We are looking for an experienced
Technical Artist
with a strong focus on
Generative AI
to create stunning, photorealistic imagery using tools like
Stable Diffusion
,
ComfyUI
, and
Automatic1111
. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in working with fine-tuned AI models and extensions, and a strong artistic eye for generating high-quality, photorealistic, lifelike images of characters. A high level of skill with
Photoshop
is essential for preparing and refining AI-generated assets to ensure they meet the visual quality standards of our projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Image Customization: Use ControlNet to shape and define the output of AI-generated images, ensuring precise control over the visual style and details.
- Generative AI Workflows: Leverage experience with Dreambooth, LoRA, IP-Adaptor, T2I-Adapter, and Embeddings to generate consistent, high-quality results that fit the artistic vision of the project.
- Photoshop Refinement: Prepare and refine AI-generated assets in Photoshop to ensure the highest quality.
- Collaboration: Work closely with artists and production teams to integrate generative AI techniques into the overall pipeline, ensuring smooth workflows and high-quality output for photorealistic content.
Requirements
- Technical Expertise: Strong Familiarity with ComfyUI and Automatic1111 for creating AI-generated content.
- Experience: At least 5 years of experience as a Technical Artist, VFX Artist, or in a similar creative role, with a focus on digital art in the visual effects or games industry.
- Generative AI Expertise: A strong understanding of the neural network generated imaging space, with at least 1 year of hands-on experience working with AI tools and models to create photorealistic art.
- Photoshop Proficiency: Advanced skills and knowledge using Photoshop to refine photorealistic imagery.
- Model Compatibility Management: Experience managing the compatibility between different Stable Diffusion versions, ensuring the correct use of checkpoints, weights, and related components (e.g., ControlNet, configurations) when transitioning between models like SD1.5 and SDXL.
- Portfolio: A strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to combine technical expertise and artistic vision using generative AI techniques.
If you’re excited about using cutting-edge AI technology to create high-quality visual imagery and bring new creative possibilities to life, we’d love to hear from you!
$120,000 - $180,000 a yearSalaries offered are based on candidate experience, internal equity, and the level at which they are hired.Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.Because we’re building the future, we endeavor to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together.
We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities through their guilds, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits. We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favor collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:Mission: ISSDisney Pixar Coco VRBlade Runner 2049: Memory LabThe Lion King - Virtual ProductionElixirApply for this job
Life at Magnopus
Magnopus is an Experience Company forging art, science, and technology to create new experiences across virtual reality, augmented reality, and good ol' fashioned reality reality.
Located in downtown Los Angeles, we are empowered by an Academy Award-winning team of artists, engineers, and "get it done" producers who bring a diverse body of experience and creative solutions to the field. We're working on original and licensed IP for VR experiences that are game engine-driven, footage-driven, or a mix of both. Our technology teams are developing AR platforms and custom VR platforms for clients on Oculus Rift & Go, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR, Magic Leap and HoloLens using Unity, Unreal, and original software development.
Our unique focus on story and content-driven technology development gives us advance access to some of our partner's over-the-horizon hardware and software developments in light field technology, holographic and translucent displays, HMDs, performance capture, and human computing interfaces.
We're honored to have a diverse team of talented individuals building products and experiences that have a positive impact on people's everyday lives, whether in entertainment, education, industry, or government.
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