How to Apply to a Arch Viz company?

[nick2730]

Hey guys, i recently graduated from college with a degree in Game Art Design. While still looking for a game art job, i also spend alot of time in VRAY doing arch renders cause i enjoy them so much.

 

Im prepping to start looking around Chicago where i live for Arch Design Studios.

 

I am very unfamiliar with website or job boards that list these types of positions, i have tons for game art but arch viz im struggling.

 

Anyon know good sites or how to search these companies out besides simply googling lol

 

Also what would you like to see if you were to hire?

 

Thanks tremendously

 

Nick

[TrondGreve]

We get a lot of guys with similar backgound applying for jobs in my company.

 

The main reason why we havent hired anyone with game/animation background is that their portfolio is filled up with all sorts of "3d stuff" that makes me think that they would prefer to be somewhere else than in a "plain viz company".

 

I would drop anything arbitrary and make a kick ass (pure) viz portfolio..... Pick some companies of your choice (from googling) and write a personal e-mail to each of the companies.

 

Try to sell other qualities as well, not just your portfolio. You wouldn't believe how many "default" and unpersonal applications we get every year.

[definepixel]

The American Society of Architectural Illustrators also has a great search engine for finding Arch Viz companies in your area.

[jophus14]

Things are pretty tough in Illinois much like everywhere else. Not much architectural structures are being built and big jobs are few and far between. I agree with TrondGreve, put together a solid portfolio and send it out. You might not hear anything back right away but if your work is noticable they might either hire you because they see the potential or keep you in mind when work starts to pick up again. Good luck.

[neil poppleton]

Agree ,do only send arch. images to arch. vis companies. Thats what they want to see. Doesnt matter what level of rendering as long as it matches your position.

[nick2730]

Thanks guys

 

I currently have one domain for my website, i have a handful of pure arch viz shots which i am currently doing way more and alot of game art.

 

Is it better to create a seperate website specifically for arch viz? or just segregate the site, have one side of images labled arch viz and otherside game art?

[andstef]

create a separate website

i don't think that the people interested in archviz will find game-art appealing.

you can have something like: yourdomain/archviz and yourdomain/gameart and you can link between them, but don't mix archviz with game-art, those are totally different things.

[nick2730]

create a separate website

i don't think that the people interested in archviz will find game-art appealing.

you can have something like: yourdomain/archviz and yourdomain/gameart and you can link between them, but don't mix archviz with game-art, those are totally different things.

 

Good idea, ill just have it as a diff directory. Thanks Guys

[nick2730]

1 more question guys, are complete scenes the best route, or smaller studio renders of individual obejects?

 

Thanks again

[nick2730]

We get a lot of guys with similar backgound applying for jobs in my company.

 

The main reason why we havent hired anyone with game/animation background is that their portfolio is filled up with all sorts of "3d stuff" that makes me think that they would prefer to be somewhere else than in a "plain viz company".

 

I would drop anything arbitrary and make a kick ass (pure) viz portfolio..... Pick some companies of your choice (from googling) and write a personal e-mail to each of the companies.

 

Try to sell other qualities as well, not just your portfolio. You wouldn't believe how many "default" and unpersonal applications we get every year.

 

What makes an email more personal/personable to stand out from crowd?

[alexg]

If I am hiring, I would like to see your strengths, so tune your portfolio to show those.

 

Not everyone is great all around. Many aspects are in arch viz. Speed Modelling, Rendering, Texturing and Photoshop Touchup, Rigging, Animation / Aftereffects, NPR, Photoshop-2d full viz.

 

So if we already have great renderers inhouse, I wouldn't really need another one. What I'm looking would be someone who has 'other skills' to complement the workforce arsenal.

 

Sometimes we are swarmed with evermo stuff in all renders that it looks almost the same all over. Anything that makes you stand out is worth to try. Just example :

If your postpro is good, showing raw-postpro comparison might be good to catch attention. If you are confident about speed, then put render / production time per image. If your render skill is exceptional, then show them the raw output, mention that it's direct output without touchup.

 

Hope that helps.

[nick2730]

It does, thank you very much

 

Is there a site where I can find autocad drawings of interiors so i can import to max?