Senior Generalist Asset Artist

The Senior Generalist Asset Artist is responsible for delivering complex 3D assets across characters, props, and environments, while guiding and mentoring less experienced artists. This role requires advanced skills in modeling, texturing, and lookdev, along with strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Duties:

Asset Creation: Deliver high-end assets across asset types with minimal supervision

Technical Oversight: Ensure assets meet pipeline and render efficiency requirements

Mentorship: Provide feedback and support to junior and mid-level artists

Leading:Lead by example through the delivery of consistent, production-ready assets

Team development: Support the development of a strong, collaborative asset team

Workflow Improvement: Help test or improve asset tools, templates, and methods. Identify and solve common workflow bottlenecks

Collaboration: Liaise with lookdev, rigging, lighting, and comp to resolve asset-related issues

Scene Organisation: Maintain exemplary scene hygiene and encourage the same in others

Documentation: Contribute to internal documentation and tutorials where applicable

Feedback Loop: Iterate on notes quickly while offering suggestions that elevate quality

Skills, attributes and experience:

Expert in Maya, ZBrush, Mari, Substance Painter, and render engines

Experience working with USD pipelines

Maya, Houdini, Nuke experience is a must

Real-time engine exposure

Python/MEL scripting beneficial

6–8 years in VFX or a related field

Strong artistic eye and technical understanding of asset creation

Excellent problem-solving and mentoring skills

Confidence in presenting work and taking ownership of asset quality

Excellent communicator, sharing information clearly and actively listening

Strong time management, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and escalate delays in a timely manner

Adaptable to change with the ability to stay focused and maintain a positive attitude

Driven to make things better with flexibility to change course when needed

Positive energy, focusing on results and having a positive impact on those around you

Self awareness and an ability to resolve and diffuse problems treating others with kindness and respect

Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work well with others