Responsibilities 

• Work directly with our Art Director and leadership to translate the aesthetic of Kyoryu into a cohesive 3D pipeline. 

• This is a hands-on leadership role. You will be expected to craft hero-level assets that set the bar for the rest of the team. 

• Leverage 3D workflows that maximize visual impact within the constraints of real-time development. 

• Provide clear, actionable feedback to our 3D team, fostering a culture of high-caliber craft and creative problem-solving. 

• Partner with our Tech Artists to ensure Kyoryu runs as good as it looks, optimizing assets for Unreal Engine without sacrificing quality. 

• Work with Production to estimate timelines and build out the roadmap for asset delivery, ensuring our milestones are met with precision. 

Requirements 

• 5+ years of experience in game dev, with at least one shipped title in a Senior or Lead capacity. 

• Deep technical knowledge of UE5 (Lumen, Nanite, and World Partition experience is a huge plus). 

• You should be comfortable moving between organic sculpting and complex hard-surface modeling. 

• A portfolio that demonstrates an ability to handle both high-fidelity character/creature work and environmental storytelling. 

• The ability to explain complex artistic concepts to non-art disciplines and a "team-first" mentality. 

Pluses 

• Experience in film/VFX pipelines or a deep understanding of cinematic storytelling lighting, and composition. 

• Interest or proficiency in Maya, Blender, ZBrush, 3D Coat, or Houdini. 

• A genuine love for dinosaurs and Japanese culture 

Floating Rock’s offering: 

• Chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from Day 1 

• Work among professionals who push for excellence every day while having fun 

• Visa support to live in New Zealand  

• Competitive NZ salary and long-term job security 

• Hybrid work (at least 60% on premise in Wellington studio) 

Responsibilities 

• Work directly with our Art Director and leadership to translate the aesthetic of Kyoryu into a cohesive 3D pipeline. 

• This is a hands-on leadership role. You will be expected to craft hero-level assets that set the bar for the rest of the team. 

• Leverage 3D workflows that maximize visual impact within the constraints of real-time development. 

• Provide clear, actionable feedback to our 3D team, fostering a culture of high-caliber craft and creative problem-solving. 

• Partner with our Tech Artists to ensure Kyoryu runs as good as it looks, optimizing assets for Unreal Engine without sacrificing quality. 

• Work with Production to estimate timelines and build out the roadmap for asset delivery, ensuring our milestones are met with precision. 

Requirements 

• 5+ years of experience in game dev, with at least one shipped title in a Senior or Lead capacity. 

• Deep technical knowledge of UE5 (Lumen, Nanite, and World Partition experience is a huge plus). 

• You should be comfortable moving between organic sculpting and complex hard-surface modeling. 

• A portfolio that demonstrates an ability to handle both high-fidelity character/creature work and environmental storytelling. 

• The ability to explain complex artistic concepts to non-art disciplines and a "team-first" mentality. 

Pluses 

• Experience in film/VFX pipelines or a deep understanding of cinematic storytelling lighting, and composition. 

• Interest or proficiency in Maya, Blender, ZBrush, 3D Coat, or Houdini. 

• A genuine love for dinosaurs and Japanese culture 

Floating Rock’s offering: 

• Chance to shape the future of Kyoryu from Day 1 

• Work among professionals who push for excellence every day while having fun 

• Visa support to live in New Zealand  

• Competitive NZ salary and long-term job security 

• Hybrid work (at least 60% on premise in Wellington studio) 

This is a hands-on role that combines shot work with pipeline development. This role will play a key part in designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable workflows for creature simulation. If you're technically strong and production-minded, capable of delivering shots while establishing the foundations that enable the wider team to work efficiently, apply through the form below!

Requirements 

• 5+ years of experience in VFX and/or games

• Deep understanding of Houdini, Maya
• Creature Simulation Set up and simulate hair, fur, cloth, and muscle systems
  for characters and creatures
• Ensure simulations are stable, believable, and aligned with the show’s visual direction
• Iterate on simulation setups based on creative feedback and shot requirements.
• Troubleshoot simulation issues such as intersections, instability, and performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize simulation setups for performance without compromising quality.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality results across sequences under production deadlines.
• Work with Rigging to ensure characters are simulation-ready.
• Collaborate with CFX, FX, and Lighting to ensure consistency across the pipeline.
• Provide feedback on asset builds to support better deformation and simulation results.
• Clear and confident communication if technical constraints and requirements clearly to production and supervisors

Pluses 

• Build and maintain tools, templates, and setups that can be reused across shots and assets.  

• Collaborate with pipeline/TD teams (if applicable) to formalize and scale solutions.
• Establish best practices for caching, versioning, and publishing simulation data.

Floating Rock’s offering: 

• Chance to shape an exciting game cinematic

• Work among professionals who push for excellence every day while having fun 

• Visa support to live in New Zealand  

• Competitive NZ salary 

• Hybrid work (at least 60% on premise in Wellington studio)