CG Generalist

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From Montreal to Mumbai, London to Los Angeles, we unite diverse talent and experience across 10 global studios, delivering stronger, simpler, smarter VFX for episodic television and feature films.
For well over a decade, FOLKS artists have come together to create ambitious work with human-focused collaboration. As part of the Pitch Black network, our teams contribute their distinct creative strengths to a broader community of talent, technology, and expertise around the world.

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Pitch Black is hiring Senior CG Generalists to deliver complex CG work and build reusable production setups for our team in India. You’ll take ownership of hero shots and sequences across multiple CG disciplines, apply AI tools to production challenges, and help other artists adopt the workflows you develop.

What you’ll do

• Lead and deliver complex CG shot work across multiple disciplines, meeting creative, technical and schedule requirements.
• Build and test reusable CG setups, tools and templates that artists can adapt across shots and sequences. Document the workflows and support their handover to our team in India.
• Apply AI tools where they can improve CG workflows. Test the results for quality and consistency before handing a setup over for wider use.
• Work with CG, Compositing and Pipeline to troubleshoot issues and make sure CG elements meet downstream requirements.
• Review your own work for quality and continuity, flag issues early, and improve quality control checklists and templates where helpful.
• Present work in dailies and lead reviews where appropriate. Communicate risks and constraints early to Supervisors, Heads of Department and Production.
• Mentor junior and mid-level artists and share technical knowledge across disciplines, studios and time zones.

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience as a CG Generalist in professional VFX production, with a reel that shows your contribution to complex shots across multiple disciplines.
• Expert proficiency in Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Katana, Arnold and ZBrush.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, VEX and MEL for tool development and workflow automation.
• Hands-on experience applying AI tools to CG or VFX workflows, with examples you can discuss.
• Experience building and documenting reusable setups that other artists can run, adapt and troubleshoot.
• Strong technical judgement, clear communication and the ability to manage multiple priorities while supporting other artists.

Nice to have

• Experience leading a sequence or a small team.
• Experience rolling out workflows across studios.
• Contributions to production R&D or internal tool development.

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