Job Description

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 3 Emmy\xc2\xae Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2 and Foundation season 1, the independent, Oscar\xc2\xae-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 Layout Artist will capture camera movements and create the layout for 3D environments, ensuring to meet the high quality standards of Rodeo FX.

Main responsibilities:

• Capture and track camera movements and create the layout for 3D environments ;
• Reproduce the movements of objects or characters ;
• Develop solutions for the tracking of 3D cameras and solve problems that may arise ;
• Create scene layout in Maya by interpreting the previs to build the foundation of the shot and sequence ;
• Work closely with the CG and Layout Supervisors to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that enhance shots, while meeting project specifications and deadlines ;
• Participate in the development of setups for the different stages of production in 3D and solve potential problems ;
• Determine the best possible creative techniques and approaches in collaboration with the VFX Supervisor, the Layout Supervisor and the Layout Lead ;
• Keeps colleagues and production informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered ;
• Respect deadlines by managing time adequately.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position, within the VFX industry ;
• Good knowledge of 3DEqualizer, Nuke and Maya software ;
• Basic knowledge of photography and cinematography language ;
• Basic knowledge of onset data wrangling and reality capture ;
• 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.

#LI-Hybrid

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.

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