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Halo Media Works Pvt. Ltd. is a US based company, having Head office in Cleveland, Ohio and Sales & Production facilities in Malad, Mumbai – India with an existence 14+ years.

We are equipped with a full-fledged state-of-the-art production facility in India, catering to clients across the United States, Australia, Europe & United Kingdom. Comprised of a team of highly qualified, focused and skilled design professionals with a readiness to turnaround a job in the shortest possible timeframes.

We are specialized in full service 2D & 3D, Image, Video Post-Production & 3D Animation services.  Our services at our 3D studio encompass everything in the CGI pipeline from full 3D character animation, medical animation, architectural visualization, product renders, and visual effects (VFX).

To achieve our mission, we are looking for the talented artists with creative minds.

3D Project Manager

• Technical Knowledge will need technical/analytical skills to be able to solve problems that may come up during a typical work day. Will be analyzing data and making decisions that affect the project on a regular basis
• Maintaining Co-ordination: Will be working with employees, customers and management, often spinning multiple plates at once.
• Leadership Skills: Will have to keep your employees motivated, resolve conflicts and make hard decisions for your employees.
• Quality Check from job-allocation to final output. Will have to maintain tight schedules keeping the quality in check.
• Math and Budgeting: Project managers are expected to keep and maintain a budget in almost every field.
• Excellent working knowledge of all 3d softwares especially Maya, 3DSMax, Zbrush, Photoshop
• Minimum 8 Years’ Experience

Texturing Artist

• Exceptional Texture creation ability; hand-painted textures is a plus.
• Good Analytic eye for volumes, shapes, proportions, detail distribution, color & materials composition.
• Able to work from photo reference or concept art when available, as well as ability to provide their own
• Intuitive understanding of 3D visualization and the ability to sense scale and materials
• Work in close collaboration with creative designers
• Highly proficient in Maya & Photoshop (Bodypaint & Zbrush,Mari,Substance highly recommended). Knowledge of traditional texturing techniques
• Knowledge of human anatomy, materials, and manufacturing principles a plus
• Strong traditional art or crafting skills
• Passion for detail, quality and the pursuit of artistic excellence.

Motion Graphics

• Create highly engaging complex animations for a diverse array of media, including smartphones, tablets and the web.
• Work with illustrators, designers and instructional designers to understand the project scope and objectives. Assist in the creation of animation storyboards.
• Prepare conceptual layouts for the motion graphic project. Provide accurate time estimates for each part of the process.
• Assist in selecting appropriate audio, graphic and animation styles for the project.
• Encoding, converting and editing videos and adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics.
• Support the design and illustration team with photo editing, bespoke illustration and icon design.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to solve an array of challenges through visual design
• Manage time effectively, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Modeling Artist

• Interpret drawings and verbal instructions into 3D models and prototypes that meet all technological and aesthetic standards using a combination of hand modeling techniques and the 3D software Zbrush.
• Produce precise models from 2D artwork and see them through from start to finish.
• Ability to solve complex designs by developing and implementing 3D solutions for designers
• Intuitive understanding of 3D visualization and the ability to sense scale and materials.
• Research design and 3D modeling technology by attending industry tradeshows.
• 2-3 years of 3D modeling (Zbrush+Maya) experience. Knowledge of traditional modeling techniques & Photoshop a plus. Knowledge of MudBox Software
• Highly creative as well as technical and problem solving.
• Knowledge of human anatomy, materials, and manufacturing principles a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with modeling materials.

Lighting Artist

• Should have strong sense of light & shadow demonstrated by artwork and knowledge of colour theory
• Able to follow design reference and have sympathy with wide range of styles. Also be able to light characters and environments, interior & exterior, different times of day, etc.
• An understanding of composition and the ability to enhance mood by lighting
• Good working knowledge of computer animation packages, particularly maya, 2D paint software and various industry-standard rendering programs, such as Vray, Arnold and Mental Ray
• Also should have working knowledge of palettes and CLUTs (Colour Look Up Tables)
• Be able to work with shaders & textures and have a good understanding of maths & physics.
• Understand the principles of cinematography including depth of field, density, use of filters
• Be able to deliver on schedule, working calmly and efficiently under pressure
• Show respect for the procedures and requirements of a particular studio, production or pipeline
• Should have knowledge of the requirements of the relevant health & safety legislation and procedures.

Company Website  :         www.halomediaworks.com

All applications should be sent to the following email ID:

E-mail ID               :         trupti@halomediaworks.com

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Seasia Infotech recently announced their collaboration with MergerTech CEO Nitin Khanna to set up a “Centre Of Excellence” in a move to leverage the start up ecosystem of India.

The initiative allows startups to avail the workspace of Seasia Infotech to work and learn at no additional cost. Moreover, the CoE also guarantees financial support to these startups.

Animation Xpress got in touch with MergerTech CEO Nitin Khanna, who provides further information on this landmark movement.

MergerTech CEO Nitin Khanna

Can you tell us how did this landmark collaboration materialise?

We Punjabis are world renowned for our industrious and entrepreneurial nature.  We have all heard inspiring stories of our diaspora who have made it big in the respective countries that they have emigrated to. Even in places like Bangalore, Chennai or Pune, we see a vibrant startup culture. However, I have always felt that there is something missing in the mix – somehow we do not hear of many such success stories from the tech sector here in North India. I feel that the right ingredients are already present, and that youngsters just need to be mentored and supported here, and they’ll bring the next big business idea to life.

R.P Singh and I used to discuss this off-and-on, and finally we decided to join forces to create a sort of platform that enables and supports startups in all aspects – financial, technical, soft-skills etc. So ours is a collaboration based on a shared world-view and a desire to share our expertise with the community.

Are you targeting any particular sector (like tech startup, food startup, travel start-up etc.) or is everyone an equal beneficiary here?

Our goal is to nurture tech startups i.e., companies where a significant value or differentiation is going to be derived from the use of software technology. Another of our selection criteria is that the startups should target the Indian market. Within these two broad outlines, we are quite open to supporting a startup for any sector or domain.

That said, we do have certain internal guidelines to avoid over-exposure to particular domains or sectors, but these don’t go to the extent of blacklisting any domain as of now.

What measures do you have in place to incubate the start-ups?

We will foster entrepreneurship, mentor entrepreneurs, incubate startups and provide all the assistance, support and training that they need to become successful entrepreneurs.

With the holistic approach, we will focus on building a 360 degree understanding about startups entrepreneurship journey with different perspectives and connect all relevant startup related topics with links to resources and tools to turn theory into action.

We will support them in areas like labs, focus groups, marketing support, media, MVP, etc. I feel that this support, tools and expertise will help them to succeed in the increasingly competitive tech world.

How would this Centre of Excellence work? Can start-ups approach you directly?

Startups will have to reveal themselves whether they are hard at work or not. Their great ideas and innovations will also be tested by Mr. R.P. Singh at Seasia Infotech. To find out the potential startups, we will turn our experts to have one-to-one conversation with them and select the deserving candidates. They can approach Seasia Infotech to know the schedule and procedure of enrollment.

So, while we’d love to support and mentor everyone that approaches us, there’s still a limit to our bandwidth, as our center can support 50 teams at one time. Considering that, each startup will need between 12 – 18 months of support before they can actually function independently. All this places an upper limit to the number of people or ideas that we can support, so we’re planning on doing this in batches and for each batch, we’ll have the aspirants present their case to a selection committee comprising tech and domain experts. Based on their recommendation, we’ll induct a small core group from the team into our program.

You’ve said that you’ll be providing training to the entrepreneurs as well. Can you tell us a bit about this training program? Who are the trainers?

Entrepreneurs will be given the entrepreneurship, negotiation, leadership, team building, communication, goal setting training to drill their entrepreneurship skills. The professionals at Seasia will prepare the training module, which will finally be approved by me and R.P. Singh. We are planning to offer them a deep support from IoT to beta testing to networking and customer access.

About trainers, we have planned to begin with fixing special meetings with the successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs, as both are equally important to learn from. There would be regular meetups also to evaluate the overall progress of the program. Moreover, there will be site visits too, as people need to actually see the environment and the problems first-hand in order to solve them. Other than this, trainees will be trained by the IT professionals at Seasia Infotech, as our vision is to support the business idea and to bring in the required collaborators, be it financial, marketing or IT.

Mr. R.P Singh also spoke about funds. How much funds have you planned to invest in start-ups? Do you also have investors on board?

Startups often lack funds and the physical space to host live training, but at Seasia Infotech, the tech startups can work and learn at no cost in its co-working space. R.P. Singh and I have planned to help startups with necessary funding, but the figures cannot be disclosed. The figure can go up or down based on the idea and project type.

At present, there won’t be any other board member in this plan. Seasia Infotech and I will be taking care of the whole program. But, with the success of our startups, this program will surely impress other investors too who may be winning to invest.

In what all cities do you plan to set up this Centre of Excellence?

We are initially starting up in Mohali, but with time we have plans at the back of our mind to roll out this program to other cities also.

Where do you think the Indian start-up ecosystem stands today in comparison to that of US?

Indian tycoons are often very annoyed of the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. It is because they feel that seed-stage stakeholders in the America are far more intelligent and liberal. They feel that US angels are keen at taking risks, and are wiser enough to be able to back a founder just on the basis of an innovative and great idea. On the other hand, Indian investors are considered as being far more conservative and traditional, because they are less or not at all willing to support entrepreneur’s dream until they can display their commercial success.

Following this collaboration, what change do you envision in the Indian start-up ecosystem?

We are the change! On a serious note though, we are not setting out to change the ecosystem as a whole. We are just trying to do our bit to support deserving people and ideas and if our model takes off, and others want to emulate it, then that’s great! It’ll bring in much more scale as compared to what we alone can ever dream of providing; and it’ll benefit the ecosystem as a whole.

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