Legend India Pune will be holding its largest recruitment event since the studio opened in September 2017, this Sunday, February 17 th beginning at 11:00 AM (IST), as it plans to welcome hundreds of experienced visual effects artists to its facility in the Sun Building on the Suzlon One Earth campus (Magarpatta Road, Hadapsar in Pune).
As Legend continues to grow its impressive roster of VFX clients, the award-winning studio is looking to increase its workforce with artists experienced in the VFX areas of Matchmoving, 3D modeling, texturing, rigging and lighting. In addition, the studio is seeking a DFX Supervisor, Senior Matte Painter and VFX Production Coordinator. All totaled, Legend is aiming to higher 50 new artists at the event
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Candidates must have a copy of their resume and a Show Reel highlighting their work. HR Manager Rekha Chauhan (rchauhan@legend3d.com) is overseeing the Sunday event.
Candidates who are hired will work with the full Legend team, including Pune-based VFX Supervisor Jay Mehta, who has earned the unique distinction of serving as a member of VFX teams which have earned an Academy Award (Life of Pi), and an Academy Award nomination (Snow White and the Huntsman) in the same year (2013); as well as a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award (The Golden Compass) in the same year (2008). His experience includes a five-year tenure at Base FX in Beijing, China, most recently as VFX Supervisor, on such theatrical films as Aquaman, The Great Wall and Equals, the television series Agent Carter (which earned the Visual Effects Society [VES] Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in Photoreal Episode), and Black Sails, and the Stereo 4K theme park ride Streets of Fury.
Previously, Mehta spent over seven years at the groundbreaking VFX shop Rhythm & Hues, Mumbai, starting as a Paint and Roto artist, later moving to Compositing and other leadership roles. There he amassed credits for work on such films as Life of Pi, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Golden Compass, Evan Almighty, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Land of the Lost, The Incredible Hulk, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and Big Miracle, to name just a few. Since its founding in 2001, Legend has earned a reputation for innovative Stereoscopic 3D Conversion and Visual Effects services through its talented artists and market-leading technology. With over 600 employees in Los Angeles, Pune, India and Luoyang, China, the VFX and 3D studio offers full-scale VFX creative, production, and post-production services – from concept to final color – for major brands, studios, and agencies.
