Lead Compositor

2 Months ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Compositor at Scanline VFX, you'll lead a team, setting high standards for composite shots in feature films or episodic shows. Responsibilities include collaborating with production and creative teams, establishing sequence looks, solving technical and creative challenges, building templates, sharing knowledge with other compositors, and ensuring consistency across shots. You'll perform complex compositing, utilizing 2D image manipulation skills. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in live-action feature film or episodic compositing with advanced Nuke skills and a strong understanding of 3D computer graphics.
Must have:
  • 5+ years live-action compositing experience
  • Advanced Nuke skills
  • Excellent leadership & time management
  • Collaboration & communication skills
  • Shotgrid/Flow experience
Good to have:
  • Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience
  • Nuke particle experience
  • OCIO/ACES Color Config experience
  • 360 VR or Array Compositing experience
  • Traditional art background

Job Details

As a Lead Compositor, you will lead by example, setting the standard for high-quality composite shots in feature film or episodic shows. Your expertise in Nuke and feature film production will ensure continuity and consistency across sequences.

Key Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with Production and other Creative teams to achieve the goals of the project
    • Establish sequence looks for key visual effects shots
    • Solve high-level show technical and creative challenges
    • Recognize knowledge gaps and actively collaborate with the team to find solutions
    • Build and maintain templates to support other artists
    • Collaborate with other compositors to share knowledge and techniques
    • On-the-box compositing of complex shots (live action sourced and/or full CG)
    • Ensure continuity and consistency across sequences and shots
    • Utilize and share core knowledge of 2D image manipulation processes such as tracking, color correction, depth of field, retiming, warping, and photographic optical effects to achieve photorealistic composites

Qualifications

    • 5+ years live-action feature film or episodic compositing experience
    • Advanced Nuke skills and knowledge of compositing workflows
    • Advanced understanding of 3D computer graphics, including modeling, lighting, and animation
    • Excellent leadership, organizational and time management skills
    • Experience using Shotgrid/Flow or other VFX Production tracking software
    • Ability to engage in positive collaboration and communicate effectively
    • Traditional art, photography, and film background (preferred)
    • Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience (preferred)
    • Nuke particle experience (preferred)
    • OCIO/ACES Color Config and management experience (preferred)
    • 360 VR or Array Compositing experience (preferred)
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.

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