Rendering Design Developer

Company: Earlybird
Location: Burbank
Posted on: January 17, 2023

Job Description:

Company OverviewEarlybird is a Design Support Services company built around providing technical solutions to creative challenges. We are a small but focused team located in Burbank California, that works as a creative support partner to facilitate the pitch, development, and production of live events. We offer a suite of services crafted to support designers and creative agencies; specializing in rendering, animation, drafting, previz, VR, programming, and technical direction.
Job DescriptionDesign Developers work with clients and the Earlybird team to digitally create, model, render and animate a wide range of live entertainment productions and environments. Design Developers are multidisciplinary problem solvers and team players. They work with clients directly from the initial concept phase, quickly illustrating and iterating through design ideas, all the way to final photo-real production renderings. Candidates must demonstrate a strong ability to take and interpret direction while adapting the visual style per designers' aesthetics.
Design Developers come from a theatrical or live event background, have a working knowledge of the various disciplines that make up live events, and have a basic understanding of Vectorworks drafting. Candidates must demonstrate clear communication skills, strong project & time management, the ability to iterate quickly, and express a genuine interest in live event design.
Key Traits

• Advanced understanding of modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering in Cinema 4D & Redshift
• Keen eye for understanding lighting & materials in real world as well as CG world
• Basic understanding of animating in Cinema 4D
• Understanding of entertainment production design and lighting design
• Mindset for constantly learning and improving the workflow based on new technology and software
• Able to provide a high level of customer service, is client-facing, and ready to uphold the high standards of the Earlybird brand
• Ability to balance working on many demanding projects with tight timelines
• 2 or more years of experience creating renderings for live events
• Work out of our office in Burbank, CA with our tight-knit team, in a fast-paced but rewarding industry
  Additional Skills
  • Familiar with the Adobe suite, specifically Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign & Illustrator
  • Understanding of theatrical drafting in Vectorworks
    Bonus Skills
    • Experience creating virtual reality experiences and realtime projects in Unreal Engine
    • Texture authoring in Substance Designer
    • X-Particles
    • AXYZ Anima
    • EmberGen
    • Character Animation & Rigging
      Benefits
      • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
      • Healthcare
      • 401K & Profit Sharing
        Additional
        • All applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of relevant work with their application

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