Layout Artist - Expression of interest

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, The Witcher season 2 and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 900 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 Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid and Love, Death and Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.

Job Description

Please note: We do not have an open position at the moment, but this posting allows you, if you wish, to express your interest in future opportunities.

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

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.