Asset/Lookdev Lead

What does it mean to become an Asset-Lookdev Senior/Lead?

• Define the artistic and technical direction for asset look development, reviewing team deliverables to ensure visual quality, consistency, and production readiness.
• Oversee the creation of high-quality shaders, materials, textures, and look development setups that align with the project's artistic vision and physically based rendering standards.
• Plan, assign, and monitor team workload to ensure assets are delivered on schedule while meeting creative and technical requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Modeling, Lighting, FX, and other departments to ensure seamless integration of assets throughout the production pipeline.
• Ensure consistency in material definition, shading, rendering quality, and asset optimization across projects.
• Drive continuous improvements to look development workflows, rendering pipelines, tools, and team knowledge through R&D and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrate strong leadership or teamwork, great communication, artistic judgment, and problem-solving skills while performing effectively under production deadlines.

• Minimum 4–6 years of professional experience in asset look development for VFX, animation, or film productions.
• Expert knowledge of look development, shader creation, physically based materials, and rendering workflows for production environments.
• Strong proficiency in V-Ray, Chaos Solaris, or equivalent rendering technologies, with a solid understanding of modern rendering pipelines.
• Extensive experience with Houdini Solaris for look development, lighting, and USD-based workflows.
• Strong understanding of texturing workflows, shader optimization, AOV management, ACES color management, and physically based rendering principles.
• Solid knowledge of USD workflows and production pipelines, with experience collaborating across Modeling, Lighting, FX, and Compositing departments.
• Experience with scripting or pipeline development (e.g., Python) to improve workflow efficiency is a strong plus.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to optimize rendering performance, shader efficiency, and pipeline integration.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or reviewing the work of Lookdev or Asset artists in a production environment is a plus.