Compositing Supervisor

5 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Framestore's Melbourne studio seeks an experienced Compositing Supervisor to lead and mentor a team of compositors. The role involves overseeing project timelines, ensuring high-quality VFX across various productions, collaborating with other departments, and managing the technical aspects of compositing. Responsibilities include team management, project scheduling, quality control, creative guidance, and technical problem-solving. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills, expert Nuke knowledge, and a proven ability to deliver stunning visuals under pressure. This position requires deep understanding of the VFX pipeline, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative work style.
Must have:
  • Leadership experience in compositing
  • Expert Nuke skills
  • VFX pipeline understanding
  • Team management and collaboration
  • High-quality showreel
Good to have:
  • Python programming
  • Stereoscopic project experience
  • OCIO familiarity

Job Details

Job description

Our Melbourne studio has an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Compositing Supervisor to join our team! As a key figure in driving the creative and technical direction of the 2D department, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality visual effects across various productions. 


This role allows you to lead a skilled Compositing team, ensuring that the highest standards of work are met and that the overall objectives set by Framestore are achieved.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Leadership & Team Management: Oversee the compositing team, ensuring the quality of work and fostering a motivated, collaborative, and enthusiastic team environment.

  • Project Management: Collaborate closely with production to bid, schedule, and assign tasks, while managing timelines and ensuring project-specific requirements are met.

  • Quality Control: Ensure the compositing work meets the highest creative and technical standards, working with the Visual Effects Supervisor, CG Supervisor, and Producer to monitor and manage each shot.

  • Collaboration: Work proactively and harmoniously with all departments to solve artistic and technical challenges across various sequences and shots.

  • Creative & Technical Balance: Guide the team through difficult compositing challenges, balancing artistic vision with technical execution to deliver stunning visuals.

  • Technical Management: Work closely with the CG Supervisor and Production to set up and maintain new and current shows including but not limited to Colour pipeline and show formats. 

Job requirements

  • Leadership Experience: Previous experience in a leadership role within a compositing team, demonstrating strong artist management skills.

  • VFX Compositing Expertise: Deep understanding of the film VFX process, pipeline, and techniques.

  • Technical Proficiency: Expert knowledge of Nuke, along with other compositing software. Familiarity with OCIO and programming skills in Python a plus.

  • Compositing Showreel: A beautiful, high-quality compositing showreel demonstrating your technical abilities and critical eye for detail.

  • Team Collaboration: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams.

  • Composed Under Pressure: Ability to work efficiently and maintain quality under tight deadlines.

  • Organisational Skills: Highly organised with a keen ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.


Desirable Skills:

  • On-set VFX supervision experience

  • Python programming experience

  • Experience in stereoscopic projects (native and post-stereo)


Why Join Us?

    At Framestore, we believe in nurturing talent and providing an inspiring, dynamic, and supportive environment for creativity to thrive. If you have the experience, passion, and leadership qualities to guide and inspire a team of talented compositors, we’d love to hear from you!


Framestore is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities and sexual preferences. We aim to encourage and support all of our current and future employees to achieve their potential. No job applicant will receive less favourable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with us.

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