Hasta La Motion!

Position Summary:

MPC is a fast paced, dynamic and fun post-production company producing world-class visual effects for film and commercial projects.

We are currently looking to add a Recruiter to our Vancouver office who will be responsible for looking after the recruitment of artists and TDs for our film teams. Our new team member needs to be out-going, amenable, positive and professional.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• MPC are always looking for the best creative talent and as a result the role will be varied and interesting
• On a day to day basis you will be working on the whole recruitment lifecycle for specific teams within MPC; from advertising and sourcing right through to the offer stage
• Reporting into the Recruitment Manager the team aspect of this role is crucial. We all work together to achieve long-term goals and projects so reporting back and updating each other is a key component of this role
• As a team we work closely with HR, Central Production and our Crew Manager to ensure the whole business is working together and providing a great experience for all our new and existing hires; our people are important to us
• You will be utilising social networking, job boards, referrals, and our internal network to find the best talent in the industry to work on our exciting new projects
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with Heads of Departments and other team members is crucial, alongside working hard to develop and build a network of contacts
• You will be reviewing resumes and demoreels with support from Heads of Department for assessment of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
• Prescreening, interviewing and feeding back to candidates are all important parts of managing the communication with the candidate along with extending offers of employment to selected candidates under the direction of the Recruitment Manager and Heads of Departments
• Each team member is expected to provide complete, accurate, and inspiring information to candidates about the company, our projects and position and the offer being made to them
• It’s important to be able to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately and we work closely with our HR and management teams

Skills and Requirements:

• The internet plays a large part in our market research so being savvy and experienced in online databases, tracking and networking are a must
• Previous experience recruiting for the visual effects industry preferred
• You must have the ability to learn and adapt quickly
• Strong organisational skills
• Effective communicator at all levels, with the ability to build good relationships both internally and externally
• Excellent attention to detail and pride and quality of output
• Experience of working under pressure and to deadlines with the ability to multi-task
• Willingness to effectively participate as a full member of a team demonstrating a positive and enthusiastic approach.
• Customer focused with the ability to deliver against expectations of management
• Able to work on own initiative

Details:

• Location: Vancouver, Canada
• Start Date: Immediate
• Duration: Initial 6 month contract position

If this position sounds of interest then please apply via our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Buick has partnered with the NCAA to promote March Madness with their $20,000 “Human Highlight Reel” campaign with an $8,000 grand prize (contest ends 4/22/11).

If you have a knack for producing documentaries or short videos, this is perfect for you! Students and alums would also be perfect candidates, as the NCAA would love added school spirit and representation. But even if you’re just a sports fan with a low-tech camera, take part anyway! Any and everyone is welcome!

They’re looking for videos depicting the story of a former NCAA athlete (of any sport). It’s a great opportunity for anyone who’s looking to get their name out there, build their resume/portfolio, want to interact with former NCAA athletes, or make some extra money (maybe to support their own films or projects?).

For more details on the project, the brief and awards can be found via the link below. To submit a video, join Zooppa and add Buick-NCAA to your portfolio/reel.

http://zooppa.com/contests/buick-hum…etition#/brief

Zooppa members have earned more than $1 million worldwide to date for their work. Skeptical? Go to the website and you’ll find plenty of people who have been awarded money, merchandise, and other prizes for their work on Zooppa.

Job Summary:
Nuke Compositors will integrate CG elements and matte paintings into live action plates.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Match color, lighting and exposure of stock elements to rendered or photographed elements
• Matte extractions from blue/green screen photography
• Clean and efficient script organization
• Present work clearly in dailies and walkthroughs and respond to supervisor in a timely fashion
• Transform and warp elements as needed
• 2D/3D camera tracking and stabilization
• Grain and degrain as necessary
• Plate speed up/slow down manipulation
• Matte edge processing and integration
• QC black levels, grain, color, mattes
• Paint fixes and rotoscoping

Job Requirements:

• 4 years of node based compositing software experience (Nuke, Shake, Fusion)
• Experience with Keylight, Primatte or Ultimatte
• Knowledge of projection mapping
• Maya knowledge a plus
• Sound aesthetic with good understanding of color, contrast and lighting design
• Knowledge of film resolution and aspect ratios
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player with great attitude
• Dependable and flexible
• Takes direction well
• Exercises close attention to detail

Reels/Resumes can be sent to: method-la-recruiting@methodstudios.com

Concept Artist / Look Development Artist
Contract Position, Central London
We are currently welcoming applications for a talented Concept Artist / Look Development Artist Joining this ambitious company you will bring with you production experience and strong drawing and conceptual skills. You will be working with the creative department to develop concept artwork, design development and storyboarding, covering varied style and techniques to help the visualisation of projects.

Responsibilities to include:
• Idea visualisation through concept art and design development.
• Pre-production development for pitch work and treatments (research, style dev, collating reference material, building moodboards)
• Visualising scripts into storyboard formats to clearly show the key narrative of a story
• Basic editing of storyboards into 2d animatics
• Concept art for character design – that clearly illustrate actions, expressions, emotions working to directors vision.
• Concept art for Landscape and environment design.
• Create impressive 2D or 3D artwork for projects in bidding, development and in production phases.
• Working on multiple jobs at any given time.
Requirements:
• Must have excellent 2D skills and traditional art knowledge.
• An excellent understanding of anatomy, character design, colour theory, perspective, lighting, and composition.
• Modelling, shader-creation, lighting, rendering skills
• Expert knowledge of 3D Max, Zbrush, Photoshop
• Good knowledge of Vray, would be an advantage
• Experience in a node based compositing package (Digital Fusion, Shake)
• An eye for fine detail and realism
• Able to develop visual ideas for any type of creative project

This is not for the faint hearted, so if you are hard working, and want to step into a busy, creative and challenging work environment with good long term prospects, then this is the role for you!
Please email your CV, show reel / examples of work and full contact details to: recruitment@taylorjames.com
Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer work-permission sponsorship.

UtopiaPeople is a freelance agency for postproduction and production specialists, we represent 8800 freelancers around the world. For more information about us please visit www.utopiapeople.com. To apply for the jobs listed you must be registered member of UtopiaPeople (sign up here: http://www.utopiapeople.se/register/). To apply for a job email job@utopiapeople.com and use the reference code as subject of the email.

AGENCY OFFER REFERENCE CODE: 3D Generalist (permanent Chimneypot/CPH)

Jobtitle: 3D Generalist
No of positions: 1
Location: Copenhagen
Dates: Permanent starting ASAP
Software/Requirements: Maya
Genre: TVC/Featurefilm
Salary: Depending on experience (negotiate directly with client, no agency fee)
Deadline for applications: Check PDF for details
Workpermit/Conditions: EC prefered.

Information about the client:
ChimneyPot Copenhagen.

Information about the project:
Please check: http://www.utopiapeople.se/news/Chimney.pdf. Client wishes to see a online showreel, please consider using www.theshowreel.tv (sign up trial account).

AGENCY OFFER REFERENCE CODE: 3D FX artist (Berlin)

Jobtitle: 3D Realflow artist
No of positions: 1
Location: Berlin
Dates: 11/4- 10/6
Software/Requirements: Realflow
Genre: TVC/Featurefilm
Salary/fee: 280EUR/Day
Deadline for applications: 4/4 10:00 CET (The quicker the better)
Workpermit/Conditions: EC prefered.

Information about the client:
International VFX studio in central Berlin

Information about the project:
Our client is looking for a senior FX artist who is great working with water simulation/animation. Client wishes to see a online showreel, please consider using www.theshowreel.tv (sign up trial account). Client will provide artist with airline tickets and hotel/hostel/apartment during the project.

AGENCY OFFER REFERENCE CODE: Shading/look Dev Artist (Montreal)

Jobtitle: Shading/look Dev Artist
No of positions: 2 (1 permanent, 1 contract work)
Location: Montreal, Canada
Dates: Starting ASAP, contract (position 2) 3-6 months.
Software/Requirements: Maya or XSI, Arnold or Mentalray
Genre: TVC/Featurefilm
Salary/fee: Position 1 (perm): 5 833$ CND/Month Position 2 (contract).930$ CND/Week
Deadline for applications: 5/4 10:00 CET (The quicker the better)
Workpermit/Conditions: Bonus if you have a canadian working permit.

Information about the client:
VFX Studio with a lot o A-list blockbusters on the reel. Very high-end.

Information about the project/positions
Position 1 : Senior Look Dev /Shading Artist – Permanent:
Position 2 – Intermediate Look Dev /Shading Artist – Contract (3-6 months, possible extension):
AGENCY OFFER REFERENCE CODE: 3D Modeler

Jobtitle: 3D Modeler
No of positions: 1
Location: Remote work
Dates: 5/4- 7/4
Software/Requirements: Maya
Genre: TVC
Salary/fee: 255EUR/Day
Deadline for applications: 4/4 10:00 CET (The quicker the better)
Workpermit/Conditions: EC prefered.

Information about the client:
VFX Studio in Germany

Information about the project:
Remote work, modelling photoreal cars.You work with Maya.