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About Zoic
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Who we’re looking for!
We are currently seeking a Senior Concept Designer to join our talented team. This position will include a variety of projects including episodics, streaming, advertising, and film. The successful candidate will focus on concepts and designs for a variety of environments, props, vehicles, etc.
The Concept Designer works in collaboration with the Creative Director to establish overall look and design for all environments and pitch work using both traditional and digital art methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional information
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U.S. Pipeline Developer
About Us
Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. "Visual Evolution" is our mission. We invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of Episodic Television. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there.
Summary:
We are currently seeking a Senior Pipeline Developer who will be responsible for assisting in the overall efficiency of the facility-wide production pipeline. They will support the management and development of tools that help digital artists with their daily use of both third party and in-house software and systems. These tools are intended to make visual effects production as efficient and productive as possible.
The role requires strong technical and communication skills, as well as a firm understanding of software design, graphics, and production workflow.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications, Skills & Software Required:
Additional Info
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Lead Rigging
This position is based in Vancouver. All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.
Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some of our recent credits include, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirland Fargo.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Zoic Studios seeks a Lead Rigging Artist to collaborate with various other departments within the studio to create and complete shots as assigned. In this Role you will work on a variety of projects and assets within a Rigging Department. The Lead Rigging Artist reports to the Rigging Supervisor.
The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of designing and maintaining smooth and efficient rigs for CG assets. In addition, they will have strong MAYA skills, extensive experience in scripting, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in any given day. You will help Lead a team of artists within the Rigging & Animation team. Good communication and problem-solving skills are mandatory.
As our studio mainly works on streaming and episodic tv, you must be comfortable working and leading a team in a fast-paced environment. The expectation is to manage your own assignments of rigs as well as manage, train and assist your team with their own tasks.
Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Would be nice to have:
Additional information
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Senior Concept Designer - Environments
This position is based in Vancouver. All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.
About Zoic
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Who we’re looking for!
We are currently seeking a Senior Concept Designer to join our talented team. This position will include a variety of projects including episodic, streaming, advertising, and film. The successful candidate will focus on concepts and designs for a variety of environments, props, vehicles, etc.
The Concept Designer works in collaboration with the Creative Director to establish overall look and design for all environments and pitch work using both traditional and digital art methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional information
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Software Development Manager
This position is based in Vancouver. All applicants must reside in British Columbia if applying within Canada.
Zoic Studios is an award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some of our recent credits include Ozark, Moon Knight, WandaVision, The Flash, and For All Mankind.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Summary of Position
The Software Development Manager ensures works to manage our Software Engineering team, track project progress, and ensure projects stay on schedule in a fast paced visual effects environment. The Software Development Manager will also help to foresee any potential issues in the software development process and remove those roadblocks for the engineering team. This role will also make sure the department has what they need, communicate priorities with other Zoic divisions, help with documentation, and keep the department organized.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized and flexible with a willingness to learn technical concepts related to hardware and software on the job.
Responsibilities
Key Qualifications:
Pluses (not required)
Additional information
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About Us
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
About this Role
We are looking for an experienced 3D Senior Environment Lead to join our team in order to work on multiple projects that included television, streamed series and Unreal initiatives. The start date is immediate.
The 3D Senior Environment Lead is responsible for leading a team and working alongside artists that create photo-real landscapes that integrate seamlessly with plate photography. Successful candidates display a high proficiency or varied skill level across the areas of model, texture, shading, look development, Houdini for scattering and the ability to slap-comp their own work. You will lead a large team of artists, with tasks ranging from a small number of shots & scenes to working on specific assets within a larger body of work. The 3D Senior Environment Lead is part of the Environments team and reports to the Environment Supervisor.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional information
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About Us
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
What we’re looking for!
Zoic Studios seeks a Lead Rigging Artist to collaborate with various other departments within the studio to create and complete shots as assigned. In this Role you will work on a variety of projects and assets within a Rigging Department. The Lead Rigging Artist reports to the Rigging Supervisor.
The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of designing and maintaining smooth and efficient rigs for CG assets. In addition, they will have strong MAYA skills, extensive experience in scripting, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in any given day. You will help Lead a team of artists within the Rigging & Animation team. Good communication and problem-solving skills are mandatory.
As our studio mainly works on streaming and episodic tv, you must be comfortable working and leading a team in a fast-paced environment. The expectation is to manage your own assignments of rigs as well as manage, train and assist your team with their own tasks.
Responsibilities:
• Work with Department Supervisors to achieve creative goals and maintain quality standards.
• Provide guidance for team members.
• Develop, maintain, and modify python-based scripts for assets, modules, and tools for intra and inter departmental tasks.
• Creation of new rigs and rig components for a variety of bipeds, quadrupeds, creature, and mechanical assets.
• Thorough Quality control (QC) for all rigs before release.
• Proactively troubleshoot and problem-solve with CG or VFX Supervisors and modeling/animation/CFX departments to ensure rigs meet requirements.
• Take direction, and effectively communicate with both the team and management and mentor other Artists.
Qualifications:
• Min 3 years’ experience as a Rigger within live action VFX or animation studio in TV and/or film.
• Must showcase an up-to-date demo reel demonstrating rigging abilities.
• Solid understanding of Character set-up and rigging tools in Maya.
• Solid understanding of anatomy and kinematics to create rigs that match Show and Production expectations or exceed them.
• Proven level of experience with Skinweighting and other Deformers.
• Ability to rig a variety of characters / objects in a realistic (non-cartoon manner).
• Experience writing Python Classes and UIs
• Must be organized with a strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Positive attitude and ability to easily adapt to changes in production needs.
• Excellent communication skills in English; both written and verbal.
Would be nice to have:
• Experience with a Rebuildable, Buildscript, Rig-Builder environment
• Knowledge of Api, PyQt, GitHub, Pyside, Shotgun
• Character FX knowledge and Interest (Hair, Cloth, Muscle)
• Houdini knowledge
• Motion capture and crowd rigging experience
• Experience with Unreal Engine and Maya roundtrip production
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LA DevSecOps Engineer
About Us
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Description
Zoic Studios is looking for an experienced Security Engineer to work closely with, and support our software engineering team in building and improving upon our visual effects pipeline. This role will focus on creating and implementing security best practices, as well as implementing a CI/CD system.
This is a remote full time position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Skills/Qualifications
Pluses
Additional information
Security Clearance:
Successful applicant for this position must be eligible to obtain a DoD security clearance or government customer access to classified/sensitive material. *US Citizenship is required. A current DoD clearance is not required to be eligible for this position.
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Senior Houdini TD
All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.
Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Recent credits include See, Ozark, Sweet Tooth, For All Mankind, and Superman & Lois.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Zoic is looking for an experienced Senior Houdini TD to assist in the overall efficiency of the Houdini production pipeline across departments. FX, Lighting, Environments, and other departments as we move more work into the Houdini pipeline. The position reports to the Studio Lead TD, ensuring that new workflows and tools developed follow Zoic’s programming standards and requirements.
The Senior Houdini TD’s role includes, but will not be limited to, optimizing Artists’ Houdini scenes and ensure the IO of data between departments is efficient via tools or workflow recommendations. You will investigate and solve complex puzzles, keeping in mind the impact on the production process and pipeline overall.
Overall, the role will support the management and development of tools and workflows that help digital artists with their daily use of both third party and in-house software and systems. The role requires strong technical and communication skills, between technical and non-technical personnel, as well as a firm understanding of software design, graphics, and production workflow.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Skills & Software Required
Additional information:
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Roto & Paint Lead Artist
This position is based in Vancouver. All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.
Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Recent credits include: See, Sweet Tooth, For All Mankind, and Superman & Lois.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Zoic Studios seeks aRoto & Paint Lead Artistto collaborate with various other departments within the studio to create and complete shots as assigned.
The Roto & Paint Lead reports to the Roto & Paint Supervisor and Roto & Paint Department Manager.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Must provide a link to reel demonstrating paint / roto and 3D projection skills along with a breakdown.
Zoic is a Maya/Vray/Nuke studio.
Additional information:
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Senior Houdini TD
All applicants must reside in the United States or British Columbia/Ontario if applying within Canada.
Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Recent credits include See, Sweet Tooth, For All Mankind, and Superman & Lois.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Zoic is looking for an experienced Senior Houdini TD to assist in the overall efficiency of the Houdini production pipeline across departments. FX, Lighting, Environments, and other departments as we move more work into the Houdini pipeline.The position reports to the Studio Lead TD, ensuring that new workflows and tools developed follow Zoic’s programming standards and requirements.
The Senior Houdini TD’s role includes, but will not be limited to, optimizing Artists’ Houdini scenes and ensure the IO of data between departments is efficient via tools or workflow recommendations. You will investigate and solve complex puzzles, keeping in mind the impact on the production process and pipeline overall.
Overall, the role will support the management and development of tools and workflows that help digital artists with their daily use of both third party and in-house software and systems. The role requires strong technical and communication skills, between technical and non-technical personnel, as well as a firm understanding of software design, graphics, and production workflow.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Skills & Software Required
Additional information:
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U.S. Software Development Manager
Zoic Studios is an award winning VFX company made up of accomplished artists and producers who understand story, process and relationships. Partnership, integrity and enthusiasm are our key founding principles. We have three locations, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some of our recent credits include Ozark, Moon Knight, WandaVision, The Flash, and For All Mankind.
"Visual Evolution" is our mission; we invest in constantly improving our technological and studio processes so that our artists can focus on being creative even in the lightning fast paced world of visual effects. We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive film and television projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Summary of Position
The Software Development Manager ensures works to manage our Software Engineering team, track project progress, and ensure projects stay on schedule in a fast paced visual effects environment. The Software Development Manager will also help to foresee any potential issues in the software development process and remove those roadblocks for the engineering team. This role will also make sure the department has what they need, communicate priorities with other Zoic divisions, help with documentation, and keep the department organized.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized and flexible with a willingness to learn technical concepts related to hardware and software on the job.
Responsibilities
Key Qualifications:
Pluses (not required)
Additional information
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About Zoic
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
Who we’re looking for!
We are currently seeking a Senior Concept Designer to join our talented team. This position will include a variety of projects including episodics, streaming, advertising, and film. The successful candidate will focus on concepts and designs for a variety of environments, props, vehicles, etc.
The Concept Designer works in collaboration with the Creative Director to establish overall look and design for all environments and pitch work using both traditional and digital art methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional information
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About Us
Zoic Studios is a creative collective focused on the intersection of storytelling, strategy, technology, and design.
Partnership, integrity, and enthusiasm are our founding principles. “Visual Evolution” is our mission. Through the evolution of story, art, and technology our aim is to broaden the audience for the moving image.
We apply these principles to our work on some of the most VFX intensive projects out there. We like a challenge. Do you?
About this Role
We are looking for an experienced 3D Senior Environment Lead to join our team in order to work on multiple projects that included television, streamed series and Unreal initiatives. The start date is immediate.
The 3D Senior Environment Lead is responsible for leading a team and working alongside artists that create photo-real landscapes that integrate seamlessly with plate photography. Successful candidates display a high proficiency or varied skill level across the areas of model, texture, shading, look development, Houdini for scattering and the ability to slap-comp their own work. You will lead a large team of artists, with tasks ranging from a small number of shots & scenes to working on specific assets within a larger body of work. The 3D Senior Environment Lead is part of the Environments team and reports to the Environment Supervisor.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Additional information
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