Netflix

4 months ago

Environment Surfacing Supervisor

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Last checked: 19 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead the environment surfacing team for a feature film, defining and supervising the look of digital environments, sets, and props. Ensure textures, materials, and shaders match the Production Designer and Director’s vision and are technically ready for Lighting, FX, CFX, and Rendering. Collaborate across modeling, layout, lighting, and technical teams, improve surfacing tools and workflows, and mentor surfacing artists while supporting realistic planning.

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Supervise surfacing of environments, sets, and props to create high-quality stylized or realistic looks that support visual storytelling.
•Collaborate with Production Designer, Art Director (Environments), and Head of Environments to interpret design intent, color palettes, and material direction.
•Lead environment surfacing reviews and provide clear, specific feedback on textures, materials, and shading.
•Ensure surfacing work meets technical requirements and pipeline standards for smooth integration with Lighting, FX, CFX, and Rendering.
•Mentor and support environment surfacing artists, identifying training needs and contributing to performance feedback and craft development.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 163,000 - 223,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePension

Key Requirements

•Significant experience as a Surfacing/Lookdev Artist focused on environments in feature animation, VFX, or high-end games/series, including time in a lead or supervisory role.
•A strong portfolio/reel demonstrating excellence in environment surfacing, including mastery of textures, materials, and color in stylized and/or realistic worlds.
•Proficiency with surfacing/lookdev tools such as Mari, Substance Painter/Designer, and Maya, plus experience with a modern path-tracing renderer (e.g., RenderMan, Arnold, or similar).
•Strong understanding of how environment surfacing interacts with Modeling, Layout, FX, CFX, Lighting, and Rendering within a production pipeline.
•Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to give constructive feedback and collaborate across departments.

Experience:Feature animationVFXHigh-end gamesLookdev

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipOrganizationalTime-managementMentoring

Tech Stack:MariSubstance PainterSubstance DesignerMayaRenderManArnoldPath-tracing renderer

Company Brief

Netflix

Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.

Industry: Streaming Platforms

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 4.1

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Netflix

4 months ago

Environment Surfacing Supervisor

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 19 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Supervise surfacing of environments, sets, and props to create high-quality stylized or realistic looks that support visual storytelling.
•Collaborate with Production Designer, Art Director (Environments), and Head of Environments to interpret design intent, color palettes, and material direction.
•Lead environment surfacing reviews and provide clear, specific feedback on textures, materials, and shading.
•Ensure surfacing work meets technical requirements and pipeline standards for smooth integration with Lighting, FX, CFX, and Rendering.
•Mentor and support environment surfacing artists, identifying training needs and contributing to performance feedback and craft development.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 163,000 - 223,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePension

Key Requirements

•Significant experience as a Surfacing/Lookdev Artist focused on environments in feature animation, VFX, or high-end games/series, including time in a lead or supervisory role.
•A strong portfolio/reel demonstrating excellence in environment surfacing, including mastery of textures, materials, and color in stylized and/or realistic worlds.
•Proficiency with surfacing/lookdev tools such as Mari, Substance Painter/Designer, and Maya, plus experience with a modern path-tracing renderer (e.g., RenderMan, Arnold, or similar).
•Strong understanding of how environment surfacing interacts with Modeling, Layout, FX, CFX, Lighting, and Rendering within a production pipeline.
•Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to give constructive feedback and collaborate across departments.

Experience:Feature animationVFXHigh-end gamesLookdev

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipOrganizationalTime-managementMentoring

Tech Stack:MariSubstance PainterSubstance DesignerMayaRenderManArnoldPath-tracing renderer

Company Brief

Netflix

Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.

Industry: Streaming Platforms

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor