CGI Artist

Mid-Level CGI Artist – Texturing, Lighting & Retouch Artist

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Create physically accurate materials and textures using PBR (Physically Based Rendering) workflows.
• Develop realistic lighting setups to achieve high-quality visual outputs and photorealistic renders.
• Demonstrate expertise in shading, material creation, rendering, and visualization techniques.
• Perform UV unwrapping and maintain clean, optimized UV layouts for efficient texturing and rendering.
• Produce high-quality renders for products, architectural spaces, and environment visualizations.
• Refine and optimize lighting, texturing, shading, and material setups to enhance realism.
• Carry out image retouching, color correction, and post-production work to improve final deliverables.
• Ensure consistency in visual quality, project standards, and brand guidelines across all outputs.
• Manage project timelines effectively and deliver work within deadlines.
• Collaborate closely with modeling artists, creative leads, and production teams to achieve project objectives.

Software Requirements

• Autodesk Maya
• Autodesk 3ds Max
• V-Ray
• Substance Painter
• Adobe Photoshop
• KeyShot  (Mandatory) or similar rendering engines

Requirements

• 2–5 years of professional experience in texturing, lighting, rendering, or CGI visualization.
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, shading techniques, rendering pipelines, and optimization.
• Good knowledge of UV unwrapping, material creation, and rendering best practices.
• Understanding of post-production, image enhancement, and retouching workflows.
• Strong portfolio showcasing photorealistic texturing, lighting, and rendering projects.
• Excellent eye for composition, detail, realism, and visual storytelling.