UE5 Virtual Production and Motion Design Artist

Yarnhub Animation Studios

We are looking for an experienced Virtual Production & VFX Artist with strong Unreal Engine 5 skills to join our animation production team.

The ideal candidate combines expertise in Unreal Engine virtual production, real-time lighting, compositing, and visual effects with a strong understanding of traditional 3D and post-production workflows.

We need someone who can take a cinematic shot from scene setup through lighting, VFX, compositing, and final rendering, primarily using Unreal Engine.

Key Responsibilities Virtual Production & Unreal Engine

• Build and manage virtual production scenes and cinematic environments in Unreal Engine 5.
• Set up virtual cameras, camera rigs, and cinematic sequences using Sequencer.
• Work with Cine Camera Actors, camera tracking, and virtual camera workflows.
• Integrate animated characters, environments, and visual effects into cinematic scenes.
• Develop and optimize real-time production workflows.
• Work with Movie Render Queue and Movie Render Graph for high-quality cinematic output.
• Support virtual production workflows involving live-action footage, tracked cameras, and real-time CG integration.

Compositing in Unreal Engine

• Create and manage compositing workflows using Unreal Engine's Composure framework.
• Combine CG elements, rendered layers, and live-action footage.
• Work with render passes, alpha channels, masks, depth passes, and mattes.
• Match lighting, perspective, color, and exposure between different visual elements.
• Create materials and post-process effects for compositing.
• Deliver final shots using Unreal Engine and external compositing software when required.

Lighting & Look Development

• Set up cinematic lighting for characters, environments, and complex scenes in Unreal Engine 5.
• Work with Lumen, virtual shadow maps, reflections, and atmospheric effects.
• Create realistic and stylized lighting for indoor and outdoor environments.
• Develop materials, shaders, and surface appearances.
• Manage exposure, color grading, and post-processing.
• Optimize lighting and rendering performance while maintaining visual quality.

VFX & 3D Production

• Create and integrate particle effects, explosions, smoke, fire, and environmental effects.
• Work with Niagara and simulation-based VFX workflows.
• Handle 3D animation, asset preparation, and scene assembly.
• Integrate assets and simulations from Blender, Maya, Houdini, or other 3D applications.
• Troubleshoot visual and technical issues across the production pipeline.

Required Skills

• Strong practical experience with Unreal Engine 5 for cinematic or virtual production

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• Excellent understanding of real-time lighting, materials, shaders, and look development.

• Experience with Sequencer, Cine Camera Actors, and cinematic rendering.

• Experience with Unreal Engine compositing workflows, including Composure or equivalent real-time compositing techniques.

• Strong understanding of CG compositing principles.

• Experience with Movie Render Queue / Movie Render Graph and render passes.

• Knowledge of Lumen, post-processing, color grading, and exposure management.

• Experience with Niagara or other VFX systems.

• Good understanding of 3D animation, rendering, and asset pipelines.

• Strong artistic eye for composition, lighting, color, and cinematic storytelling.

• Ability to independently deliver technically complex cinematic shots.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with physical virtual production setups, camera tracking, and live-action integration.
• Experience with green-screen or LED-volume production.
• Experience with real-time camera tracking, Live Link, and timecode synchronization.
• Motion design, storyboarding, or art direction experience.
• Keying experience.

What We're Looking For

A technically strong, creatively versatile artist who understands virtual production as an end-to-end filmmaking workflow.

Someone who can independently set up, light, composite, and render cinematic scenes in Unreal Engine 5, while collaborating with directors, animators, and other artists to achieve the required visual quality.

Izvor: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4480008530/

Nivo: mid level