Jobs at Pitch Black Creative

Creates photorealistic digital matte paintings, hero environments, set extensions, establishing shots, and projection setups for VFX productions. Leads complex shot work, look development, color standards, quality control, workflow optimization, and tool development. Collaborates with global VFX teams, provides technical direction, mentors artists, presents work in dailies, and ensures creative, technical, and schedule requirements are met.

Delivers advanced character and creature animation for complex VFX shots, including hero performances, facial animation, lip-sync, and body mechanics. Provides technical leadership, troubleshoots pipeline issues, improves workflows, maintains quality and continuity, participates in dailies, and mentors junior and mid-level animators. Collaborates across Animation, Layout, Rigging, CFX, Lighting, Production, and global studio teams to meet creative, technical, and schedule requirements.

Create advanced visual effects simulations for film and television, including fire, destruction, fluids, volumetrics, oceans, lava, and environmental effects. Develop Houdini templates, procedural workflows, and artist tools while contributing scripting and technical solutions. Collaborate with supervisors and global teams, maintain quality standards, participate in reviews, and mentor artists. The role requires expert Houdini skills, strong VFX simulation knowledge, VEX, Python and MEL scripting, and advanced Maya experience.

Develops artist-facing tools, workflows, and diagnostics for CG production across multiple VFX shows. The role optimizes scenes and renders, addresses production bottlenecks, supports existing workflows, and partners with CG supervisors to translate production challenges into practical technical solutions. It requires broad CG knowledge, experience with DCC applications and Git, and strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Oversee VFX show delivery by managing production schedules, milestones, resources, risks, client communications, status reporting, deliveries, tracking systems, and workflow improvements. Lead and support coordinators and assistants, facilitate cross-department collaboration, monitor time and overtime, ensure production resources are available, and help maintain quality, safety, and process standards across film, television, or advertising projects.