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アシスタントアニメーターのポジションに空席あり

必須言語：日本語、基本的な英語またはフランス語のいずれか

Required Spoken Language(s): Either Japanese, basic English or French
Required Work Auth.: Japan
Start Date: Immediately
Duration: 1.5 months with option to renew for 1 year based on skill.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently looking for CG Modelers. The chosen applicant should have the ability to model and texture game props and sets. He/She will work in collaboration with the Director, and lead modeler to create high quality models for an international game title.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with Art Director to determine style, look and quality level of models for CG assets and characters.
• Model environment and CG assets
• Work w/proprietary in-house tools
• Experiment and innovate with emerging techniques such as baking brickmap and ptex data and technical software to improve quality and efficiency

REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 3+ years of game industry experience
• Advanced understanding of either Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Xsi, Mudbox or equiv.
• Able to texture own models, including normal map baking.
• Skill with topology, UV's .
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines a must.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and a collaborative work ethic.

CONTACT:
info at toneplus.co.jp

There is beauty in the transient nature of all things.
Many of us want to extend these good times with long holidays, never appreciating that the timing itself is part of the beauty.
Like when one is lucky enough to catch the sight of sakura petals whirling in a breeze before falling to their origin.
I had one of these moments today.
I was pretty busy this long weekend and only had a Monday afternoon to enjoy. Despite a pending typhoon I decided to race up to Yakuo-In temple perched atop nearby mount Takao.
Late afternoon by the time I arrived it had just started with a few intermittent showers but nothing to put me off. Everyone was heading back down the mountain, sweaty from their humid Japanese summer hike.
By the time I made it up the mountain the magic had begun. The heat and rain had brought in a magical mist which entwined the temples and myself just for that evening.
Life is like that.

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Toneplus Animation Studios is growing and we need the services of a very good Production Manager. This is a great opportunity to work in a multilingual world class animation production environment. We have a proud record not to discriminate on race, sex, or any other external factors.

Production Manager

• Partnership with and key-support for the Director in the running of the Animation team and general production.
• Key point of contact for all issues regarding animation and setup.
• Contributing to the creation and maintenance of the Master Schedule for the project or film, in particular as it relates to the production.
• Working with the Animation Director to forecast Animation crew forecasts in line with the Master Schedule.
• Overseeing team resources, covering both internal artist management as well as working with the boss during the hiring process.
• Forecasting delays and shortfalls and communicating issues to upper management and clients.
• Maintaining a high level of communication between the other Managers, discussing broad production issues and feeding them back to the owner and client where necessary.
• Working with the Animation leads to distribute animation team schedules and milestones for the team to work with, and managing them through the duration of the project.
• Supervising the accurate and timely communication between Production and relevant Supervisors and Artists.
• Supervision of daily Animation operations.
• Dailies attendance and management in high level reviews.
• Mentoring and development of Animation Production staff in the running of the department and all production interactions.
• Administering crew performance reviews with relevant creative supervisors.
• Overseeing all the animation department meetings and production processes, increasing their efficiency and relevancy where needed.

We often receive data form clients to do effects with (or just darn fix up), some data can be puzzling to say the least. Anyway here are two fixes from yours truly for Naiad we had to solve to convert data correctly:
1: Naiad particle import woes:
https://exoticmatter.zendesk.com/entries/20850033-importing-particles-into-maya
2: Naiad exporting emp's skipping frames:
https://exoticmatter.zendesk.com/entries/21373468-naiad-emp-export-skipping
Note the simulation once converted in Naiad is as easy as pie, it's always the bloody conversion that's gonna getcha!

1. Texture artists
2. 3ds max Generalist
3. Modelers

Required Spoken Language(s): Either Japanese, basic English or French
Required Work Auth.: Japan
Start Date: Immediately
Duration: 1 year renewable contract after 1 month test based on skill.


JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently looking for another 3ds Max Generalist. The chosen applicant will use 3ds Max in a generalist position. He/She will work in collaboration with our lead Max artist to integrate Max and its plugins with our pipeline when Max data and or effects are needed.


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with the Technical Director to assist in integration with current pipeline.
• Model, Animate, Render using Max.
• Work w/ proprietary in-house tools and scripts.
• Experiment and innovate with new plugins to assist with new effects
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 3+ years of industry experience
• Advanced understanding of 3ds Max.
• Experience with FumeFX.
• Experience with Naiad or Realflow a plus.
• Skill with integrating Max with Houdini/Maya/RenderMan a plus
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and a collaborative work ethic


CONTACT:
positions toneplus.co.jp

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Required Spoken Language(s): Either Japanese, basic English or French
Required Work Auth.: Japan
Start Date: Immediately
Duration: 1 year renewable contract after 1 month test based on skill.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently looking for CG Modelers. The chosen applicant will create environment and character models. He/She will work in collaboration with the Art Director, Texture artists and Designers to create high quality models for CG assets and characters.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with Art Director to determine style, look and quality level of models for CG assets and characters.
• Model character and environment and CG assets
• Work w/ proprietary in-house tools
• Work closely with both internal and external Art Teams both in Japan and overseas to help maintain continuity and quality
• Experiment and innovate with emerging techniques such as baking RenderMan brickmap data and technical software to improve quality and efficiency
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 3+ years of industry experience
• Advanced understanding of either Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Xsi, Mudbox or equiv.
• Experience with Pixar's Catmul-Clark subdivision surfaces a plus.
• Able to texture own models a plus.
• Skill with topology, UV's and Ptex pipeline a plus
• Strong portfolio demonstrating the ability to paint in a variety of styles (hard, soft, toon, real etc.)
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and a collaborative work ethic

CONTACT:
positions toneplus.co.jp


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Required Spoken Language(s): Either Japanese, basic English or French
Required Work Auth.: Japan
Start Date: Immediately
Duration: 1 year renewable contract after 1 month test based on skill.


JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently looking for CG Texture Artists. The chosen applicant will create environment textures. He/She will work in collaboration with the Art Director, Modelers and Designers to create high quality textures for CG assets (props, clothing, etc.).


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with Art Director to determine style, look and quality level of textures for CG assets
• Paint textures for environment and CG assets
• Work w/ proprietary in-house art tools
• Work closely with both internal and external Art Teams to help maintain continuity and quality
• Experiment and innovate with emerging techniques such as Ptex and art software to improve quality and efficiency
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 2+ years of industry experience
• Advanced understanding of Photoshop
• Experience in UV layout, texture projections, and 2D texture painting
• Skill painting textures and creating shaders(color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, uv, and incandescent maps using 2D/3D application(s)
• Experience with Maya/Max or Mudbox (or equivalent 3D program) a plus
• Strong portfolio demonstrating the ability to paint in a variety of styles
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and a collaborative work ethic


CONTACT:
positions toneplus.co.jp


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