skydance Animation is a production role that partners with the production leadership team and the studio technology teams to ensure all technology needs of a specific production are delivered. The TD Supervisor will oversee all production Technical Directors. Their team will provide both technical support and user-facing tool development, define requirements for the Pipeline Engineers, and IT/Infrastructure teams. The TD Supervisor partners with all production department heads and the VFX Supervisor to produce and deliver the film. The TD Supervisor is also a member of the Technology department, contributing to the long term, multi-production technical and pipeline vision for the studio.
Requirements:
◦ 8+ years in VFX or animation industries.
◦ At least 6-7 years of experience in Lead roles in the animation industry.
◦ Collaborates with the Production Technology, Pipeline and IT Supervisors to assure that the core infrastructure and the production facing tools are of the highest standards and address the needs of the productions.
◦ Demonstrated advance tools development experience in 3 or more out of the following of platforms: Maya, Houdini, Mari, Katana, Nuke, or Shotgun.
◦ Deep understanding of the 3D animation film production process, production pipelines and workflows (artistic and technical).
◦ Ability to document Digital Processes and Technical Solutions.
◦ Practical knowledge in continuous delivery and agile methodologies.
◦ Advanced experience in Python.
◦ Solid Software Engineering skills with experience in software architecture code craft, and technical debt management.
◦ Advanced English level.
◦ Spanish oral and written is desirable.

  • Senior Pipeline Engineer:
At Skydance Animation, we believe that art challenges technology and technology inspires art. As an engineer, you can make a difference by overcoming the challenges that art poses to technology and by creating new technology based on bold and fresh ideas that can spark and stimulate the imagination of creatives. As a Senior Pipeline Engineer, you will define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain software applications and libraries for the global feature animation pipeline by employing industry best practices. You will also research, design, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production life cycle. As a senior engineer, you will provide guidance and help to the other engineers. If problem-solving and creating something concrete and productive out of logical thinking interests you, then we need you.
Requirements:
◦ 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
◦ A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English is desirable.
◦ Proficiency in Spanish is a bonus.
◦ BS degree in Computer Science or 5+ years of working experience, preferably in animation.
◦ Solid engineering skills, with an appreciation of code craft, quality, and technical debt management.
◦ Ability to work with a team to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline-oriented environment.
◦ Strong knowledge of writing efficient, efficient and performant code in Python3+.
◦ Familiarity with task management systems/frameworks like Agile Sprint, Jira, Scrums, Daily Standups etc.
◦ Knowledge of Production front end systems and libraries (should be familiar with most, if not all, of the following):
▪ Production pipelines using USD and its integration into Houdini(Solaris), Maya, Nuke, and other digital content creation applications and their APIs.
▪ PyQt, PySide.
▪ ASWF libraries, including OpenColorIO, OpenVDB, and OpenTimelineIO.
▪ Familiarity working with REZ (package management system).
▪ Autodesk Shotgrid/Flow.
▪ Render engines like Renderman, Arnold.

  • Knowledge of working with (and developing with/for) backend technologies (should be familiar with most, if not all, of the following):
◦ Linux development environment essentials, such as bash scripting and general Linux native commands (find, grep, sed, etc.)
◦ NFS and other distributed file systems.
◦ Experience working with a source version control system (Git preferred).
◦ Databases (RDBMS and/or Non-Relational DB) like PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
◦ Deployment Systems like Kubernetes, Docker, Podman.
◦ In Memory caching systems like Redis, Memcached.
◦ Queuing Systems and message brokers like RabbitMQ, Celery.
◦ Web service patterns like REST API, GraphQL, RPC.
◦ Web frameworks like FastAPI, Django, Flask.
◦ Knowledge of developing CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab or Github).
◦ Pytest Framework or other testing frameworks for Python.
◦ CMAKE, Make, SCONS, or other build system knowledge is a bonus.