Cg Artist jobs

Company Description

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 multiple Emmy® Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 800 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

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 Dune: Prophecy, Silo Season 2 and Sonic 3. Recently released projects include The Rings of Power Season 2, Venom: The Last Dance, Taika Waitit's Time Bandits, and House of the Dragon Season 2.

Work arrangements:

As an artist-founded and artist-led company, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to give our talent the freedom, resources, and environment they need to produce high-quality work and thrive in a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive setting.

Given their key role in team leadership, decision-making, communication, and operational and production support, managers, supervisors, production team members, and support functions, including Finance, HR, and IT, are expected to work from the studio at least four days per week.

This increased presence helps strengthen collaboration, maintain closer proximity with teams, support operational needs more effectively, and sustain a strong, vibrant, and aligned studio culture.

Job Description

The CG Supervisor is responsible for the visual and technical quality of the CG elements on a project, translating the VFX Supervisor’s vision through every delivered shot. As a key pillar of the 3D pipeline, they guide the artistic teams, optimize workflows, and ensure the aesthetic and technical consistency of all deliverables.

Working closely with Production, Supervision, the Head of 3D Operations, and the Heads of Department, they actively contribute to the planning, strategy, and overall success of the project, while upholding Rodeo FX’s standards of excellence and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry the VFX Supervisor’s vision through the visual and technical quality of the CG work

• Support the VFX Supervisor in defining the project’s artistic and technical direction.
• Translate the creative vision into concrete, achievable solutions within the 3D pipeline.
• Contribute to the assessment and planning of technical and staffing needs during bids or scope changes.
• Provide clear and constructive feedback during dailies and internal reviews.
• Maintain visual consistency and seamless integration across artistic and technical departments.

Supervise all CG departments assigned to the project

• Establish workflows, methodologies, and technical standards adapted to the project’s needs.
• Anticipate technical and artistic challenges and propose effective, sustainable solutions.
• Guide and support leads and artists, ensuring clear briefs and daily alignment on priorities.
• Work closely with Heads of Department to ensure pipeline consistency and performance.
• Foster a positive work environment where rigour, collaboration, and curiosity are valued.

Deliver work on schedule and according to Rodeo FX’s quality standards

• Oversee task planning and progress in collaboration with Production and the leads.
• Ensure that timelines, visual quality, and technical expectations are met across all CG departments.
• Quickly identify production risks and propose relevant adjustments.
• Actively contribute to the preparation and validation of final deliverables with VFX Supervision.

Drive project efficiency and productivity

• Optimize processes, tools, and scene configurations to maximize performance.
• Implement practices that help reduce render times and render farm load.
• Encourage technical and methodological innovation within the team.
• Analyze post-mortems to improve the performance and flow of future productions.

Support the departments

• Collaborate with the Head of 3D Operations and Technology teams to improve tools and methodologies.
• Document project learnings and best practices for studio-wide sharing and adoption.
• Contribute to the evolution of the global pipeline by proposing artistic and technical improvements based on production experience.
• Support talent development and training by sharing expertise across the studio.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a VFX environment.
• Proven experience in team supervision, project management, or cross-department coordination.
• Strong proficiency with Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Mari, Flow, Arnold, RenderMan, Karma, Solaris, and USD.
• In-depth knowledge of CG and VFX pipelines, as well as integration and rendering principles.
• Advanced artistic and technical skills, with a strong understanding of composition, lighting, and visual storytelling.
• Confident leadership, rigour, strategic thinking, and the ability to remain composed under pressure.
• Clear and collaborative communication, strong attention to detail, and a constant drive to raise the quality of deliverables.
• Asset: experience in tool development, pipeline optimization, or scripting such as Python, VEX, MEL, C++, or OSL.
• Asset: contribution to technology watch and pipeline innovation.
• Asset: experience in client presentations, conferences, panels, or external representation.

Additional Information

• Full-time, Permanent Contract;
• Flexible and hybrid 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.

Diversity : At Rodeo FX, diversity is a core value. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity, challenges our thinking, and helps us deliver better work.

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