Product Owner needs a sharp and refined eye for photography (composition, lighting and camera). The PO needs years of experience as a Senior artist to have the necessary background to guide and develop the team's artists. The PO is responsible for managing the tasks and distributing them to the artists and set the deadline for completing each task. The PO has the complete responsibility and ownership of defining and even prioritizing tasks.

 

KPI
/Quality of the images

/Creative Direction

/Ability to meet deadlines

/Amount of projects managed with success

/Professional growth of the team

/Ability to share knowledge

/Ability to manage tasks and artists

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Responsibilities:

/Creative direction of images;

/Ensure quality standards in all images delivered by the team;

/Always be up to date with news from the world of 3D, architecture, art and design;

/Create the projects moodboards and presentation to the client (when necessary);

/Ability to lead the team;

/Monitor and guide Senior, Inter 2, Inter 1 and Junior artists, helping them to achieve best results and grow in their careers;

/Pass on knowledge and help the team's artists to develop their skills;

/Solve complex problems that may arise during projects;

/Manager the tasks and distributing them to the artists, setting the deadline for each task;

/ Manager the dailys, discussing the progress and distribution of tasks with the team;

/Participate in meetings related to projects, when requested;

/Clear view of the complete set of images produced and delivered by the team;

/Give feedbacks on the images to improve their quality;

/Ensure team artists are following the CGI Manual;

/Ensure that all standards and processes are being followed by artists;

/Constantly provide feedback to artists, positive and constructive, so they can know in which areas they are doing well and wich ones they need to improve;

/Work closely with other Elephant Skin departments in order to create a product that fits the company portfolio;

/Work closely with Project Manager to align deadlines for the images;

/Participate in meetings with clients, together with Project Manager, when necessary;

/Coordinate freelancers when necessary;

/Do the team´s performance reviews and notify the Human and Organizational Development department suggesting recognition of professionals regarding salaries and career progression;

/Delete 3dsmax files from dropbox as soon as projects are completed, leaving only the latest version;

/Gather all the information necessary to prepare the flight plan for drone photography;

/Manage Renderfarm team usage;

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Skill/Experiences:

/Minimum two years experience as Senior 3D Artist at Elephant Skin;

/Master technic- Adaptability when quick changes happen during project execution;

/Ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks;

/Attention to details;

/Ability to share knowledge;

/Ability to present ideas and give feedbacks in friendly language;

/Adaptability and an enthusiasm for continuous learning;

/Self-motivated with the ability to work and lead in a fast paced and dynamic environment;

/Must be able to read technical drawings and information;

/Artistic sensitivity;

/Master production of interior images;

/Master production of exterior images;

/Master production of façade images;

/Master production of images with a lot of landscaping;

/Master production of 360 images and virtual tours;

/Master production of photomontages using camera match;

/Lighting the scene with realism providing appropriate lighting techniques;

/Create highly complex realistic materials with great level of accuracy and fidelity to references;

/Advanced knowledge of poly modeling to produce, adjust and refine models of common architectural elements;

/Advanced knowledge of 3dsMax viewport navigation, shortcuts and modifiers;

/Proficiency of Elephant Skin forest pack’s workflow;

/Advanced knowledge of DOF and motion blur techniques using lens settings in 3ds max;

/Know how to place the photograph of the background to match the perspective and lighting of the scene;

/Master Corona renderer and its tools, and others 3dsmax tools (e.g corona lights, corona sun and sky, HDRI, corona ray switch, corona distance, corona AO, corona mapping randomizer, corona normal, corona round edges, bump, color correction, composite, displacement, falloff, noise, tiles);

/Advanced knowledge of best practices regarding geometry (proxies, Xrefs, chamfers, turbosmooth, etc);

/Unwrap geometry with high complexity;

/Know how to use LightMix considering RAM optimization;

/Clear understanding of render elements and their applications in post production;

/Advanced post production techniques;

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To Apply:

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Send us an e-mail with your resume and cover letter, telling us why you want to be part of Elephant Skin, to career@elephant-skin.com. Please add on "Subject"  (LAST NAME, NAME) - Product Owner - CITY. ​

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