Wētā FX is taking applications from Fur Groomers to join our growing Models team based in any of our Hubs in Melbourne, Australia, Vancouver, Canada or Wellington, New Zealand.

Our Successful Fur Groomer will also have:

• An extensive knowledge of Maya
• A good eye for detail and the ability to match reference or artwork.
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
• The ability to take direction from clients, directors, supervisors and/or leads
• Excellent organisational skills and be comfortable meeting deadlines
• A balance of technical and artistic skills
• A strong work ethic and willingness to learn
• An understanding of VFX production pipelines
• The ability to work with an intuitive rather than procedural grooming system.

The Models department here at Wētā FX is responsible for the creation of the digital assets across all shows. These tasks include character, digital double, organic models, hard surface models, environments, hi-res models for displacement map extraction, low resolution models for previs or crowd simulation, shot sculpting, fur, hair and costume creation using Marvelous Designer.

As a fur groomer you will be assisting with the creation and maintenance of hair & fur grooms for characters and creatures using Weta's proprietary software. You’ll have experience with other fur systems (either commercial or proprietary), a strong working knowledge of lighting, rendering and/or scripting and solid Unix/Linux experience.

If you have the above skills, previous experience in similar roles and can also model in other areas if required, we would love to hear from you.

At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we’re striving to build a workplace experience that’s second to none. Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.