Rodeo FX Looking for Matte Painter at Montréal, QC Full Time

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for 3 Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2 and Foundation season 1, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 800 artists.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC and Apple. Current projects include Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Resident Evil, Halo, and Stranger Things season 4. Recently released projects include Dune, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, WandaVision and The Witcher season 2, all earning nominations at the 2022 VES awards.

Work arrangements:

As a company founded and led by an artist, it is creativity above all that guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. This is why we offer a flexible, hybrid and remote work structure in all our locations.

The Matte Painter creates photo realistic and stylized environments in 2D and 2.5D using matte painting techniques.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create photo-realistic and stylized backgrounds and environments in 2D and 2.5D;
• Develop concepts and photographic elements as references or images for projects;
• Complete asset creation in 2D and 2.5D;
• Support sequences, determining the best methodology;
• May participate in the development of tools and techniques for the department;
• Perform quality control on work before it is submitted for review/approval, ensuring all technical and creative standards are met, and promptly apply notes received;
• Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions;
• Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected.

• Experience in a similar position, within the VFX or video game industry;
• Strong artistic skills in drawing and 2D painting;
• Very strong skills and ability to create photo realistic work;
• Good knowledge in photography;
• Experience with modeling, texture, surface and lighting of assets;
• Excellent knowledge of Photoshop and Nuke software;
• Good knowledge of Maya, Blender, 3D Studio Max or Cinema 4D;
• Strong knowledge of camera projection techniques;
• Excellent sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines.

Additional Information

• Full-time, Permanent Contract ;
• Flexible, hybrid and remote work structure in all our locations ;
• 5 paid sick/personal days ;
• 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays ;
• Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ;
• RRSP with employer contribution ;
• Discounts on public transports, several spas, sports classes, art center, cafes, furniture and several other local businesses.

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Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects.