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Environment Artist

@ Sony Pictures Imageworks

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Vancouver, British Columbia

$36.06–$48.08/hr4+ years experience
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Overview

Sony Pictures Imageworks is hiring an Environment Artist to design and create large-scale full-CG and matte painted environments for live-action and animated features. The role works within a mature pipeline with defined standards. The posting states a base salary of $36.06 to $48.08 per hour CAD and benefits including healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSPs, and sick and vacation leave.

Pay:

$36.06–$48.08 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Design and create detailed large-scale full-CG environments
  • Create matte painted environments for live-action and animated features
  • Work as a generalist within a mature pipeline with defined standards

Requirements summary:

  • About 4+ years making environments for high-end VFX films or TV
  • Experience on animated features or large VFX pipelines preferred
  • Skills in environment modelling, texturing, lookdev, and layout
  • Proficiency in Photoshop, Nuke, Maya, and SpeedTree

Tools & skills

PhotoshopNukeMayaSpeedTreeHoudiniTerragenWorld MachineVueMariSubstance Designer

Benefits mentioned

Retirement planTuition support
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2025-08-01
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-10-17

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentDesign & creative
Experience4+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Retirement plan, Tuition support

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Sony Pictures Imageworks

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Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio

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Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group known for live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and all-CG animation. JOIN THE TEAM! Please note that there may not be any positions immediately open, but we are always accepting applications for potential positions. To apply, please send resume and on-line link to your reel to: [email protected] • Website: http://www.imageworks.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SonyPicturesImageworks • Twitter: http://twitter.com/imageworksvfx • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/imageworksvfx LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, CA, USA Vancouver, BC, Canada Montreal, QC, Canada

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Reported office locations
  • PO Box 10433, Vancouver, BC, CA
  • 9050 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, US
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  • Digital Entertainment
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  • Sony Pictures Imageworks
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  • Visual Effects
  • Animation
  • and Motion Pictures
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Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group known for live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and all-CG animation. JOIN THE TEAM! Please note that there may not be any positions immediately open, but we are always accepting applications for potential positions. To apply, please send resume and on-line…

FieldValue
IndustryAnimation and Post-production
Company size1,001-5,000 employees
HeadquartersVancouver, BC
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1992
SpecialtiesVisual EffectsAnimationand Motion Pictures
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Job description

Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We are committed to respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.

658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4

Language in work environment - English

Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable

The Environment Artist will be responsible for the design and creation of detailed large-scale full-CG and matte painted environments for live-action and animated features.

You will use a flexible generalist approach to your work, but within the context of a mature pipeline with well-defined standards.

Experience Required

  • Ideally 4+ years experience making environments for high-end live-action vfx feature films and/or television series.
  • Experience on animated feature films or large-scale vfx pipeline preferred

Skills Required

  • Environment modelling
    • Natural Environments: landscapes, foliage, rocks & debris, etc.
    • Urban Environments: background cities.
  • Environment Texturing & Lookdev
    • Procedural & painted texturing
    • Generating flow/deposition/erosion/arbitrary masks to modulate texturing/lookdev
    • Basic lookdev setup
  • Environment dressing/layout
    • Scattering tools & manual layout
  • Matte Painting
    • Painting/photo collage
    • Multi-camera projections on geometry
  • Software
    • Essential:
      • Photoshop, Nuke, Maya, Speedtree
      • Houdini Landscape Tools, Terragen, WorldMachine, Vue or similar.
    • Nice to have:
      • Mari, Substance Designer/Painter, Houdini, Katana/Arnold

The anticipated base salary for this position is $36.06 - $48.08/hr CAD. Benefits are per company policy: which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

We value unique perspectives, and want diverse, unique talent to work with us. We encourage candidates from all identities to apply.

*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

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