Compositor: MID/SR

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

Barnstorm, an Emmy and VES-nominated visual effects studio with operations in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, and NYC, is seeking an experienced Nuke Compositor. The role involves integrating visual elements with production footage using rotoscoping, keying, painting, and tracking. You will collaborate with leads, supervisors, and other artists to meet tight deadlines and deliver high-quality work, troubleshooting technical issues and striving for aesthetic and technical excellence. The company values artists' talent and dedication to producing world-class visual effects for episodic and feature films.

Must have:

3+ years VFX studio experience
Advanced Nuke knowledge
Strong communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Understand VFX pipelines
Interpret supervisor/client notes

Good to have:

Mocha experience
Silhouette experience

4 skills required

4 skills required for this role

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real-time-vfx

communication

nuke

rotoscoping

Job Details

About Barnstorm

Barnstorm is an Emmy and VES-nominated visual effects studio based in Los Angeles and operations in Vancouver, Montreal, and NYC. We provide photo-realistic visual effects for a variety of episodic and select sequences in feature films. We pride ourselves in our artists’ talent and dedication to producing world-class visual effects.

Who You Are

You are an experienced Nuke Compositor ready to jump into an exciting studio environment with a wide variety of projects. You have an advanced knowledge of Nuke Compositing techniques and a firm photographic grasp of light, depth of field, distortion, and motion blur. You have a strong creative vision and want to contribute those skills to a growing team and company.

What You’ll Do

Effectively and seamlessly integrate elements with production footage, using rotoscoping, keying, painting, tracking, and other compositing techniques
Along with Leads, Supervisors, and other artists, collaborate with other departments to complete assigned tasks under tight deadlines and fast turnaround times.
Deliver consistently high-quality work and troubleshoot technical problems on assigned shots.
Strive for excellence in terms of aesthetic and technical work.
Take direction from Compositing Supervisors, Leads and VFX Producers to execute clients' vision to the highest standards.

What You Bring

3+ years working in a VFX studio environment
Advance knowledge of Nuke
Mocha, Silhouette, experience preferred
An ability to work well within a team, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
A thorough understanding of both feature film and television VFX production pipelines
An ability to interpret supervisor and client notes

About This Role

Note: At this time we are only accepting applications from those artists legally eligible to work in Canada and reside in NY.

This is a remote based role. Note: At this time we are only accepting applications from those artists legally eligible to work in the USA, located in NY.