Job Description

For over three decades, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) has been delighting and inspiring audiences worldwide with award-winning visual effects and is responsible for creating some of Hollywood's most memorable screen moments.

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RSP's reputation and leadership makes it a trusted creative partner for major motion picture studios worldwide, with innovation a key component to RSP's ongoing success.

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RSP's recent work includes Sinners, Mickey 17, A Complete Unknown, Thunderbolts*, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Fall Guy, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Knuckles, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

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- Based in Adelaide or Brisbane Office
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- Immediate Start
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- 6 month contract
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We're currently looking for an Environments Artist to join us and work on our exciting projects over the next 6 months.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Create and assemble environment assets - meshes, shaders, and instancers - for Lighting and other downstream departments, ensuring output meets handover requirements
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- Propose procedural or traditional methodologies to add value in scale,



efficiency, or quality, and agree an approach with your lead before executing it
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- Manage your own workload, meet deadlines, follow QC procedures, and present work-in-progress regularly for feedback
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- Diagnose and resolve technical issues independently, and structure your work for smooth handover
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Skills and Experience

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- Solid Houdini knowledge, especially SOPs
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- Solid experience in one or more generalist areas: hard surface/procedural modeling, height field manipulation, texture painting, procedural shader building/lookdev, layout, or in-world lighting
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- Coding ability in VEX/Python and familiarity with 3D DMP techniques
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- Strong understanding of the VFX pipeline and post-production process, including interdepartmental handovers
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- Working knowledge of Maya, Katana, Mari, Nuke, SpeedTree, Blender, ZBrush, or Gaea is a bonus
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- Strong time management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail
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📌 Environment Artist (South Australia)
🏢 Rising Sun Pictures
📍 South Australia