What you will do

The Look Development Artist works as part of the Look Development team that defines all the technical and aesthetic aspects needed to create the appearance of a 3-D element.

What we are looking for

• Strong knowledge of one or more major rendering packages for Blender or Maya
• Fluent with node-based shading networks 
• Creating shader networks in VRay and Maya to hand off to lighting for use in shot production 
• Participates as a team member in determining various design and technical solutions; provides feedback to other team members of the production 
• Linear color pipeline/understanding of colorspaces and global illumination problems and techniques 
• Strong problem solving ability and proven good creative eye 
• Basic Nuke skills 
• Must be able to work in a collaborative environment, and take direction from Supervisors 
• Must provide solid lookdev and/or lighting examples with a detailed breakdown
• versatile knowledge of one or more major rendering packages

About the company

Focused on the future of filmmaking, Wonder Dynamics' mission is to revolutionize the production and post production process by leveraging state-of-the-art AI. We are striving to democratize the use of visual effects which will pave the way for the next generation of filmmakers. That mission attracted some of the most influential individuals in the film and tech industry that are now involved in our team. We're headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Why should you consider joining us?

At the intersection of film and technology, this job will offer a very unique experience, and you will be exposed to a diverse set of fields spanning from film production and visual effects to AI, machine learning, and computer vision. Because we are operating in state-of-the-art territory, there will always be something new to learn on the horizon. We highly value our team and the support of our co-workers and strive to create the best environment to work in.

This is a mid- or senior-level engineering role and we offer a competitive salary, valuable stock options and comprehensive benefits that allow individual flexibility for all employees to choose what makes the most sense for their personal situation.

Wonder Dynamics is committed to a culture of flexibility, diversity, and fun for all of our employees. We are working on some of the most challenging technical problems and we know the solutions will come from all of us working together in an inclusive, transparent and open manner.