VFX / Sky Artist (Temporary Assignment)

This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner Yoh Services.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Create realistic skies based on initial photo or conceptual reference
• Utilize software such as Terragen, Vue Esprit, and potentially incorporate matte painting to generate elements/layers for each sky asset
• Assemble assets into a shading/particle network within Naughty Dog’s game engine
• Generate a method for lighting/relighting each sky in-game for proper cloud lighting, based on proximity to the sun
• Include cloud aspect details such as rim lighting, backlighting, and directional lighting

Requirements & Skills:

• Proven industry experience in Film or Games generating realistic skies
• Rounded knowledge of Terragen, Vue Esprit, or other sky-generation software
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Good communication skills—able to help others and ask for help when needed
• Great team-player attitude—flexible with new ideas, open to direction and changes, listening to teammates

As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.