Asset Artist

Freefolk are hiring a talented Asset Artist to join our Film and Episodic team on an exciting new project starting soon! We operate a hybrid working model in our brand new East London office, but are open to candidates based remotely in Europe also.

Celebrating 20 years, we are a team of Emmy-winning creative artists, technicians, producers and problem solvers who use post-production as their toolbox. Working closely with clients in the advertising, film, TV and music industries, we provide a full-service post-production and VFX offering including high-end colour grading, 2D & 3D visual effects, shoot supervision, animation, design, direction and concept. At Freefolk, we're a tight-knit community and proud of both our reputation of doing great work but also being a great place to work.

Responsibilities:

• Creating models from a brief or reference material provided these can be a mixture of organic or hard surface objects
• Provide efficient UV maps on the models as required for the project
• Create textures for assets to specifications required
• Create shaders for assets in lookdev
• Present to the asset to leads and supervisors for reviews
• Staying on schedule and meeting set deadlines while maintaining the highest levels of quality.
• Continue to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technology

Essential Skills

• Strong polygonal subdivision modelling skills
• Good knowledge of Maya and the Arnold Renderer / Redshift
• Knowledge of zbrush / mudbox desirable
• Excellent knowledge of texturing software Mari/Photoshop/ Substance
• Must have a strong artistic and visual sense of composition, light and colour.
• Basic knowledge of Nuke Compositing
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Creative problem-solving and attention to detail
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining high-quality results

Why Join Freefolk?

• Hybrid working
• Drinks on Fridays
• Employee birthday celebrations
• Summer Sports Days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Breakfast and snacks in the office
• Pub quizzes and socials throughout the year

Applications:

• To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com and ensure your showreel/website is linked to your CV
• Include ‘Asset Artist’ in the subject of the email.
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted.