Crowd artist

About the Role

Eyeline is a global team of risk takers, innovators and perfectionists who achieve creative visions and have fun doing it. As a Crowd Artist, you will be responsible for producing advanced VFX crowd setup and shots for a variety of scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with Crowd department Supervisor/s and show Supervisor/s to maintain a high standard of quality and consistency across all crowd work in the project.
• Establish ongoing communication with production and supervisors regarding project schedules, deadlines and shot/sequence feedback.
• Troubleshoot and problem-solve complex crowd issues.
• Attend all relevant meetings on shots, sequence, production and internal team development.
• Create digital crowd behaviors and simulations to achieve the look, movement, and style envisioned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Houdini crowd (expert knowledge required)
• Golaem (strongly preferred)
• Maya or MotionBuilder for mocap retargeting (a plus)
• USD based pipeline experience (a plus)
• Scripting languages such as Python/VEX (familiarity is a plus)

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of crowd experience in live-action visual effects for feature films, episodic or similar production environments with strong portfolio showcasing a range of crowd setup and shot work.
• Proven experience in a leadership or supervisory role for crowd teams (preferred).
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and an artistic eye to crowd behaviors.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Team player with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Able to effectively communicate with the Department and Production Leadership team on schedules, deadlines, and shot sequence feedback.