Creative Technologist, CGI in Toronto

Marks, part of the Propelis Group, is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum—from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. We are a collaborative global network of 1,900+ team members across 25+ studios and 20+ countries, partnering with some of the world’s most recognized brands to solve complex business challenges through design, strategy, and craft. This is a hybrid, 12-month temporary role based in Toronto with the potential for extension or full-time conversion. Not eligible for PTO or benefits.

Marks NA is currently seeking a skilled and highly creative CGI Creative Technologist to join our global Content Studio team (CGI, Photography, Retouching, Video and Post Production) to help elevate our production pipelines and assist our R&D team in enhancing creative workstreams. The ideal candidates will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of motion, VFX, CPG goods, and advertising with an eye for quality, strong brand guardianship, and strong communication skills. As a CGI Creative Technologist, you’ll work alongside our CGI, video and retouching teams, as well as client services and producers to bring a high-level creative consistency and collaboration to our campaign projects. This is a temporary role.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional creative teams to conceptualize and develop high-end CGI and visual content across the production pipeline.
• Build, refine, test and socialize creative tools, techniques and workflows to achieve high-quality outputs.
• Help lead and develop internal adoption of new CGI tools, technologies and pipelines across creative disciplines.
• Champion excellence in craft, pushing boundaries of creation, in the day-to-day workflows, projects and teams pushing transformational evolution of our craft skills, processes and deliverables through CGI and emerging technologies.
• Provide technically creative solutions for varying levels of production — from concept visuals to campaigns, photo shoots, product launches, and other brand initiatives.
• Maintain a unified artistic direction and high creative standard in the creation of assets for a global brand, with an extensive range of brands and products.
• Help lead the collaborative development and process of all work from inception to final.
• Help establish and maintain a high level of quality.
• Assist in bridging gaps between client requests, creative direction, production artists to final internal quality control and client delivery.

Skills and Abilities

• Experience in art directing and visual storytelling for CPG brands and beyond.
• Expert knowledge of CGI Software such as Houdini, Maya, Cinema 4D, Karma, Redshift, and Vray.
• Expert knowledge of AI software including Weavy, Comfy, Claude, ChatGTP and more.
• Proficient in the Creative Cloud Suite, including Photoshop, After Effects, Substance toolkit.
• A background in Photography or Retouching is a great asset.
• Deep understanding of the AI process from modelling, prompting, creating and developing workflows.
• Experience collaborating with a team of multidisciplined artists through production.
• Excellent creative and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to use AI to empower creative coding workflows.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and their application in high-end creative industries.
• Demonstrated decision-making skills and strong communication.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to share skills and knowledge with other team members.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to produce high-quality visuals to tight deadlines.

About Propelis:

Propelis is a portfolio of global marketing services and technology companies with a combined legacy of 150+ years, 2,000+ clients, 9,000 employees, and operations across 30 countries. Propelis provides the scale and support of a global organization while preserving the unique culture and identity of each company in its portfolio.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We offer equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

The Ontario pay range for this position is $125,000 CAD to $135,000 CAD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate's experience, skills, knowledge, and other job-related factors.