Senior VFX Environment Artist

Lead complex VFX environment work with Maya, Houdini, and procedural scattering expertise across modeling, texturing, and set dressing.

Pitch Black seeks a Senior Environment Artist for significant professional VFX production experience. You will create assets and large-scale builds while shaping look development and technical workflows. The role combines artistic judgment, scripting, troubleshooting, and mentorship across environment teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create hero assets and large-scale environment builds
• Deliver modeling, texturing, look development, and set dressing
• Develop procedural scattering and shader systems
• Maintain reproducible scenes, publishes, and clear handoffs
• Mentor artists and communicate production risks proactively

Requirements:

• Significant professional VFX environment production experience
• Expert proficiency in Maya and Houdini
• Strong VEX, Python, and MEL scripting skills
• Autonomous delivery of complex shots, assets, or builds
• Technical direction, mentoring, and cross-disciplinary communication experience

Bring senior environment artistry, procedural workflows, and technical problem-solving to Pitch Black’s VFX productions.