Mid Lighting and Compositing Artist
Job Summary
Job Description
The Mid Lighting and Compositing Artist role involves working as part of a team to create high-quality content for audiences. The artist's primary responsibilities include managing shots and deadlines, ensuring work communicates clearly, and acting on feedback from Directors. The successful candidate will be based in the UK and required to work in the London studio at least two days a week, following a hybrid working model. The role requires collaboration within a team, sharing technical and artistic skills, and delivering the best work possible to meet the directors and client requirements. The company Blue Zoo is a leading animation studio.
Must have:
- Animation production experience
- Knowledge of atmospheric lighting and denoising
- Knowledge of Nuke to composite render layers
- Positive attitude and sharing knowledge
- Ability to receive and respond to direction
- Enjoy team work and great collaborator
- Ability to work independently and reliable
- Creative problem solving skills
Good to have:
- Knowledge of Python scripting
Perks:
- Winner of Broadcast Best Places to Work
- Inclusive self-funded shorts programme
- Social events throughout the year
- Bi-monthly employee feedback program
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Online wellbeing programme
- Profit share (for employees 2+ years)
4 skills required
Job Details
We are on the lookout for a talented and super keen Mid Lighting and Compositing artist for one of our shows.
Our L&C artists are masters of mood, light and detail. Their day-to-day focuses on tailored render layers, artful colour grading and production deadlines, whilst meeting that all important brief from our Directors and Clients. They are also great collaborators, working as a team to share and develop their technical and artistic skills to deliver high quality content for our audiences.
The successful candidate will need to be based in the UK as they will be required to come into our London studio at least 2 days a week, in a hybrid working model. Currently, we're unable to consider VISA sponsorship.
Please note that this vacancy can close early if we receive a high number of applications.
Day to Day:
- Working as part of a team of lighting and compositing artists, and regularly communicating between your Team Lead and Director
- Managing your shots and your time efficiently to meet those deadlines!
- Making sure your work is communicating clearly from blocking through to the final animation
- Acting on notes and feedback from your Directors
About You
- Animation production experience
- Knowledge of atmospheric lighting, colour grading and denoising render
- Knowledge of Nuke as a tool to composite render layers
- Positive attitude and be happy to share knowledge and skills with other team members
- Ability to receive feedback and respond well to direction
- Enjoy being a team player and great collaborator
- Ability to work independently and be reliable
- Creative problem solving skills
Bonus Points:
- Knowledge of Python scripting
About Us
Blue Zoo is a leading animation studio in the UK, with a world-class reputation as the go-to place for creating bold, fun and characterful animation. Established in London in 2000, the studio has grown to become the largest dedicated CG animation studio in the UK, picking up a shelf full of BAFTAs, an Annie and an Emmy along the way!
We couldn’t be prouder that Blue Zoo is the first major animation studio in the world to receive B Corp certification. We’ve been independently certified by B Lab, a non-profit organisation who award the B Corp certification. The certification verifies companies who are working to improve the lives of employees as well as industries as a whole. The certification process involves over 170 rigorous metrics to improve the lives of our staff, customers, suppliers, and the local community, ensuring we are not just saying we are ethical with empty gestures, but independently evidencing it.
We are going through an exciting period of growth and are building a studio that is full of amazingly talented, happy artists, making work they are proud of, which in turn makes a small contribution to a happier world. Blue Zoo believes that a healthy balance in our lives - whatever our situation - is key to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We offer flexible working to support this.
We look for people who have expertise, enthusiasm and are motivated to make things better. You’ll work alongside a talented and diverse group of people who respect each other's differences and seek to understand and embrace fresh perspectives.
What we’ve got for you:
- Winner of Broadcast Best Places to Work in TV 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 & 2025.
- Inclusive self-funded shorts programme.
- Many fun in person and remote social events throughout the year.
- Bi-monthly employee feedback and engagement programme.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including loads of discounts and offers.
- Online wellbeing programme.
- Profit share (for employees who have been with us for 2+ years).
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About The Company
Blue Zoo has a worldwide reputation for expertly crafting characterful CG animation. We pride ourselves on creating work that everyone involved with is immensely proud of, in a studio that cultivates friendship & creativity in a positive environment. Over the last 25 years our animations have won many awards, including multiple BAFTAs, but that's just the start - we have big ambitions
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