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Crowd Simulation Artist - PDI/DreamWorks Animation, Redwood City, CA

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Crowd Simulation Artist - PDI/DreamWorks Animation, Redwood City, CA

PDI/DreamWorks has an opening for a Crowds Artist at our Redwood City, CA location. This is a full time, permanent position that will start in April.

Job Responsibilities:
* Simulating crowds using an inhouse cycle-based simulator
* Distributing cycle animation onto static crowds received from our layout department
* Writing simulation rules to control specific crowd actions
* Ability to identify and help solve problems in crowd cycles, simulations, and renders

Requirements:
* An enthusiasm about crowds
* General scripting (e.g. c-shell, Python, Perl, Mel)
* 6 months experience using 3d-software such as Maya, Houdini, or XSI
* Must have professional experience using Massive
* Experience working with cycle animation or motion capture data is a plus

To apply, please send your resume as an attachment and in the body of an email to: jobs@pdi.com. Please use "Crowds - YOUR NAME" as the subject line of your email.