Skydance Animation is a premier animation studio and a division of Skydance Media, dedicated to producing high-quality animated feature films and television series for global audiences. The company operates at a massive scale, collaborating with top-tier talent and distribution partners like Apple Original Films to create visually stunning and narratively rich content in the entertainment industry.

In 2020, Skydance Animation established a major presence in Spain by acquiring the renowned Ilion Animation Studios in Madrid. This facility now serves as the company's primary production hub and is one of the largest animation studios in Europe, offering a multicultural environment where international professionals work on blockbuster projects using cutting-edge proprietary technology.

Skydance Animation was founded in 2017 as a division of Skydance Media. In 2020, it significantly expanded its production capabilities by acquiring the Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios, which had previously produced films like Planet 51.

For international professionals

The Madrid studio was formed through the acquisition of Ilion Animation Studios, a pioneer in Spanish animation.
English is the primary language for production and technical documentation, facilitating integration for international hires.
The studio works on high-budget feature films distributed globally, providing exposure to Hollywood-level production standards.
Located in the northern part of Madrid (Alcobendas), the studio offers a modern workspace with state-of-the-art technology.

Senior Crowds Technical Artist

Skydance Animation Madrid

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As a Senior Crowds Technical Artist, you will assist the Crowds Supervisor with technical and creative approaches to an assigned sequence, creating master crowd rigs and deploying them to the team of crowd artists for production shots.

\nResponsibilities

Sets up crowd assets and HDAs within the existing Houdini pipeline and tests new procedures and workflows under the artistic supervision of the Crowds Lead and Supervisor.

Creates a rangeofcrowdagents (bipeds/quadrupeds and vehicles) forefficientsimulation.

Applies and executes crowd behaviors on shots with the highest quality standards.

Keeps up oncurrentartisticmethodologies and ontechnologytrends and toolsthatbestsuittheproduction and thecompany in thedevelopmentof a stronger creative and technicalenvironment.

Works together with the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.

Follows the Supervisor's and Lead's guidance.

Provides hands-on assistance to the Crowd Animators.

GivesfeedbacktothedepartmentTD'sto continue thedevelopmentoftools and workflowsassociatedwith crowdfunding.

Requirements

5+ years in VFX or animation industries.

3+ years in the animation industry.

Excellent knowledge of Houdini Crowd system.

Working knowledge of Maya, Houdini in production environments.

Knowledge of procedural rendering in Renderman.

Experience in creating crowds for animated films.

Deep understanding of the entire CG pipeline, from assets to lighting.

High English level desirable.

Spanish desirable.

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.