Wētā FX is seeking expressions of interest for strong generalist/modeller/texture artists to join our Virtual Art team, based at our either our Wellington, New Zealand or Melbourne, Australia studios.

The Virtual Art Department is one of only a few of its kind in the world. Our small and talented team of generalists deliver real-time assets for Mocap, Previs and Animation using the unique Weta proprietary pipeline and contribute to the successful delivery of shows. In VAD we value our diverse culture and professional backgrounds, and we encourage an atmosphere of learning and teamwork.

Collaboration, efficiency and learning are our core values. Our mission statement is “Working closely with Art, Animation, Layout, Mocap and Onset to build a usable, real-time virtual world for the director to visualize the creative process of film making.”

This role is for a Maya 3D Generalist with strong modelling, texturing and layout skills who is also competent in light...