Sparky Animation Hiring

POSITIONS :  MODELING AND TEXTURING
                     :  3D ANIMATORS ( JUNIORS/SENIORS)
                     :  LIGHTING/COMPOSITING (JUNIOR)
                     :  SPECIAL EFFECTS TD (SENIOR)

 MODELING AND TEXTURING

Responsibilities:

• Modeling of characters, props and environments.
• Creation and manipulation of UV maps.
• Texture painting and mapping.
• Collaborating with a group of technical staff to establish a workflow and a pipeline for facilitating the texturing process.

Requirements:

• Proficient in the use of Photoshop.
• Familiarity with Maya will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years’ professional work experience in CG commercial projects.

3D ANIMATORS ( JUNIORS/SENIORS)

Responsibilities:

• Producing lively and appealing character animation by interpreting the key sequences depicted in given storyboards.
• May have to devote moderate effort in animation blocking.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years’ extensive experience in 3D Character Animation.
• Although character setup is not required in the job, basic knowledge in character setup is preferred.
• Familiarity with Maya is NOT required.
• Programming and technical knowledge is NOT required

 LIGHTING/COMPOSITING (JUNIOR)

Responsibilities:

• Work with Senior Lighting Artists to establish lighting direction on individual shots in a CG show.
• Setup location and character lighting for individual shots in a CG show.
• Compositing of rendered layers, as well as effects layers from the special effects team.

Requirements:

• Proficient in Autodesk Maya and Adobe After Effects.
• Familiarity with other 3D and compositing packages will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years’ professional work experience in CG commercial projects

SPECIAL EFFECTS TD (SENIOR)

Responsibilities:

• Setup for simulating and generating special effects using animation controls and dynamics.
• Developing tools and pipeline to improve the productivity of simulation and generation of special effects.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years’ extensive experience in setup for generating special effects.
• Experience in developing tools using Maya API and/or MEL to improve the efficiency of the effects simulation process.
• Extensive knowledge in the Dynamics Module of Maya is a must.
• Proficiency in MEL and/or Maya API and/or C++

If you are interested in any of the positions listed, please do send in your Curriculum Vitae with a demo reel to:

Head of Production
Sparky Animation Pte Ltd
12, New Industrial Road
#08-00, Morningstar Centre
Singapore 536202

You can also send the relevant information, except the demo reel, via the following e-mail address:

jobs@sparkyanim.com

Note:

• Only selected candidates will receive a reply within 2 weeks.
• Walk-in and/or phone-in applicants are strongly discouraged.
• We would only consider job applications via emails.