Asset Lead
Position Overview
The Asset lead will monitor, direct and influence wide-ranging aspects of high-end asset creation across multiple projects.
This position is directly responsible for ensuring the delivery of shot ready assets from the disciplines of modeling, texturing, rigging & Unreal.
You are an expert people manager, a natural team player and forward thinking professional.
Drawing on your extensive digital effects knowledge, you respond confidently to complex CG/VFX problems, which in turn push quality benchmarks to the highest level.
The strength of your creative eye, excellent communication, collaboration and leadership skills are all highly regarded by your peers.
You provide confidence to production that your team has absolute clarity in what is expected of them in terms of professionalism and asset delivery.
You recognize the value of the sum of all parts in creating the big picture. Your job is not only focused on overcoming technical and creative challenges, but ensuring your team are utilised to their full potential.
Responsibilities
Manage, support and supervise all aspects of asset creation, including: modelling, texturing, character & creature development and rigging.
Work with the layout and scene department to provide assets in line with blocking and animation requirements.
Work with the lighting and look-dev teams to ensure effects assets can be successfully lit and rendered.
Work closely with the production on setting delivery schedule and quality standards.
Review all work for internal and external delivery, ensuring it hits creative and technical notes.
Set discipline and quality standards by leading through example and regularly providing feedback to your team.
Mentor and actively develop less experienced team members.
Promote a collaborative and enjoyable workplace influencing morale, fostering purposeful discussion and positive work ethic.
Required Skills and Experience
Minimum 5 years supervision or leadership positions in areas such as modelling, texturing, rigging, environment & unreal.
Expert user of production ready software including Maya, Zbrush and Unreal.
Maintain a calm and professional demeanour in a deadline focused work environment.
Real world understanding of proportion, depth, scale, and physical space.
Expert people management/leadership and organizational skills.
Technical and creative problem solving with a can-do mindset.
