Senior Artist

TendrilPosted November 11 / Toronto / Full time / On Site
3D DesignerCG GeneralistSenior Artists lead Tendril's creative teams by building assets from concept to completion, mentoring juniors and intermediates, optimizing the 3D pipeline, and articulating design choices with creative and trend-driven expertise.
They collaborate with directors, contribute to pitches, ensure team schedule adherence, and represent the studio in key client meetings while pushing artistic boundaries.
The Opportunity
Collaborate with our creative team and clients to deliver world class motion and design projects
Work with Creative Directors and Art Directors, building assets that bring concepts to life and collaborating with a team of artists to optimize your contributions and integrate your work into the animation pipeline
Demonstrate your ability to build assets from concept through to completion
Lean into your animation and Light & Rendering skills to support productions
Communicate, articulate and defend design choices/concepts via mood-boards, sketches etc.
Work within Tendril's 3D pipeline, delivering your work in a compatible format and finding ways to make our team and process efficient
Contribute assets in support of new business pitches that enrich the ideas and vision established by senior team
Attend critical client facing meetings as requested, presenting new work and intaking feedback to deliver to production team
Provide insight into discipline specific processes and timeline planning
Spend time collaborating with world class artists, developing their skills and activating them across various projects
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and intermediate members of the team, empowering them to grow their skills through clear feedback and direction
Ensure project teams adhere to the production schedule defined by the project leadership team, delivering work in a consistent and correct format
Pursue endless boundary pushing opportunities, consistently striving to acquire new skills related to software, animation and design
Infuse your work with your knowledge of current trends in areas including typography, fashion, architecture and contemporary art
Come Prepared to Talk About
How your most exciting animation productions came together from brief to delivery
Your interest in and history of growing artists through mentorship
Your involvement in the animation community or your desire to participate in in on behalf of Tendril
Compensation$90,000-$150,000
The duties and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of management.
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