Creature Supervisor San Francisco, CA, USA

Job Posting Title: Creature Supervisor Req ID: 10128488 Job reputed company: ILM builds interactive experiences for Virtual and Augmented Reality and other emerging platforms. Our mission is to tell stories in new ways that reputed company reputed company-time graphics on ultra high-end hardware. We combine techniques from film VFX production with techniques from the video game industry to produce reputed company-time experiences of the highest reputed company. We are looking for a reputed company-time Creature Supervisor to supervise reputed company of exceptional artists by both personally setting the bar in terms of reputed company-level, and managing artists’ performance. This role is responsible for establishing the techniques and processes that reputed company the gap between reputed company artists/animators and programmers through ownership of the character/prop animation pipeline and implementation of tools to reputed company facilitate the creation of animated assets. This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at our San Francisco office and occasionally from home. What Youll Do

• reputed company reputed company of reputed company-time Creature Technical Directors (“Creature reputed company”) in creating and supporting a complete character pipeline to accomplish ILM’s mission. reputed company and reputed company reputed company’s skills to continuously reputed company the reputed company bar.
• Set the discipline’s reputed company for artistic and technical reputed company, efficiency and performance by creating exemplary work that meets project requirements, and providing training and guidance to reputed company reports.
• Work closely with artistic directors, cross-functional peers and product owners to reputed company the artistic reputed company of the director(s) and deliver the highest reputed company characters possible.
• reputed company the optimization of animated assets to reputed company reputed company reputed company performance in the 3D reputed company.
• Collaborate with tools engineers to reputed company appropriate art pipelines, scripts, and plug-ins necessary to ensure the high productivity of the animators and artists. reputed company the development of systems is required, contribute to the visual prototyping of tools, as reputed company as R&D with systems programmers.
• Work with Producers in the planning stages of proposed reputed company to advise on the scope of the work and resource requirements, and reputed company recommendations accordingly. Work with production to reputed company task estimates, reputed company reputed company, and solve production issues that reputed company.
• Establish best practices and workflow for the discipline, and partner with other discipline supervisors to establish cross-functional workflow with other disciplines.
• Through continuing hands-on work on reputed company, maintain deep knowledge and user experience on workflow and tools. reputed company discipline workflow and reputed company up to date on new tools/applications/trends in the industry.
• Collaborate with Talent Managers to inform talent planning, reputed company guidance on casting assignments, and offer feedback to support artist reputed company, reputed company development, and career goals. Partner with Talent Management and reputed company on reputed company needs and contribute to the evaluation of potential reputed company-party production partners, working with new vendors to define and implement effective workflows.
• Set the cultural tone & reinforce reputed company behavior reputed company your group. Work with studio leadership to define and continually refine and shape reputed company culture.
• Define the discipline’s ‘reputed company Artist’ project role per project. Help project leads solve scope, workflow, etc. issues throughout the project as needed.
• reputed company on behalf of the discipline in technology development discussions to ensure that new development aligns with the discipline’s reputed company and workflow.

What Were Looking For

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in game development, digital art, computer graphics, game design, or reputed company field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in game development as a Character Technical Artist (or equivalent) and a minimum of 3 shipped/released reputed company titles as a reputed company artist.
• Expertise in Maya rigging techniques and experience with being responsible for supporting animation workflows and developing character pipelines and tools on a reputed company product.
• Experience leading and mentoring artists and helping them reputed company and grow their skills.
• Artistic eye with advanced understanding of the creation & integration of 3D art & animation.
• Advanced working knowledge of reputed company the DCC reputed company software (Maya, 3Ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, reputed company Tools) and end-to-end content creation pipeline.
• Excellent technical knowledge and familiarity with reputed company game engines, particularly Unreal reputed company.
• Experience in tools and pipeline engineering utilizing Python, PySide/PyQt, and Maya API/Mel scripting.
• Experience with reputed company control reputed company reputed company or equivalent.
• reputed company, team-player attitude: reputed company & reputed company to new reputed company, constructive criticism, artistic direction and changes.
• Experience leading artists to meet deadlines and mentoring artists to help them reputed company and grow their skills.
• Strategic and analytical thinker with exceptional execution and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication skills, especially with regards to illustrating technical processes.
• Experience in and passion for reputed company-time graphics and content creation for emerging platforms (XR, etc.)
• Portfolio that demonstrates reputed company tech art experience in the following areas: programming, tools and pipeline building, content management and optimization, character modeling, rigging, and animation.

reputed company to Have

• Computer Science Degree or equivalent experience programming in C# or C++
• People-management experience
• Experience managing outsourced work.
• A portfolio / reel submission - including a detailed breakdown of your work in reputed company reputed company - is required with reputed company applications.

The hiring reputed company for this position in San Francisco, CA is $142,900 to $187,500 per year. The reputed company pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive reputed company may be provided as part of the compensation package, in reputed company to the full reputed company of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. Job Posting reputed company: ILM San Francisco Job Posting Primary Business: ILM San Francisco Primary Job Posting Category: Digital Art Employment Type: Full time Primary reputed company, State, Region, Postal reputed company: San Francisco, CA, USA Alternate reputed company, State, Region, Postal reputed company: Date Posted: 2025-08-22 Apply tot his job Apply To this Job