Crowds Artist

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Crowds Artist

Location: Burbank, California, United States

Job Summary: Walt Disney Animation Studios is looking for inspired Crowd Artists, with strong artistic abilities layered on top of solid technical foundations, to work on populating our features with world-class crowds.

Responsibilities:

• Support the story by populating scenes with crowd character assets and animation
• Collaborate with peers to address creative and technical notes
• Forthcoming with solutions and ideas, exhibiting openness to knowledge sharing
• Develop and maintain crowds technology; identifying opportunities to improve tool and pipeline efficiency
• Design crowd character behaviors and set ups
• Team player, willing to collaborate with peers to address creative notes and resolve technical issues
• Able to proactively communicate accurate task estimates, and consistently meet deadlines

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields, or equivalent experience
• Understanding of rigging and animation techniques
• Strong interest in Particle Systems, AI/Machine learning, or crowds systems (agent/brain design, simulation, and behavior)
• Experience with commercial graphics packages such as Houdini
• Solid understanding of the production processes and pipelines of CG Animation, VFX, or Video Game productions
• Ability to work with a team and collaborate closely with others within the department and other departments
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Knowledge of film language, demonstrating strong compositional skills
• Refined eye for detail, natural movement and timing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python
• Experience with the Linux or Unix operating system
• Experience with Object Oriented programming such as C++
• Experience with USD
• Visual examples of images exemplifying work in this area are requested for review. Additionally, please include a resume and reel breakdown with your online profile.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The pay rate for this role in Burbank, California is $60.69 to $75.95 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidates geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

About Walt Disney Animation Studios

Combining masterful artistry and storytelling with groundbreaking technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios is a filmmaker-driven animation studio responsible for creating some of the most beloved films ever made. Disney Animation continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937s "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," to the upcoming fall 2024 feature, "Moana 2." Among the studios timeless creations are "Pinocchio," "Sleeping Beauty," "The Jungle Book," "The Little Mermaid," "The Lion King," "Frozen," "Zootopia," and "Encanto."

About The Walt Disney Company

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