Jobs at Sony Pictures Imageworks

Create and deliver in-game FX sequences using Unreal Engine, iterate with directors and production, build Niagara/Chaos setups (and Houdini integration), present work in reviews, meet efficiency targets, and solve technical and artistic problems for production sequences.

Support and optimize high-end animation pipelines and workflows. Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and utilities (primarily Python). Troubleshoot artist issues, collaborate with supervising animators and pipeline teams, author training materials, and implement workflow optimizations to improve efficiency across productions.

FX Artists are responsible for creating and animating digital effects using software like Houdini, ensuring high-quality effects align with production needs.

The Layout Artist translates storyboards and instructions into 3D sequences, working on camera composition, geometry, and character blocking while collaborating with the production team.

Designs and implements lighting for characters and environments, ensuring continuity and meeting art direction for production shots.

The Pipeline TD creates and refines technical aspects of the Maya animation pipeline, developing tools for efficient animation production and managing workflows.

Compositors at Sony Pictures Imageworks combine various media layers to create final images, ensuring seamless transitions and meeting art direction.

Creates 3D layouts from storyboards, manages camera composition, collaborates within the team, and meets production schedules. Requires strong design skills and technical software knowledge.

Create and apply photoreal/stylized textures for CG/VFX work, collaborating with teams and meeting deadlines while demonstrating exceptional artistic skills.

As a Character FX Artist, you will create character simulations for features like hair and cloth, meet productivity targets, and work collaboratively with the team.

Texture Artists at Sony Imagesworks create and apply photoreal or stylized textures, collaborating with various departments to meet project deadlines.

Designs and implements lighting for characters and environments, ensuring continuity and meeting productivity targets in a production setting.

Develops and refines technical aspects of animation pipeline using Maya, Python, and related tools while collaborating with production teams.

Sony Pictures Imageworks welcomes general applications for various positions in a dynamic work environment for creative professionals.

The Experienced Compositor combines layers of graphics and live action to create final images, ensuring seamless transitions and meeting productivity targets.

The FX Artist designs and animates digital effects for CG animation, ensuring productivity and meeting deadlines while collaborating with the team.

Create and build computer-generated 3D models for characters, props, and environments, ensuring productivity and deadlines are met while collaborating with the team.

Modelers at Sony Pictures Imageworks create and build 3D models for characters and environments, developing technical drawings and collaborating with teams to meet deadlines.

Create, model, and animate character features like hair and cloth, meeting deadlines and collaborating with the team while coding utilities to streamline processes.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead development on artist-facing tools, mentor engineers, manage projects, and collaborate with teams.