Environment Artist
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LocationCanada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
Experience4+ yrs
DepartmentMatte Paint/Environments
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedAug 1, 2025 · 1y ago
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4+ years experience making environments for high-end live-action vfx feature films and/or television series
Environment modelling: Natural Environments (landscapes, foliage, rocks & debris) and Urban Environments (background cities)
Environment Texturing & Lookdev: Procedural & painted texturing, generating flow/deposition/erosion/arbitrary masks, basic lookdev setup
Environment dressing/layout: Scattering tools & manual layout
Matte Painting: Painting/photo collage, multi-camera projections on geometry
Essential software: Photoshop, Nuke, Maya, Speedtree, Houdini Landscape Tools, Terragen, WorldMachine, Vue or similar
Experience on animated feature films or large-scale vfx pipeline
Nice to have software: Mari, Substance Designer/Painter, Houdini, Katana/Arnold
Skills
Photoshop
Nuke
Maya
Speedtree
Houdini
Terragen
WorldMachine
Vue
Mari
Substance Designer
Substance Painter
Katana
Arnold
Benefits
Healthcare
Tuition reimbursement
Rrsp
Sick leave
Vacation leave
About the company
Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We are committed to respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.
Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.
658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4
Language in work environment - English
Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP’s, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable
Responsibilities
The Environment Artist will be responsible for the design and creation of detailed large-scale full-CG and matte painted environments for live-action and animated features.
About the role
You will use a flexible generalist approach to your work, but within the context of a mature pipeline with well-defined standards.
Experience Required
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Ideally 4+ years experience making environments for high-end live-action vfx feature films and/or television series.
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Experience on animated feature films or large-scale vfx pipeline preferred
Skills Required
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Environment modelling
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Natural Environments: landscapes, foliage, rocks & debris, etc.
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Urban Environments: background cities.
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Environment Texturing & Lookdev
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Procedural & painted texturing
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Generating flow/deposition/erosion/arbitrary masks to modulate texturing/lookdev
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Basic lookdev setup
•
Environment dressing/layout
•
Scattering tools & manual layout
•
Matte Painting
•
Painting/photo collage
•
Multi-camera projections on geometry
•
Software
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Essential:
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Photoshop, Nuke, Maya, Speedtree
•
Houdini Landscape Tools, Terragen, WorldMachine, Vue or similar.
Nice to have
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Nice to have:
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Mari, Substance Designer/Painter, Houdini, Katana/Arnold
The anticipated base salary for this position is $36.06 - $48.08/hr CAD. Benefits are per company policy: which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP’s, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.
Legal
We value unique perspectives, and want diverse, unique talent to work with us. We encourage candidates from all identities to apply.
*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
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