Visual Pioneering Artist

Scanlinevfx

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Vancouver hybrid Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description
Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios serves as Netflix's innovation hub, empowering creators to realize their visions and expand the horizons of visual storytelling. 

By providing unmatched creative and technical environments, we enable filmmakers to explore next-generation technologies like volumetric capture, generative visualization workflows, in-camera and real-time visual effects, game engine workflows, dynamic lighting, and world capture. 

Our mission is to tackle the challenges of tomorrow, making the seemingly impossible achievable, delivering photorealistic quality with exceptional speed and efficiency, and supporting creators in bringing their boldest creative visions to life.

We want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.


As a Visual Pioneering Artist, you will leverage a broad array of open-source and in-house-developed tools and techniques to produce images and videos, adhering to the creative objectives set by the project supervisor. The ideal candidate will apply their understanding of Neural image creation tools to generate captivating outcomes. Your role involves working with our cutting-edge generative models, conducting research, experimenting, and refining your creations to manifest our envisioned concept.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver original art based on the initial creative brief the project owner/supervisor provided
  • Refine your results based on the creative feedback from the team
  • Participate in testing in-house machine learning image frameworks from an end-user perspective

Qualifications

  • 5 years of related industry experience in VFX or animation
  • Strong understanding of photography, cinematography, lighting, and composition
  • Proven expertise in creating and developing visual assets using machine learning techniques to enhance and innovate artistic designs
  • 1 year of experience in the field of neural network-generated imaging space
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of the Stable Diffusion ecosystem and tools, including Automatic111, ComfyUi, and InvokeAi including comprehensive knowledge of building custom workflows where needed. 
  • Familiar with a variety of Stable Diffusion techniques, including but not limited to: ControlNet, Ipadaptor, T2i Adapters, Animdiff, Loras, Embeddings
  • Comprehensive understanding of prompt engineering in the context of Generative Machine Learning frameworks such as Stable Diffusion
  • Comprehensive understanding of the principles of art and design
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively adhere to a creative brief, as well as define the choice of tools and workflows for delivering results
  • A robust portfolio showcasing your capacity to employ technology to create art
  • Proficient knowledge of leading 3D or compositing package with lighting, rendering, and grading in mind, such as Maya, 3D Studio Max, Unreal Engine, or Blender

About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Seoul, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.
About this role

Summary

Create visual assets using machine learning, neural networks, and advanced tools for innovative storytelling.

Job title

Visual Pioneering Artist

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

visual effects

Location requirements

Vancouver-based, remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

neural networksmachine learningStable Diffusionprompt engineering3D modeling

Preferred skills

ControlNetLorasEmbeddingsUnreal EngineMaya

Specializations

generative modelsneural networksmachine learningart and design3D modeling
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hybrid City