Lead CG Generalist, Project Based bei Falcon's Treehouse, LLC

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Job Summary:

Falcon’s Beyond is a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that accelerates intellectual property activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences. 

Working at Falcon’s means practicing your craft among collaborative and friendly professionals. We have attracted top talent from the feature film and visual effects industries, top theme park destinations, the video game industry, and others. Our work can be experienced in theme parks, museums, zoos, aquariums, location-based entertainment venues, live events, themed restaurant, and retail locations, and more!

This job is based in our office in Orlando, Florida. Applicants must either live in the area or be willing to move to Central Florida and work from the office daily.

As a Lead CG Generalist at Falcon’s Creative Group, you should be comfortable working on all aspects of 3D production, including modeling, texturing, animation, lighting, look development, rendering, and compositing. The Lead CG generalist will work closely with the department supervisors and other team members to produce 3D assets, animations, and rendered frames for high-profile 3D animated projects and real-time experiences. 

Essential Functions:

• Lead and manage a team of talented 3D artists, providing guidance, feedback, and mentorship.
• Model hard surface and organic assets from a 2D concept.
• 3D and 2D texture painting.
• Develop shaders and lighting effects in Unreal Engine.
• Understand cinematic language and camera terminology.
• Strong understanding of animation in Maya and Unreal Engine Sequencer.
• In-depth understanding of optimization workflows within Unreal Engine.
• Lighting and compositing shots as briefed by the CG Director/CG Supervisor.
• Work in Unreal Engine for layout, shader development, and lighting as needed.
• Ability to give clear and concise feedback to artists on their work.
• Assisting junior artists with developing their skills and techniques.
• Writing project-related documentation, tutorials, and creating/refining workflows.

 Job Qualifications and Requirements:

• Must have or be able to quickly acquire knowledge of company structure (mission, goals, and objectives), and policies and procedures. Maintain office protocols and expectations at all times (excellent attendance, productive work environment, professional/friendly presence etc.).
• Must have at least a bachelor’s degree in Game Production, Visual Effects Production, or equivalent 3D field or at minimum 8 years of experience working as a CG Generalist or similar.
• Strong understanding of modeling/shading/rendering workflow.
• Proven and demonstrable experience in high-end VFX using Maya or other software.
• Minimum 4 years of experience using Unreal Engine 5.
• UE5 Blueprint knowledge is a plus.
• Minimum 4 years of experience using Nuke or other compositing software.
• Experience using ZBrush is a plus.
• Knowledge of studio project management systems such as Shotgrid/Flow and Jira is a plus.
• Experience working with a team in a mixed software environment.
• Proactive problem-solver.
• Self-motivated, communicative, collaborative, and great team player.

This at-will, in-office position is being hired to support a specific client project. While this role is a full-time position with Falcon's Creative Group, employment will not extend beyond the duration of the project. The assignment will conclude once the project is completed, at which time employment with Falcon's Creative Group will end. The expected project timeline is to be determined. For avoidance of doubt, employment with Falcon’s would be at-will at all times, meaning that the employee or Falcon’s may terminate the employment at any time (including prior to the conclusion of the project).

Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC is a drug-free workplace and employment is contingent upon passing a drug screen. We are an equal employment opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive, diverse and innovative environment for our employees. We provide all qualified applicants with employment consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, ancestry, national origin, age, protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local laws. Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability with the job application process, please contact us at 407.909.9350 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us:

Falcon’s Beyond is a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that is reimagining how we play, travel, shop, dine, relax and are entertained.

Situated at the intersection of technology and entertainment, Falcon’s accelerates intellectual property (IP) activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences through three core business units: Falcon’s Creative Group, Falcon’s Beyond Destinations and Falcon’s Beyond Brands. Falcon’s Creative Group is one of the world’s leading master planners having planned more than $100 billion worth of award-winning experiences.  Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops, owns, and operates resort hotels, theme parks, retail, dining and entertainment venues, including Falcon’s Resort by Meliá in Punta Cana and its award-winning Katmandu theme parks. Falcon’s Beyond Brands develops and deploys both proprietary and partner IP across multiple platforms through animated and live-action media content, gaming, music and retail consumer products. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL, USA. Learn more at falconsbeyond.com.

NOTE:

This document outlines the general nature and level of work expected from individuals in this role.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and/or skills.   Additional duties may be required as necessary by supervisory personnel.  The employee is expected to adhere to all work rules, procedures, and policies established by the company, including, but not limited to, those contained in the employee handbook.