For over two decades, Ghost VFX has collaborated with the very best to create award-winning, innovative visual effects. With contributions to over 100 feature films, episodic and interactive, we are a full-service, global visual effects house. Our talented and dedicated teams around the world make the impossible, possible, fulfilling the dreams of clients and artists alike. With talented Artists and production professionals, we try every day to produce imagery that quietly speaks for itself. 

Management: 

• Develop, manage and maintain timing and production quotas in accordance with the coordination team. 

• Attend and actively participate in meetings with clients. 

• Assign, supervise and review the modeling team’s work. 

• Organize and conduct team meetings 

• Inform the team about changes and news related to the project. 

• Train and supervise the team throughout production. 

• Give feedback to each artist about their performance. 

• Actively participate in the selection of new artists. 

• Support and facilitate the integration of new employees. 

• Attend and actively participate to supervisors meetings. 

• Perform other related tasks as assigned by management. 

Production: 

• Before and during production, develop the department’s pipeline in collaboration with the R&D Director, the CG Supervisor and other department Supervisors. 

• Write the necessary documentation about the pipeline’s development. 

• Develop and improve procedures and tools to facilitate production. 

• Work closely with the other supervisors in order to ensure a good transition into animation, rendering, etc. and support the teams throughout production. 

• Prepare guidelines and instructions to be followed by the modeling team. 

• Anticipate, analyze and find solutions to potential and actual technical problems. 

• Develop and manage the modeling work process (nomenclature, references, resources needed, methodology, tools, schedules, work assignments, etc.) 

• Check the consistency of the work done by the modeling team. 

• Keep the documentation for the team and others supervisors updated. 

• Act as the main spokesperson during exchanges between departments. 

• Be available to answer questions from the team. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• College diploma or equivalent in 2D or 3D computer graphics, visual arts or other relevant qualifications or equivalent experience. 

• Minimum 8 -10 years of work experience as a modeling artist in a film production environment, animated TV series or visual effects. 

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a supervisor from International VFX company. 

• Excellent knowledge of the following software: MAYA, ZBRUSH and/or MUDBOX. 

• Ability to work within a Linux/Unix and/or Mac OS environment is a plus. 

• Knowledge of an asset manager as Shotgun is a plus. 

• Ability to manage a team. 

• Ability to train and guide a team.