4.0 - 8.0 years

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chennai, tamil nadu

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As a Look Development Artist at Knack Studios, you will be an integral part of our R&D Team, tasked with creating photorealistic assets, materials, and shaders using Maya and Arnold. Your role will require a unique blend of artistic creativity and technical problem-solving skills as you collaborate with FX TDs, Asset Teams, and Python Developers to develop high-quality lookdev pipelines and asset libraries for production use. Your responsibilities will include developing photorealistic materials, shaders, and textures for assets, characters, and environments, creating physically accurate shaders and lighting setups in Maya using Arnold Renderer, collaborating with other teams to ensure seamless integration of lookdev assets, testing assets under various lighting conditions for consistency and realism, contributing to standardized lookdev workflows and material libraries, assisting in shader R&D, optimizing lookdev processes, developing and maintaining USD-ready assets, collaborating on render optimization strategies, providing feedback on new tools, and staying updated with industry trends. To qualify for this role, you should have at least 4 years of experience as a Look Development Artist in VFX, Animation, or Gaming, expert-level proficiency in Maya with Arnold Renderer, strong knowledge of PBR principles, lighting theory, and render optimization, proficiency in texture painting and material authoring tools, understanding of UV layout, baking workflows, and procedural material generation, familiarity with color management workflows, experience in USD workflows, and the ability to work alongside Python Developers and Pipeline TDs. Having experience with Blender and Cycles, familiarity with Unreal Engine materials, basic Python scripting knowledge, and experience with Houdini lookdev processes will be considered a plus. You should possess excellent attention to detail, a keen eye for realism and visual consistency, strong communication and teamwork skills, and the ability to mentor junior artists. Working at Knack Studios will provide you with the opportunity to work in an R&D-driven environment focused on pushing the boundaries of photorealism, collaborate with various teams in a cutting-edge pipeline, influence the development of next-gen lookdev tools and processes, and engage in continuous learning through innovative projects and pipeline experiments.,

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